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Lisa Riordan portrays Anne Morrow Lindbergh, as Capt. Brian Holaway serves as MC at the season opening event for the Captiva Island Historical Society. (Photos by Mary Jane Vinson)

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CIHS board members Blair Wyatt Berry, (left) Tony Lapi and Ginny Reiss enjoy the organization’s opening event Anne Morrow and More, held December 3 at the Captiva Civic Center.

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CIHS board member Lori Adams, left, and Rita Ewell check in guests attending Anne Morrow and More for the historical society.

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CIHS board member and event MC Capt. Brian Holaway helps MacIntosh Books owner Rebecca Binkowski sell copies of the book “Gift from the Sea” during Anne Morrow and More, the opening event for the historical society.

Captiva Island Historical Society Celebrates ‘Gift from the Sea’
By Kathy Kurtz Ferrari
Captiva Island Historical Society

The Captiva Island Historical Society celebrated the 70th anniversary of the book “Gift from the Sea,” written by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, at the organization’s season opening event December 3.
Titled Anne Morrow and More, the stage production written by CIHS archivist Queenie Viglione, told the story of what inspired Anne Morrow Lindbergh to write the classic book during time spent on Captiva in the 1950s.
Captiva resident Lisa Riordan portrayed Lindbergh and board member Capt. Brian Holaway served as MC as an audience of approximately 100 people enjoyed the show, held at the Captiva Civic Center.
The historical society has a full season planned in the months ahead. The next event will be a dinner cruise to Cabbage Key aboard Captiva Cruise’s flagship Lady Chadwick, to be held Monday, Jan. 12 from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets are available on the organization’s website. This is a rescheduled event from November which had to be postponed due to weather.
On Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Captiva resident, author and artist Ilie Ruby uses her talented brushstrokes to share a unique and intimate look at historical figures on Captiva through data found in the historical society’s archives.
Visit www.captivaislandhistoricalsociety.org for information and tickets for the full season of events.
This year’s CIHS presenting sponsor is Florida Trust Wealth Management.