On Monday, January 13th, the CIHS celebrated the many contributions and published works of the island’s remarkable historian, Betty Anholt. Nearly 100 guests gathered at the Captiva Island Yacht Club to celebrate the first Guardian of History Award, named the Betty Anholt Guardian of History Award, in honor of its first recipient.

On November 18 the Captiva Island Historical Society revived he Spirit of 'Tween Waters Inn's Dottie Price Wakefield to celebrate a historic treasure of Captiva, ‘Tween Waters Inn.

The Captiva Island Historical Society is pleased to announce Jenny Clark-King as the new Assistant to the Board of Directors, replacing Melissa Laskos, who retired after a two-year term of service.

Saturday, December 8th, the CIHS commemorated the 113-year-old building that now houses the offices of McCarthy’s Marina.

The Captiva Island Historical Society launched its 8th season of programs with a cruise, lunch and historian address at the Gasparilla Inn on Boca Grande on November 13.

The Captiva Island Historical Society premiered the seventh in its series of “Captiva Memories” film documentaries, revealing the surprising history of Buck Key.

Tuesday evening, February 20 the CIHS presented the inaugural Captiva History Game Show, "What Do You Know?" serving up questions about early island characters, landmarks and folklore, in a Jeopardy-style quiz show format.