SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
Monday / February 24, 2025
Tickets $15 per person
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice
Topic: “From Slaves to Citizens 1865-1872”
This is the remarkable story of how Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s dream came true
even after his assassination, his vision to engage a massive U.S. Army effort
to assimilate the newly freed slaves into society with their new privileges and responsibilities.
You’ll learn about what went right in Florida, what failed, the considerable forces
who tried to thwart it all, and the legacy of that effort to this day.
** in the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] **
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The Useppa Island Historical Society & Barbara Sumwalt Museum
Welcomes Author and Historian Robert N. Macomber
Topic: TBD
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March 8, 2025 [Saturday]
*MEMBERS ONLY*
For more info, contact Rona Stage <RonaSage@Useppahs.org>
Estero Island Historical Society Meeting
Monday, 03/10/25 @ 2pm
Topic: “TBD”
** Tentative location: 3rd floor Ft. Myers Beach Library **
2755 Estero Blvd. / Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931
Call EIHS # 239-463-0435 for details
* FREE FOR MEMBERS & DONATION SUGGESTED FOR NON-MEMBERS *
The Friends of Pine Island Library
“CRUISING WITH THE AUTHOR” EVENT
~~ SOLD OUT / WAITLIST ONLY ~~
$40 per person
Saturday, 03/15/25
Time: 1pm-2:30pm
** RESERVATIONS REQUIRED **
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Please join me on the SANTIVA for a cruise back in time
through our beautiful SW FL islands to the Civil War as it unfolded on this coast.
You’ll hear about lovers, warriors, spies, and heroes—right here where we live and play today.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity!
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Contact the Friends of Pine Island Library
for tickets, reservations & event info
via email: friendspilibrary@gmail.com
parking @ Calusa Heritage Trail / 13810 Waterfront Dr, Bokeelia, FL 33922
Make it a great day and have lunch at the Tarpon Lodge & Restaurant before our trip!
SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
Wednesday / March 19, 2025
Tickets $15 per person
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice
Topic: “INTO HARM’S WAY ~ FDR’s 1941 Spy Mission Against Japan
Just Days Before Pearl Harbor”
This is the first of my three programs in my “Unsung Heroes of WWII” lecture series.
Hear the amazing story of the U.S. Navy’s ill-fated presidential spy mission, in a sailing schooner, no less,
in early December 1941. Grasp the excitement of her incredible 82-day escape
through 5,000-miles of Japanese dominated islands and seas.
** in the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] **
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
Thursday / April 3, 2025
Tickets $15 per person
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice
Topic: “DAVID vs GOLIATH ~ Cuba’s Astonishing 1943 Naval Victory Over Hitler’s Navy”
This is the 2nd of my three talks on “Unsung Heroes of WWII. Ask yourself: Cuba against Hitler?
Learn the fascinating story of how a small wooden Cuban Navy patrol boat,
with a crew newly trained by the U.S. Navy in Miami, actually located, fought,
and destroyed the Nazi U-boat which had been ravaging the Cuban coast in WWII.
** in the Grand Cypress Room [The Woodlands] **
14441 Woodsong Lane / Ft. Myers, FL 33908 **
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
Wednesday / May 14, 2025
Tickets $15 per person
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice
Topic: “THE U.S. NAVY’s FINAL WWII NAVAL BATTLE ~ Fought
on the Yangtze River in China After Japan Surrendered!”
In this 3rd “Unsung Heroes of WWII” presentation, you’ll get some answers to questions like:
Did you know that thousands of American sailors fought the Japanese in the middle of China,
and that the final naval battle of WWII was fought under sail in China after Japan officially surrendered?
Here’s your chance to find out! This is the strange but true story of a little-known theater of combat,
the unsung heroes who manned it and fought the final battle of WWII – after the war was over.
** in the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] **
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The Friends of Bonita Springs Public Library Luncheon
Thursday, 1/22/2026
Topic: “TBD”
** MORE DETAILS COMING SOON **
[Book Signings to Follow PowerPoint Presentation]
https://friendsofbonitalibrary.org/what-we-do