provided to The Santiva Chronicle

The Sanibel Historical Museum and Village (SHMV) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala and premiere showing of a captivating documentary on the history of hurricanes on Sanibel Island.

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company-sponsored event took place on Feb. 20 at the Sanibel Community House.

Directed by local documentarian Ken Sneeden, “Wreckage, Resilience & Recovery: The History of Hurricanes on Sanibel & Captiva” was being filmed well before Hurricane Ian pummeled Southwest Florida with its Category 4 winds, storm surge and torrential rain in September 2022.

Jeff Muddell, the Trust Company’s Sanibel-Captiva Office President and SHMV board member, led a pre-screening conversation with three local television meteorologists – Robert Van Winkle (now retired from NBC-2), Rob Duns (NBC-2) and Greg Rule (WINK News) – who shared their hurricane memories.

Jeff Muddell, Greg Rule, Robert Van Winkle, Rob Duns

Jeff and Stephanie Muddell

Eric Pfeifer, John Henshaw, Stephanie Muddell

Jeff Muddell speaking

Sanibel Historical Museum and Village Gala

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