Get Engaged

Looking for ways to get engaged in your community? Check out some of Leon County’s upcoming events and programs.

The Stories Behind the Names: Exploring Local History Using StoryMaps

Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Leon County Main Library, 200 West Park Avenue

Discover the people and places behind some of Tallahassee and Leon County’s most familiar names. Using historic maps, archival photos, and an interactive digital StoryMap, explore how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping helps reveal the lasting contributions and deep community connections of our local namesakes.

This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.  

Marcus Curtis is a GIS Specialist for Tallahassee-Leon County Geographic Information Systems (GIS). His work has supported the John G. Riley Center and Museum, the Florida Historic Capitol Museum, and the First Florida Capitol Building through award-winning StoryMaps. In 2024, he contributed research and mapping expertise to the Tallahassee-Leon County Bicentennial History Task Force and received multiple awards for excellence in preservation and education.

Since 2017, Leon County Government has implemented more than 500 citizen ideas to improve programs and services for Leon County residents.  Citizens have submitted bright ideas like:

• Adding a button to translate the County’s Emergency Information Portal website to keep citizens of any language proficiency informed during a disaster.

• Creating a “Help My Pet” sticker to assist first responders in contacting a pet caretaker when the owner cannot be reached.

• Declaring Florida Emancipation Day as a County holiday.

• As a pilot program, installing three electric vehicle charging stations at the Main Library and Eastside Branch Library.

• Transferring surplus Leon County EMS ambulances to Lively Technical Center to be used for training in the Diesel Truck Maintenance Program.

All of these suggestions came from citizens like you and are now implemented in Leon County!

Join Leon County in co-creating our one-of-a-kind community by sending your own bright ideas.