Feb
26
Mon
Estero Island Historical Society Meeting
Feb 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Estero Island Historical Society Meeting
Monday, 02/26/24 @ 2pm         

** To Be Held in the Event Room at Bonita Bill’s Restaurant **
702 Fisherman’s Wharf / Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931

Call EIHS # 239-463-0435 for details 

Topic: “The America’s Cup and The Civil War” 
~ The Remarkable Story of a Famous Racer-Turned-Combat Ship ~ 
Enjoy the history behind one of the nation’s most famous ships 
and her unlikely role in the Civil War—for both sides. 
Learn where this ship operated during the war, how long she lived afterward, 
and her ultimate demise… 

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

 

Mar
1
Fri
“Read Across America” Day at Pine Island Elementary School
Mar 1 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Lee County Library System in Southwest Florida

Pine Island Elementary School 
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY 
Friday, 03/01/24 

** Visiting two 5th Grade classrooms to read to the students 
in honor of READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY ** 
~~~~~~~~ 
THANK YOU TO YA AUTHOR, JANE R. WOOD, 
WHO DONATED HER BOOK: TROUBLE ON THE ST. JOHNS RIVER 
FOR ME TO READ TO THE STUDENTS ~ THEY LOVED IT!!

Mar
9
Sat
Private ~ PIUMC Men’s Breakfast
Mar 9 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

~ PRIVATE GROUP ~
For Members of  PIUMC

Saturday, 03/09/24
9am

Topic: “What’s In a Name?” 

 Pine Island United Methodist Church
5701 Pine Island Rd., Bokeelia, FL 33922

Bert’s Pine Bay Mermaid & Pirate Contest @ Island Fest
Mar 9 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Bert's Pine Bay Gallery in Matlacha, Florida - book signing event + party

http://www.PineBayGallery.com

> BERT’S PINE BAY MERMAID & PIRATE CONTEST <
  
at IslandFest [Phillips Park]
~~~ GUESS WHO GETS TO BE A JUDGE AGAIN ~~~
Saturday, 09 March 2024
Noon – 1pm Judging & Prizes
There’s something for everyone!! 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
5675 Sesame Drive / Bokeelia, FL 33922
Call Monica @ # 239-470-0073 for more details …

Mar
20
Wed
The Friends of Pine Island Library // Meet The Author
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Friends of the Pine Island Library welcome author & historian Robert N. Macomber back to their Meet The Author Luncheon.

The Friends of Pine Island Library
MEET THE AUTHOR EVENT 
Wednesday, 03/20/24
1pm til 2:30pm
** RESERVATIONS ENCOURAGED **
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
>>> CALL OR TEXT # 239-454-9196 <<<

Topic: “The Story Behind FULL NAVAL HONORS” 

Please join me for this historical discussion of the facts behind 
FULL NAVAL HONORS, the latest and last 
installment in my Honor Series of novels. 

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Contact the Friends of Pine Island Library 
for reservations & event info 

via email: to icc9@live.com  or  friendspilibrary@gmail.com
 [book signing to follow the discussion] 
held @ Pine Island United Methodist Church
5701 Pine Island Rd., Bokeelia, FL 33922
FREE REFRESHMENTS DURING THE BOOK SIGNING SEGMENT

Apr
8
Mon
Lecture Voyage
Apr 8 @ 1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Apr
20
Sat
PRIVATE ~ Useppa Island Historical Society
Apr 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 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 
Aboard the Lady Chadwick 

April 20, 2024 [Saturday] 
*MEMBERS ONLY*

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

 

May
4
Sat
Lecture Voyage
May 4 – May 13 all-day
May
14
Tue
Private ~ PIUMC Ladies Lunch
May 14 @ 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

~ PRIVATE GROUP ~
For Members of  PIUMC

Tuesday, 05/14/24
12:30pm

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 Pine Island United Methodist Church
5701 Pine Island Rd., Bokeelia, FL 33922

May
22
Wed
Shell Point Academy @ The Tribby ~ Ft. Myers, FL
May 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

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

Wednesday / May 22, 2024 
Tickets $15 per person 
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice 

Topic: “FOLLOWING THE SONGS” 
– Polynesian Navigation across the vast Pacific”
 

The fascinating story of how Polynesian navigators have 
sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific with 
incredible accuracy but without modern instruments for centuries, 
and the navigators who still do it to this day

** in the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Centers] ** 
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908 
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC