It’s rare that a Captiva Island building has survived intact 100 years of hurricanes and development. To celebrate the milestone Jenni Baer Terrill and her husband Tom they hosted a gathering of friends with connections to the house and family for a house tour and catered reception in the back yard.

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.

The evening of of January 31, 2018 saw history in the making for two of the islands historical organizations – a first time collaboration between the Captiva Island Historical Society and the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village - that not only recognized the 100th anniversary of the first Blind Pass Bridge, but also chronicles the rich history of BLIND PASS -- the place where the two islands overlap.

Last Tuesday evening, the Captiva Island Historical Society (CIHS) kicked off its 2018 schedule of special events with Serving Up Memories of Captiva's Old Time Eateries, a look back at the restaurants that helped make the island famous or are finely remembered by long-time residents

Though the Captiva Island Historical Society is an organization that strives to preserve history, it has a dynamic, contemporary new website.

The Captiva Island Historical Society’s Board of Directors has elected Tom Libonate as their new Chairperson. He succeeds Jim Pigott, whose capable leadership guided the organization for six years from its inception to where it is today.