Tag: Boca Grande Historical Society

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Historical Society announces new executive position job opening

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Historical Society is announcing changes in the organization. The Society has grown significantly in the last several years and now plans to increase its staff. Kimberly...

PROFILE: Rose Marie Blaha

March 7, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY T MICHELE WALKER – When you think of famous detective duos, thoughts wander to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mulder and Scully from the X Files, or perhaps Nick and Nora Charles from the...

Syble Sez

February 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Community History

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – The Boca Beacon’s of the early 1980s included a column called “Syble Sez” based on local news of social events, business openings, family visitors,...

BGHS takes note of a rare ‘Magna Carta’

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jim Blaha calls the mountain of material the Boca Grande Historical Society received from the attic of a woman in Tennessee late last year the “Magna Carta.” And, indeed, the...

‘Then and Now’ exhibit showcases how things have changed on Gasparilla Island over the years

January 23, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Every day of our lives we are making history. Make no mistake about it, these days of citizenship in the COVID period have made for strange and unusual events. The Boca Grande...

‘Then and Now’ photo tour to be held on Monday, Jan. 18

January 16, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Community, News

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Historical Society will present a pop-up archival presentation called “Then and Now” on Monday, Jan. 18. It will be held in the parking area next to the Boca Beacon/Gasparilla...

David Futch to host virtual presentation for BGHS this month

January 1, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The history of Boca Grande is full of stories. Some of them are charming, some funny, some outrageous. David Futch has included many of them in his upcoming memoir/history about...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BGHS needs support to continue preserving island history

To the Editor and the community: On behalf of the Boca Grande Historical Society, we thank you for your support. We understand the impact of COVID-19 on our local community and the challenges it poses...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Echoes of Royal Palm Players: The show must go on!

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Historical Society would like to acknowledge the support of Florida Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities through their Florida Humanities...

A history of island pranks and pranksters

September 18, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

The following is a story written by Karen Grace and the Boca Grande Historical Society. It details some of the more amusing highlights of small-town living back in the day, in Boca Grande. We thank...