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.

The Directors of Captiva Island Historical Society are extremely pleased that islander and history enthusiast Blair Wyatt Berry has joined our Board. The Directors of CIHS are honored to add such a thoughtful, capable and experienced history enthusiast to the Board.

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).

Monday evening, January 11th, the Captiva Island Historical Society aired two of our acclaimed documentaries - “Sands of Time” and “Earth, Water and Wind” - on the beach at ’Tween Waters Inn.

On Thursday, December 10th, the Captiva Island Historical Society commemorated the 105-year history of Captiva’s iconic Island Store, as part of the Bailey family reopening ceremony.

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.”

In preparing for the Captiva Island Historical Society’s 9th documentary, “The History of Angling on Captiva,” Jensen’s Twin Palm Marina hosted the first CIHS “Share Your Story” event on Monday, November 16.