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Annual Halloween Column
Good Day to all! Here is my annual Halloween column. Hope to see everyone on West Marian Avenue Sunday…
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Thanksgiving
Good Day to all and Happy Thanksgiving! Here is my annual “local Thanksgiving” column. Did you know a…
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Nov 12 Column
Good Day to all! Thank you everyone who helped make the Society’s first Low Country Boil a success! …
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Oct 1 – Column
Day to all! Did you know the First National Bank of Punta Gorda established by Edwin W. Smith was…
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Banks
Good Day to all! Did you know financial services offered by Bank of America, until Hurricane Ian, at its…
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Allapatchee Lodge 1927
Day to all! Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! Did you know the Allapatchee Lodge, owned by wealthy…
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Nathaniel DeCoster
Good Day to all! Did you know Nathaniel H. Decoster was an early settler in the Charlotte Harbor area? …
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The Eagles Nest
Good Day to all! Before I get started with today’s column, something interesting came up after my previous column. …
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John Bartholf
Good Day to all! Did you know that John Bartholf, of New York City, was proprietor of the first…
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the Great Hurricane of 1926 – Hurricanes 2
Good Day to all! The 34th Freedom Swim is coming up July 4. Start time is 3:00 pm, Charlotte…
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Hurricanes 1
Good Day to all! For a few years now, our region has not gotten an early start to hurricane…
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PG Streets #2
Day to all! Did you know there are 29 streets on Isaac Trabue’s original town plat? The seven angular…
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PG Streets
Good Day to all! Except for the stormy weather a week ago Sunday, the Hibiscus Festival was a great…
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Harry Goulding
Good Day to all! Did you know the 21st Annual Hibiscus Festival, presented by the Charlotte County Historical Society…
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Captain Albert Dewey part 2
Good Day to all! Charlotte County Historical Society’s annual Hibiscus Festival is coming up May 2, 3, and 4th…
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Captain Albert Dewet
Good Day to all! Did you know Captain Albert Dewey, one of early Punta Gorda’s leading citizens, was the…
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Thomas P Kennedy
Good Day to all! Did you know that during the mid-1800’s Thomas P. Kennedy was likely the most important…
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Bailey Brothers
Good Day to all! Unfortunately, the Charlotte County Historical Society’s annual Florida Frontier Days festival has been cancelled for…
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Rivers
Good Day to all! This column fulfills a recent request. Did you know, of the two rivers emptying into…
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Local Christmas
Good Day to all, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays! Did you know the first record of…
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Marshal John Bowman 2
Good Day to all! Did you know that although three men, George Battersby, Dick Windham, and Isaiah Cooper, were…
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John H. Bowman 1
Good Day to all! What a stressful three weeks! Hope everyone is doing okay. I’ve lived here almost 73…
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Calusa
Good Day to all! Since I mentioned the Calusa in my “Ponce” columns, thought I’d provide a bit more…
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Ponce
Good Day to all! Did you know that over 500 years ago this past March 3, an expedition sailed…
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Myakka Skirmish
Good Day to all! Did you know Charlotte Harbor was the site of a military skirmish during the Civil…
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