Dec
2
Fri
POSTPONED due to H-Ian damage ~ 5pm Bert’s Pine Bay Gallery aka: Ships Store Holiday Party in Matlacha, FL
Dec 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bert's Pine Bay Gallery in Matlacha, Florida - book signing event + party

http://www.PineBayGallery.com
 
**DUE TO H-IAN DAMAGE TO MATLACHA & BERT’S PINE BAY GALLERY
THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS POSTPONED** 


> 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, 12/02/22 from 5pm to 7pm. 
[BONUS: free wine & pizza] 
  Have fun while doing some holiday shopping!
There’s an eclectic yet charming selection 
to choose from at this picturesque island gift shop. 
You can feel good knowing you’re supporting local artists.
There’s something for everyone!! 
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4332 Pine Island Rd. {next to the Matlacha Bridge} 
tel # 239-283-1335 to reserve signed copies 

Dec
16
Fri
Lecture Voyage [Private]
Dec 16 – Dec 27 all-day
Jan
11
Wed
1pm Mandel JCC Boynton Beach Event
Jan 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Mandell JCC (Boynton Beach) welcomes multi-award winning author and acclaimed lecturer, Robert N. Macomber.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 
@ 1pm 
Topic: “Theodore Roosevelt, Tsar Nicholas II, and Russia’s Anti-Jewish Pogroms”  
** OPEN TO THE PUBLIC **
Tickets: $10 per person
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR
8500 Jog Rd. Boynton Beach, FL 33472

 FOR MORE INFO

Contact: Anette Isaacs, Arts and Culture Director 
Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches 
 tel # 561-712-5233/ AnetteI@JCConline.com 

7pm Palm Beach Civil War Round Table
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

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Wednesday, 01/11/2023 @ 7pm 

The Palm Beach Civil War Round Table 
Welcomes Back Robert N. Macomber 
PowerPoint Topic:  “RUSSIA’S INTRIGUING ROLE IN AMERICA’S CIVIL WAR” 
From New York to Alaska and California, who would imagine 
that the Russian Empirewas involved in the U.S. Civil War?
This had unintended effects then, and consequences to this very day.
Don’t miss this!

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Meetings held at Lake Clarke Shores Town Hall

1701 Barbados Road // Lake Clarke Shores, FL 33406

For more information contact:
Gerridine LaRovere, President
Tel # 561-967-8911

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http://www.civilwarroundtablepalmbeach.org

Jan
18
Wed
PRIVATE – Shell Point Academy ~ Ft. Myers, FL
Jan 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

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

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 

Topic: “RUSSIA’S INTRIGUING ROLE IN AMERICA’S CIVIL WAR” 
From New York to Alaska and California, who would imagine that 
the Russian Empire was involved in the U.S. Civil War? 
This had unintended effects then, and consequences to this very day. 
History is full of surprises! This program continues our exploration 
into the Russian Empire from 1863 to 1918, all of which 
has influenced American and world history. Don’t miss this! 

** in Social Center in The Island ** 
15101 Shell Point Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33908 

 

~ Call 239-454-2272 for more info ~ 

Jan
19
Thu
POSTPONED ~ The Friends of Ft. Myers Beach Library // Authors Event
Jan 19 all-day

** POSTPONED **
The Friends of Ft. Myers Beach Library 

MEET THE AUTHORS 
Thursday, 01/19/23 
10am – 12 noon 
held @ The Ft. Myers Beach Library 
2755 Estero Blvd.  Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931 

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON….

Jan
21
Sat
PRIVATE ~ Useppa Island Historical Society
Jan 21 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Useppa Island Club hosting an event for Florida author Robert N. Macomber

The Useppa Island Historical Society & Barbara Sumwalt Museum 
Welcomes Author and Historian Robert N. Macomber 

January 21, 2023 [Saturday] @ 5:30pm 

PowerPoint Topic: “The Patriot and The Widow” 
(PowerPoint) – This is 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.
 

For more info, contact Rona Stage <RonaSage@Useppahs.org
call the Barbara Sumwalt Museum tel # 239-283-9600

 

Jan
25
Wed
PRIVATE – Shell Point Academy ~ Ft. Myers, FL
Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

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

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 

Topic: “RUSSIA’S REMARKABLE WAR VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD IN 1904/1905” 
In the bloody midst of the Russo-Japanese War, the largest Russian 
war fleet ever assembled steamed 18,000-miles on a doomed mission 
to save Russia’s Pacific coast. This had an outcome that changed history 
and led to Pearl Harbor 36-years later. Join us for this journey back in time

** in Social Center in The Island ** 
15101 Shell Point Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33908 

~ Call 239-454-2272 for more info ~ 

Feb
9
Thu
PRIVATE – Shell Point Academy ~ Ft. Myers, FL
Feb 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

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

Thursday, February 9, 2023 

Topic: “THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND RUSSIA’S ANTI-JEWISH POGROMS” 
Hear how an American president stood up to the autocratic Russian Tsar 
over the systematic persecution of Russia’s Jews, a prelude to events thirty years later. 
Also, learn how that same president stood up to emphasize 
and recognize American Jews’ abilities and their priceless value to the nation. 

** in the Grand Cypress Room [The Woodlands] ** 
14441 Woodsong Lane / Ft. Myers, FL 33908

~ Call 239-454-2272 for more info ~ 

Feb
20
Mon
Cracker Dinner – SWFL Historical Society
Feb 20 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

ANNUAL CRACKER DINNER 
SW FL Historical Society 
Monday, 02/20/23 
Doors Open 5:30pm {Buffet} / Presentation @ 7pm 
TICKETS $40 PER PERSON 
Available for Purchase at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre 
>> OPEN TO THE PUBLIC << 
[1380 Colonial Blvd./Ft. Myers, FL 33907] 
For more info, call (239) 939-4044 

Topic: “The Strange Story of the U.S.S. Annie” 
Join multi-award winning author and acclaimed speaker Robert N. Macomber 
for a fascinating look at one of the U.S. Navy’s blockade ships on the Florida Gulf coast during the Civil War. 
Her life was impressively successful, her skipper wildly unpredictable, 
and her strange demise is still a mystery to this very day. 
https://swflhistoricalsociety.org/