Knight named new BGHS president, Blaha to serve as vice president
Johns Knight is the newly-elected president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. The Knight family came to Florida in 1840, settling first in Manatee County and later in Charlotte County. Before…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
The roster was filling up for Ladies Day, and the Boca Grande Historical Society elected Karen Grace to her second term as president.
TEN YEARS AGO
Capt. Charlie Coleman’s …
IT’S GONE
The Whispering Bench has been demolished as of this morning at 10:45 a.m.
People started making phone calls at about 7 a.m. this Saturday morning, April 22.
“It’s gone,” they …
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
Boca Grande Causeway history was made after a massive Spring Break party a one-day car crossing record was set – 4,989 to be exact.
TEN YEARS AGO
Andy Ireland presided over…
The Spadero family returns to Boca Grande …
By Karen Grace, Boca Grande Historical Society
Joseph Spadero came to Boca Grande in the 1920s. On Sunday, March 26, 2023, his great niece, Celeste Markle, came to the Boca Grande History Cente…
History Bytes: The Boca Grande Hotel, post mortem
The final History Bytes session of the season was a rousing success as dozens of people gathered in the Fust loggia to hear James Blaha, Trisha Lowe and Peg Kapustiak share the inside stories of t…
History Bytes continues with the always-lively Futch family tales
The Boca Grande Historical Society’s History Bytes presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 15, was provocatively titled “Island Love Stories,” with an overflow crowd looking to hear some lurid tales from …
Gary Mormino shares history of Florida’s growth
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
At this month’s “Let’s Talk About Florida” book discussion, author Gary Mormino shared comments on his book, “Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams.”…
Island daughter talks about how it was growing up in Boca Grande in second ‘History Bytes’ of the series
The loggia of the Fust Library was packed with history buffs, fishing lovers, long-time residents of Boca Grande and others who knew they would hear some good stories when Julie Jean Robertson too…
BGHPB hears three COA cases, teases upcoming projects to appear before them
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8 to discuss three Certificates of Appropriateness, which were all passed unanimously. Disaster Relief Fun…