Events
Please Like us on Facebook or join our email list to stay up to date with the latest information about BGHS events.
2021-2022 Season Events Archive
-
The Island School: Florida History Alive
This Fall at TIS
“Then and Now” photos will show students the history of many island scenes and students will visit the History Center to see exhibits and learn about the archives. Exclusively for the students, faculty and staff at TIS.
-
Let’s Talk About Florida – Florida by Lauren Groff
Monday, October 18, 2021 | 4:00 pm
A collection of short stories in which Groff says, “Florida is a damp, dense tangle. An Eden of dangerous things.”
-
Let’s Talk About Florida – Oranges by John McPhee
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 4:00 pm
Word sketches of orange growers, orange pickers and packers, the first orange barons and modern concentrate makers.
-
Lecture – Historic Subjects and Local History: The Legend of Gasparilla
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | 2:00 pm
The Society’s new Executive Director, Crystal Diff, will present The Legend of Gasparilla.
Live in the Community Center Auditorium. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
Let’s Talk About Florida – Henry Bradley Plant by Canter Brown, Jr.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 4:00 pm
Gilded Age Dreams for Florida and the South
The first biography of Henry B. Plant, the entrepreneur and business magnate considered the father of modern Florida. -
Then and Now: Photo Exhibit
Friday, January 21, 2022 | 9:00 am
Photographs and commentary about the Island as it once was and how it is today.
Under the stairs of the Boca Beacon Building. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
Exhibit Opening of Original Documents – Magna Carta Collection
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Documents that established Boca Grande dating from 1902, now preserved, will be exhibited at the History Center.
-
History Bytes: Stories of 25 Years of Island Adventures: Janet Gillespie
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | 11:00 am
Janet Gillespie tells stories of her life on the island.
In the Johann Fust Library Loggia. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
Special Event: “HERSTORY” Lunch and Program – POSTPONED
To Be Announced
Due to unforeseen circumstances with the Covid-19 pandemic, Herstory will be postponed to a later date. Your safety is our highest priority and we want to give this event on our Island’s enterprising women the attention it deserves. We appreciate your patience as we reorganize this event.
-
History Bytes: Island Memories: Doug and Frank Davis
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 11:00 am
Capt. Frank Davis, Doug & Gail Coleman Davis and Robin Davis Melvin share “fun” stories of growing up in Boca Grande.
In the Johann Fust Library Loggia. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
History Bytes: Island Life with Eleanor Aherne: Kelly Parker Becton
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 11:00 am
From Hollywood to Boca Grande - Island Life with Eleanor Aherne presented by Kelly Parker Becton.
In the Johann Fust Library Loggia. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
Lecture – Historic Subjects and Local History: The Little Town that Unity Built
Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 2:00pm
Martha Bireda, Director of the Blanchard House Museum of Black History and Culture, will present The Little Town That Unity Built.
Live in the Community Center Auditorium. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
-
History Bytes: Joseph Spadaro: A Forgotten Citizen and The Boca Grande Hotel: James Blaha, Trisha Lowe and Peg Kapustiak
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 11:00 am
James Blaha and two special guests share the history of Joseph Spadaro and the Boca Grande Hotel.
In the Johann Fust Library Loggia. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
Special Event: David Futch Lecture and Book Signing
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Join us for the launch event for Boca Grande native David Futch’s new book, Historic Tales of Gasparilla Island. Listen as Futch reads highlights from his book, shares commentary, and answers questions from the audience for the first hour.
-
Then and Now: Photo Exhibit
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 9:00 am
Photographs and commentary about the Island as it once was and how it is today.
Under the stairs of the Boca Beacon Building. Free and open to all. Donations appreciated. -
Let’s Talk About Florida – Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 4:00 pm
2013 Pulitzer Prize winner about Florida’s orange industry, Jim Crow labor, a rape, the Groveland Boys, the Klan and the involvement of Thurgood Marshall just prior to the Brown vs Board of Education case.
-
Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | 4:00 pm
The agenda includes the annual report to review the year’s progress and election of board members.
-
Enjoyed this Content? Support us by Becoming a Member!
Annual membership benefits from January to December.
10% off all items in our store
Priority notification of events, dates and topic