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April 10, 2026

The film tells the story of remarkable Captivans Alice O’Brien, Harold Bixby, J.N. “Ding” Darling and Kent Curtis, all who made an…

March 17, 2026

The Captiva Island Historical Society (CIHS) proudly presented its third Betty Anholt Guardian of History Award to board member…

January 20, 2026

During the Captiva Island Historical Society’s recent Creativity & the Art of History program, one painting emerged as an…

January 15, 2026

On Wednesday, January 14, the Captiva Island Historical Society presented Creativity & the Art of History, a unique program held…

April 09, 2025

It was a walk down memory lane for a sold-out crowd of over 150 at the Captiva Civic Center April 9, as Tony Lapi, chairman of…

March 08, 2024

The tribute from the Captiva Island Historical Society to the much-loved Jensen family was sold out long before the night of March…

January 09, 2024

On Sunday night, January 7th, the chill in the evening air did nothing to cool the warm feelings inside the tent erected at…

December 08, 2021

Tuesday evening, December 7th, with a salute to the War Years on Captiva, the CIHS once again proved that interpreting and sharing…

June 30, 2021

Dave Jensen championed Captiva history. As a co-founder of the Captiva Island Historical Society, Dave remained an active Director…