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SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK 
POPULAR HISTORIAN & AUTHOR ROBERT N. MACOMBER 

Topic: “CONFEDERATE GENERALS IN BLUE ~ 33 YEARS LATER” 
This is the story of how two of the most famous Confederate generals 
helped bring America back together 33 years after the Civil War. 

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VIRTUAL ADULT WRITERS WORKSHOP 
Hosted by Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation 
Saturday, January 23, 2021 
10am – 11:30am 

https://lauraridingjackson.org/event/successful-writing-projects-workshop-with-robert-macomber/ 

** PUBLIC IS WELCOME** 
~ REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED & NOW OPEN ~  

Where: LRJF on ZOOM [1914 14th Ave. / Vero Beach, FL 32960]
Date: Saturday, January 23rd (10am-11:30am)
Contact: Call tel # 772-569-6718 for more info or email <jbweary@mac.com> 
Price:  $ 35 per household on one device  

Junior Sailing Program Fundraiser 
CAPTIVA ISLAND YACHT CLUB 
Tuesday, February 23, 2021  

** PRIVATE ~ MEMBERS ONLY DUE TO COVID-19 ** 

Where:  Captiva Island Yacht Club [15903 Captiva Drive // Captiva, FL 33924] 
When:    6pm to 9:30pm  [6pm Dinner / Presentation & Book Signing follows] 
Tickets: $55 Members only / Registration Required 

Talk Topic: “Sailor Talk” 
– an intriguing look at the language of the sea, and how much of it has come ashore 
into everyday conversations, with a Q&A & book sale sessions to follow

3 March 2021 / Wednesday @ 6:30pm
Presentation: “Getting Into Character” 
Lighthearted, personal tales of researching and writing novels around the world … 
~ Private Meeting ~
http://www.tampawriters.org/wp/

SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK 
POPULAR HISTORIAN & AUTHOR ROBERT N. MACOMBER 

Topic: “THE U.S. NAVY’S UNDECLARED WAR AGAINST NAZI U-BOATS” 
Find out about this little known story of U.S. sailors fighting and dying in  
North Atlantic anti-submarine action before America joined World War II … 

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The Mariners’ Museum & Park Virtually Welcomes 
Robert N. Macomber 
>> REGISTRATION REQUIRED <<
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_68vq4zT4Sb24M3ydPe6w1w
 Thursday, 11 March 2021 [@7pm] 
TOPIC: “War in the Tropics” 
Hosted by Historian, John V. Quarstein 
[100 Museum Drive _ Newport News, VA _ 23606] 
Tel # 757-596-2222 for more info 
https://marinersmuseum.org/event/war-in-the-tropics//
 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 

SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK 
POPULAR HISTORIAN & AUTHOR ROBERT N. MACOMBER 

Topic: “THE WEATHER WAR: WORLD WAR II IN THE HIGH NORTH ATLANTIC” 
Join in for this spectacular and true account of how meteorology led Germans, Danes, 
British, Canadians, and Americans all to the high North Atlantic 
in a conflict centered around the convoy shipping routes. 

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

Topic: “YACHTS THAT WENT TO WAR” 
This PowerPoint will explore the story of elegant yachts, focusing on four poignant 
tales about vessels which were turned into warships during the Spanish-American War.
Amazingly, some of these incredible ships served our country for decades!

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