Tag: Boca Grande Historical Society

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 2, 2020
BBadmin7502
News

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Jim Blaha, Chairman of the History Center, recently initiated an effort to document the Island’s current experience with the Covid-19 virus...

Tag: Boca Grande Historical Society

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

David Futch to host virtual presentation for BGHS this month

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

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

A history of island pranks and pranksters

Stories of early island fishing guides (Part I of II)

The Boca Grande Club early years: The 1970s and 80s

The 1980s: Four noted journalists live in Boca Grande

First a school, then a community gathering place

Historical Society documentary regarding COVID-19 to air