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Past Events
- Guardian of History Award Presented to Tony Lapi
- Creativity & the Art of History
- Highlights from Rediscover Cabbage Key
- Anne Morrow and More
- Tony Lapi Shares Memories of Historic 'Tween Waters Inn
- CIHS Cruise: On the Water History of Weathering Storms
- Captiiva Marching Mullet Band Parade
- Guardian of History Award Presented to Kristi Anders
- Sentimental Journey
- Guardian of History Award
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- Timeline
- Island Voices
- Historic Faces
- Oral Histories
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Fact or Folklore
- Did Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gift from the Sea during her stay on Captiva Island?
- Did J.N. "Ding" Darling Have the Island Store Built in the 1930s?
- Does Captiva's Name Derive From José Gaspar, Also Known as Gasparilla the Pirate, Who Used the Island to Secure His Captives?
- Did “Ding” Darling Give 'Tween Waters Inn Its Name?
- Was the feature film Captiva Island, starring Ernest Borgnine, filmed entirely on Captiva in 1994?
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Looking Back
- First 'Tween Waters Cottage
- Timmy's Nook. A Different Look.
- Party at the Dickey House
- Miss Gould’s Class at Captiva School House
- James and Signe Wightman
- Early Tarpon Fishing on Captiva
- Cleon and Ray Singleton
- Andy's Dock Pre-40s
- Cottages At 'Tween Waters
- Tropical Storm Bob-July 1985
- Old & New Blind Pass Bridges 1955
- Teddy Roosevelt At Snyder School
- 1982 "No Name Storm" Wash-Out
- Bowman and Dorothy "Dottie" Price
- The Dickey Hotel
- Bill Shannon And His Frond House
- Not Your Ordinary Watchdog
- Picnic At Blind Pass
- Timmy’s Nook
- Bill Stevens Fish House
- First Schoolhouse On Captiva
- David Wightman Harvesting Raccoons
- Mrs. C.B. Chadwick
- Andy's Dock & Randall's Dock
- Hattie Brainerd and Island Children
- Herbert & Hattie Brainerd
- Elias Knight Carter Home
- George Washington Carter & Elizabeth Carter
- Bayview Hotel
- Maybelle Stamper
- Gore Hotel-Early 1900s
- The Iconic Mailboat 'Santiva'
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Research & Archives
Captiva History At Your Fingertips
An important aspect of the CIHS Mission is gathering, preserving and archiving the history of Captiva Island. The stories, artifacts and images that bring this history to life are here, at your fingertips, only a click away!
Currently, the CIHS has more than 14,000 digitally archived items in our database, including: family letters, newspaper articles, photographs, postcards, and audio recordings.
You can read, see, and source thousands of the stories and images of Captiva’s colorful history by clicking the link below!
Add to CIHS Archives
There are wonderful photographs and items of historical significance belonging to many Captiva families and past residents or visitors to the island.
Would you like to share photographs, journals, or other items with the CIHS?
To discuss the details, please:
Email us: archivist@captivaislandhistoricalsociety.org
Call us: 239-472-2323.
Write us: Captiva Island Historical Society, P.O. Box 163, Captiva, FL 33924
Please consider preserving Captiva's history by sharing memories with the CIHS.