Please join us Monday, February 10th at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater for the Southwest Florida Historical Society’s Annual Cracker Dinner. This year’s Cracker Dinner Fundraiser will shed light on a number of interesting people, places and stories of old Fort Myers. Themed as a “Trip from Toad town to Billy’s Creek,” you’re sure to learn some unexpected and amusing things about Fort Myers.
Buffet dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $45 and are available at the Broadway Palm, 1380 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers or by calling the box office: 239-278-4422. There also will be door prizes and a silent auction.
Funds raised at the annual dinner will be used to support the mission of the Southwest Florida Historical Society which is dedicated to preserving the history of our area by archiving donated historical documents, photos and maps and stimulating public interest and appreciation for local history.
About the Southwest Florida Historical Society
The Southwest Florida Historical Society (SWFLHS) was established in 1960 by a group of citizens to “preserve the history of our area.” In 1983 the SWFLHS received as a gift a building that was destined to be demolished for a new parking lot. Harper Brothers Construction donated the building and Flint and Doyle were contracted to move the building to the campus of the Lee County Alliance for the Arts. In 1984 the SWFLHS received its Articles of Incorporation
with the following purpose: “The mission of the society is to discover, collect and preserve original and source documents, maps and photographs pertaining to the history of SW Florida; to bring together those interested in the history of this area; to promote and stimulate public interest and appreciation of the history of this area; and to further the preservation and knowledge of Southwest Florida’s past. “For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/SWFLHS/ or call 239-939-4044.
