Dr. Kenneth E. Snyder came to Everglades City in the 1950s, serving as the last physician to work at the 5-bed Juliet Carnes Collier Hospital there. He worked closely with members of the Seminole Tribe, often doing house calls by airboat. A member of the Collier County Schoolboard and proprietor of the town’s Illinois Motel […]
In this companion lecture to Museum of the Everglades’ new temporary exhibit, Randy Wayne White’s Everglades, Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will navigate and discuss the locations and residents (both real and imagined) of the best-selling Doc Ford book series and discuss the local people and places that inspired them. From The Man Who Invented Florida […]
Join us under the stars in the Museum of the Everglades’ parking lot to enjoy a screening of the classic film Wind Across the Everglades. Filmed on location in Everglades City back in 1957, this historic melodrama stars Christopher Plummer in his first ever leading role as a game warden battling plume hunters in the […]
Join us for the February edition of our Third Thursday lectures as Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear discusses everything from best-selling action novels to nearly-unknown non-fiction treatises that share the Everglades as a common theme. From Marjory Stoneman Douglas to Peter Mathiessen, Carl Hiaasen to Lauren “Totch” Brown, Mr. Lockyear will explore the way the Everglades […]
Inspired by Marco Island Historical Museum’s special exhibit, The Florida House: Marco Island’s Mackle-Built Model Homes, join us for an architectural journey through time! Enjoy hands-on activities that highlight the design, engineering, and history of what Southwest Floridians have been building and why they’ve been building it over the past 1000 years. From the Calusa […]
County founder Barron Collier's involvement in the construction of the Tamiami Trail, making it possible for the growing number of Florida visitors to explore the Everglades region by car, is common knowledge. However, many remain unaware that his family's love affair with the automobile extends well beyond its utility as transportation for tourists. Mr. Collier […]
Join us in the parking lot at Museum of the Everglades for our annual whimsical country dance. Enjoy live music, tasty finger foods, and complimentary wine along with fresh local citrus as we celebrate the birthday of county founder Barron Gift Collier. Collier’s 1921 purchase of a grapefruit grove at Deep Lake ultimately shifted the […]
Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will discuss the evolution of the Everglades Airpark from a short, private airstrip used exclusively by Barron Collier’s sons to its present-day incarnation as a 29-acre public facility bringing an influx of over $2 million annually into the local economy. The role of airplanes in the region’s unique culture will be […]
This combination celebration of the 97th Anniversary of the completion of the Tamiami Trail and the “birthday” of Museum of the Everglades (opened on the 70th Anniversary of the Trail in 1998) is a fun-filled afternoon with live music, complimentary hot dogs, and the only laundry cart races in the country! Join us early for […]
