Calendar

PRIVATE EVENT
FGCU Journalism Class – Enrolled Students Only
Welcomes Robert N. Macomber To Their Zoom Panel
“News Literacy: Generations Day”
Instructor: Glenn Miller
Friday /  October 8, 2021 @ 2:30pm

SARPA 
{Senior and Retired Physicians Association / Ft. Myers Chapter} 
PowerPoint Presentation: “Theodore Roosevelt – The Climb” 
Private Lunch Meeting and Presentation

http://www.PineBayGallery.com
 You Are All Invited To 
** MY HOLIDAY BOOK SIGNING PARTY **  

Readers and friends from near and far will come out just to hear me 
sound the conch shell at sunset for this annual book party 
on Friday, 12/03/21 from 5pm to 7pm. 
  Make a huge dent in your holiday shopping 
while having tons of fun! 
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4332 Pine Island Rd. {next to the Matlacha Bridge} 
tel # 239-283-1335 to reserve signed copies 

SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK POPULAR
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR 
ROBERT N. MACOMBER 

Topic: “A FLORIDA CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS” 
This will be a fascinating, non-fiction tale of a young mixed-marriage couple
who became pro-Union refugees on Southwest Florida’s
Useppa Island during the American Civil War.
It’s a story of love, war, the bitter-sweet Christmas of 1863,
and a woman’s incredible resiliency against daunting odds,
with a poignant legacy which has lasted until this very day.

[Autographed Hardbacks Make Excellent Holiday Gifts!!]

**PRIVATE**

Estero Island Historical Society 
at Ft. Myers Beach Library Community Rm (3rd floor) 
[2755 Estero Blvd. / Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931] 
Call EIHS # 239-463-0435 for details 

Monday, 01/10/22 @ 7pm 

Topic: “A Florida Civil War Christmas” – a fascinating, non-fiction tale of a young mixed-marriage couple who became pro-Union refugees on SW Florida’s Useppa Island during the American Civil War. It’s a story of love, war, the bitter-sweet Christmas of 1863, and a woman’s incredible resiliency against daunting odds, with a poignant legacy which has lasted until this very day.”  

http://www.esteroislandhistoricsociety.org/index.html

* FREE FOR MEMBERS & DONATION SUGGESTED FOR NON-MEMBERS *

GUEST SPEAKER, ROBERT N. MACOMBER
@ The Landings
Lunch Gathering / Main Dining Room
[4425 S. Landings Dr. / Ft. Myers, FL 33919]

TOPIC: “Florida’s Crucial Role in the Spanish-American War”
Learn how this war changed the USA from a continental country into a global power and how close we came to losing this war in Cuba as you delve into the fascinating personalities who led the way and into the related places of interest you can visit today.

* BOOK SIGNING FOLLOWING PRESENTATION *

Isles Yacht Club ‘Captain & Crew’
welcomes back Robert N. Macomber
“GROG!”
Thursday /  January 13, 2022
[book signing available during Social Hour and following the presentation after dinner]
1780 West Marion Ave.  Punta Gorda, FL  33950

PRIVATE EVENT

The Friends of Pine Island Library
MEET THE AUTHOR LUNCHEON
Tuesday, 02/22/22
12 noon
** RESERVATIONS & TICKETS REQUIRED **

Topic: “The Patriot & The Widow”

Please join me for this fascinating, non-fiction tale of a young mixed-marriage 
couple who became pro-Union refugees on Southwest Florida’s 
Useppa Island during the American Civil War. 
It’s a story of love, war, the bitter-sweet Christmas of 1863, 
and a woman’s incredible resiliency against daunting odds, 
with a poignant legacy which has lasted until this very day. 

Contact the Friends of Pine Island Library
for reservations & tickets 
via email: friendspilibrary@gmail.com
 [book signing to follow the lunch & discussion] 
held @ The Elks Lodge 
5630 Pine Island Rd., Bokeelia 33922 
Contact: Ida Cabral #239-454-9196 or <icc9@live.com> 
 to learn more …