Tag: Boca Grande Historical Society

Historical Society receives funding for new archiving system, volunteers needed to digitize items

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Karen Grace is happy to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society has received two gifts that allowed the organization to purchase a much-needed digital archiving system....

Florida history lives again at The Island School

November 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Students at The Island School relived local and Florida history once again on Wednesday, Nov. 15 when a Calusa shaman, Ponce de Leon, a pirate and an early member of the Padilla fishing family visited. The...

Few openings left for BGHS Cortez field trip

October 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historical Society bus trip to Manatee Historical Village and Cortez Maritime Museum is filling up quickly, so if you’re interesting in going, get your tickets now. BGHS...

Historical Society thanks supporters of new archival research area

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Historical Society sincerely thanks the Boca Grande Woman’s Club and Mark Spurgeon of Boca Grande Real Estate for their generous donations that have allowed the Society...

Florida history comes alive at The Island School

October 13, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

On Wednesday, Oct. 11 the history of indigenous people in Florida came alive for students at The Island School. The program, which is a joint venture of the Johann Fust Library, The Island School and...

Find a new wealth of Boca Grande history in Archival Research Center

August 14, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT New at the Boca Grande Historical Society is an Archival Research Center where individuals and organizations will be able in the near future to access the many materials the Society archives....

Tag: Boca Grande Historical Society

Historical Society receives funding for new archiving system, volunteers needed to digitize items

Florida history lives again at The Island School

Few openings left for BGHS Cortez field trip

Historical Society thanks supporters of new archival research area

Florida history comes alive at The Island School

Find a new wealth of Boca Grande history in Archival Research Center

Historical Society seeks summer volunteers

Historic cottage moving to Fort Myers? We’ll find out soon

New book announced by BGHS

Florida’s fleet: A discussion about boat building in the Sunshine State