Dave Jensen championed Captiva history. As a co-founder of the Captiva Island Historical Society, Dave remained an active Director on our Board, even after relocating to Italy. Of all the island organizations, it's natural the CIHS initiate the tribute to Dave and Captiva’s Jensen family.

Monday evening, February 8th, an audience of some 85 people enjoyed a beautiful night in the open-air environment of McCarthy’s Marina to watch the acclaimed documentary film “Queen of Swing,” by Florida filmmaker John Biffar, presented by the Captiva Island Historical Society (CIHS).

About 40 people from the Captiva community took part in the restaging of a history photo in front of Captiva Chapel by the Sea November 22, as the Captiva Island Historical Society hosted “History Repeats Itself.”

On Saturday morning, January 25, 2020 the Captiva Island Historical Society held the ceremonial ribbon-cutting of its recently refurbished History Gallery.

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