PRESENTATION ON AFRICA USA

"The daughter (Shirley Schneider) and grand-daughter (Ginger Pedersen) of the founder of Africa USA will make a special presentation to benefit the Friends of the Lake Worth Library on March 8th at 7pm in the City Hall Annex located at 214 Lake Avenue in Lake Worth.

The program features pictures and stories about a South Florida tourist attraction which once was the cover story on LIFE magazine: Africa USA. The park, which operated in Boca Raton from 1953 to 1961, was once listed as one of the top ten tourist attractions of the country.

John P. Pedersen was the man who in 1950 created and ran Africa USA’s 300 acres where African animals roamed free. After the park closed, he and his family moved to Lake Worth.

Pedersen's grandson, John Schneider, who recently produced a documentary about Lake Worth and the town's history museum, will also attend this informative presentation."