In tandem with our summer exhibit From Piccadilly Pub to The Pewter Mug: A Local's Dining Experience, Museum Director Amanda Townsend will moderate a panel of movers and shakers in […]
Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will share the story of Daniel W. McLeod, who still holds for the record for longest continuous service as an elected official of Collier County—37 years […]
Museum Assistant Mathew Anderson will create a biographical sketch of C.S. “Ted” Smallwood: early pioneer settler and proprietor of the iconic general store, post office and trading post (now operating […]
In this companion lecture to Sharing the Path, Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will explore the ways in which partnerships with our region’s indigenous people have shaped our understanding of and […]
In observance of Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the rich cultures of the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes and their continuing stewardship of the biologically diverse and environmentally sensitive region […]
On December 6th, 1947, President Harry Truman arrived at the Everglades City airport and addressed an audience assembled on bleachers borrowed from the Ringling Brothers Circus in Sarasota. The occasion […]