Tag: Boca Grande History Center

Summer at the Boca Grande History Center

BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The late Robert Fischer, author of “Boca Grande: Once A Railroad Town,” wrote that there are “Many beautiful places to live or vacation in southwest...

History Center features Boca Grande Hotel china and a whole lot more

June 28, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – News from the Boca Grande History Center is that it has added the first part of a new mini-exhibit that will cover the Boca Grande Hotel and Joseph Spadaro, the hotel’s...

A history of the du Pont family in Boca Grande

May 4, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY KAREN GRACE AND THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER – The beginning of the du Pont family in Boca Grande came in 1916 or 1917 when Louise (du Pont) and Frank Crowninshield rented Frank’s...

History Center receives gift of rare documents detailing commercial establishment of Boca Grande

October 2, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY KAREN GRACE AND THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER – A few weeks ago, a phone call was received at the History Center. The caller was not familiar with Gasparilla Island but had found the...

A ‘Space Odyssey’ with Dr. Kathryn Sullivan is a once-in-a- lifetime experience, and the BGHS wants you to attend

November 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe, transformed our knowledge of celestial bodies orbiting stars, and measured precisely how fast the...

GIFT Tournament dates set in November

October 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Join in another island tradition by fishing the 24th annual G.I.F.T (Gasparilla Island Fly-fishing Tournament) presented by Gasparilla Outfitters to benefit the Boca Grande...

The Stevenson home: A house full of whimsy and delight

January 4, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARY BESS The posts of the wall surrounding the Stevenson Estate are capped by turtles, outstretched legs flailing in the balmy breeze, doing their best to keep from toppling off their...