Tag: Boca Grande Historical Society

Journey’s End: The history of an island home

May 6, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Submitted by the BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Journey’s End was a house and group of cottages accessed from 18th Street. One of the earliest homes built on the beach, it survives today but has...

Historical Society updates supporters at annual meeting

April 29, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historical Society held its 21st annual meeting at the Boca Grande Community Center on Thursday, April 21. President Patricia Agles called the meeting to...

GIBA says ‘thank you’ for another great season

Letter to the Editor; Like the tides on the beaches of Boca Grande, seasonal vehicles come and go with both predictability and occasional extraordinary highs. Each new seasonal tide provides us...

History Bytes: The unique history of Boca Bay

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Beverly Grady of the law firm of Roetzel and Andres in Fort Myers gave a presentation on Wednesday morning on “The Unique History Of Boca Bay – from Port to Beautiful...

History Bytes: Fun with fishing through the ages

February 26, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Frank Koffend, fisherman and collector, gave an interesting presentation on the history of fishing on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Johann Fust Community Library. Koffend opened...

First mates share memories about Miller’s Marina

February 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Community History

Capt. Ray Rodriguez, Capt. Bill Miller and Capt. Tater Spinks. PHOTO BY SUE BY SUE ERWIN – Capt. Bill Miller, Capt. Ray Rodriquez and Capt. John ‘Tater’ Spinks entertained a crowd at the...

Frank: The other Crowninshield

December 18, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Louise Crowninshield is mentioned often in Boca Grande history, but her husband, Frank (Francis Boardman Crowninshield), is no less...

A second ‘Lunch with the Legends’ in the works

October 16, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

There’s hope for all of you who didn’t get your tickets in time for the Boca Grande Historical Society “Lunch With the Legends” performance, to be held on November 3 at 11:45 a.m. at The...

Tickets expected to go fast for the BGHS ‘Lunch with the Legends’

September 18, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Orange Blossom Express will be pulling into Boca Grande once again – bringing with it some of the most recognizable figures from the island’s past to a Lunch with the Legends, sponsored...

Librarian Pansy Cost one of several ‘Legends’ to be featured in BGHS series

August 28, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORIAL SOCIETY Pansy Cost is one of a handful of Boca Grande’s colorful, old-time residents and visitors who will be featured at the Boca Grande...