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30 years ago today: May 7
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
History in Motion: May 7
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
History in Motion: April 30
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
30 years ago today: April 30
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
30 years ago today: April 23
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
History in Motion: April 23
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Collier’s legacy: 80 years later
Sunday, April 20, 2008
You might consider the big picture. Listening to reports of astronauts and space stations, today we think of South Florida as a single entity. A mere 80 years ago, within the span of a human lifetime, this same tableau would have rendered a vast expanse of wilderness, with a few dirt roads to local destinations and not much else. Full story »
History in Motion: April 16
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
History in Motion: April 9
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
30 years ago today: April 9
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
History in Motion: April 2
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
WWII survivor transforms horror into kindheartedness
Sunday, March 30, 2008
It’s difficult to believe that a compassionate and sweet man such as Professor Andrew Kavchak lived through the horrors of the German invasion of his native country, Poland, and then through the inhumane Soviet conquest of their territory. Full story »
History in Motion: March 26
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Vestiges of old plantation home get sized up
Monday, March 24, 2008
Matt Betz is feeling humbled. He is standing in a 130-year old structure built of a rough seashell mortar, which, in his experience, has survived despite great odds to the contrary. “I’m in absolute awe,” said the archaeologist, a Naples resident. “I’m 35 years old, I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve never seen this before.” Full story »
Model history: Historical society takes step to new Marco museum
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Big dreams are directly proportional to the money it takes to realize them. That was the single-minded mission facing the Marco Island Historical Society, whose ongoing efforts to create a museum in the heritage-rich island enclave have just taken the first tangible steps to fruition in the form of groundbreaking. Full story »
- History of Marco Island
- Photos: Historical Marco Island
- 360: Marco Museum 360-degree tour
- Audio: The Perdichizzis talk about some of the artifacts 'found in muck'
- Audio: Betsy and Bill Perdichizzi talk about the history of the clamming industry on Marco Island
- Audio: Bill talks about the Mackle brothers' development of the island
- Audio: Betsy explains Barron Collier's role in the island's history
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- Wolcott Marine "High 5" Event -- 05/09/08 at Cape Coral Boat Club
- Book Signing: Marya Repko & Virginia Saalman -- 05/09/08 at The Village on Venetian Bay
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Meeting -- 05/09/08 at Bice Grande Cafe
- DASH Diet: How to Stop Hypertension -- 05/09/08 at Naples Community Hospital
