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  • drawing of Tarpon fish

    Kids Tarpon Tournament

    Friday, June 10 to Sunday, June 12, 2022

    Plans to be announced.

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2021-2022 Season Events Archive

  • black and white photo of school building

    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.

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  • Florida by Lauren Groff Book Cover showing a panther

    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.”

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  • Oranges by John McPhee book cover showing woman standing in front of orange tree

    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.

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  • Book Cover showing pirate with title: The Story of Gasparilla

    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.

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  • Henry Bradley Plant - Gilded Age Dreams for Florida and a New South by Canter Brown Jr. book cover showing river with hotel

    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. 

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  • black and white family photo with water and factory in background

    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.

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  • old book with leather cover: Boca Grande Land Company

    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.

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  • historic photo collage of Boca Grande

    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.

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  • black and white photo of woman in white dress, wearing hat and sun umbrella

    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.

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  • historic photo collage of Boca Grande

    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.

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  • historic photo collage of Boca Grande

    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.

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  • portrait of a black woman

    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.

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  • watercolor painting of small building

    Special Event: Artists with a Sense of History Art Show

    Friday, February 18, 2022

    At Art Center

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  • historic photo collage of Boca Grande

    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.

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  • David Futch holding painting of the Boca Grande Lighthouse

    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.

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  • black and white family photo with water and factory in background

    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.

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  • Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King book cover - Thursgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America; showing man standing next to oldtimer

    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.

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  • 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.

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