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The Captiva Island Historical Society celebrated the 70th anniversary of the book “Gift from the Sea,” written by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, at the organization’s season-opening event on Dec. 3.
Titled Anne Morrow and More, the stage production written by CIHS archivist Queenie Viglione, told the story of what inspired Anne Morrow Lindbergh to write the classic book during time spent on Captiva in the 1950s.
Captiva resident Lisa Riordan portrayed Lindbergh and board member Capt. Brian Holaway served as MC as an audience of approximately 100 people enjoyed the show, held at the Captiva Civic Center.
The historical society has a full season planned in the months ahead.
The next event will be a dinner cruise to Cabbage Key aboard Captiva Cruise’s flagship, the Lady Chadwick, to be held Monday, Jan. 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets are available on the organization’s website. This is a rescheduled event from November, which was postponed due to the weather.
On Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Captiva resident, author, and artist Ilie Ruby uses her talented brushstrokes to share a unique and intimate look at historical figures on Captiva, drawing on data from the historical society’s archives.
Click here for information and tickets for the full season of events.
This year’s CIHS presenting sponsor is Florida Trust Wealth Management.
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