Dec
6
Wed
Havana Reader Rendezvous
Dec 6 all-day

** SAVE THE DATES ** 

I hope you’ll join me in December to experience exotic, beautiful Cuba. You’ll understand why I love the people and history there so much. I’m ready to go back! Rest assured, our tour complies with all the new federal rules as of June 2017.

Onward & Upward, my friends …

This will be our 2nd Havana Reader Rendezvous,
and here’s a video from the Inaugural trip we did in June of 2016:

 

Dec
8
Fri
5pm Pine Bay Gallery Book Party in Matlacha, FL
Dec 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bert's Pine Bay Gallery in Matlacha, Florida - book signing event + party

http://www.PineBayGallery.com 

** MY HOLIDAY BOOK SIGNING PARTY **
 

Readers and friends from near and far will come out just to hear me
sound the conch shell at sunset for this raucous book party
on Friday, 12/08/17 from 5pm to 7pm. 
  Sip a little of this, taste a little of that, and finish
all of your holiday shopping while having tons of fun!
4332 Pine Island Rd. {next to the Matlacha Bridge} 
tel # 239-283-1335 to reserve signed copies

Dec
13
Wed
6:30pm Palm Beach Civil War Roundtable // Annual Presentation in Lake Worth, FL
Dec 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

 

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Wednesday, 12/13/17 @ 6:30pm

PowerPoint presentation: “Blood Money: The Caribbean’s Crucial Role In The Civil War”

A comprehensive look at the important role the European colonies in the Caribbean
played during the U.S. Civil War. From the earliest days to the very end,
many minds in Richmond and Washington were on places
we now think of as resort destinations.

http://www.civilwarroundtablepalmbeach.org/

Meetings held @ Scottish Rite Masonic Center
2000 North “D” Street
Lake Worth, FL 33460

For more information contact:
Gerridine LaRovere, President
Tel # 561-967-8911

Jan
2
Tue
WRITING ALL MONTH
Jan 2 @ 12:00 am – Jan 5 @ 12:30 am

WRITING ALL MONTH

Jan
8
Mon
7pm Museum Of The Islands on Pine Island, FL
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

MUSEUM OF THE ISLANDS
Preserving The Past For The Future
Join me on my home island at MOTI’s annual meeting
Monday, 1/08/18 @ 7pm
[book signing to follow talk]
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Topic: “Yellow Jack: Florida’s Curse and Asset In The Civil War”

This will be a fascinating look at how Yellow Fever decimated the Union Navy’s
blockading squadron in Florida in 1864, including on this very coast.
You’ll also learn about my connection to what happened!
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held at Fishers of Men Lutheran Church
10360 Stringfellow Rd.  St James City, FL 33956
Tel # 239-283-1525

Jan
13
Sat
PRIVATE ~ MOASWF {The Military Officers Association of SW Florida}
Jan 13 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Military Officers Association of SW Florida presents author and lecturer, Robert N. Macomber

The Military Officers Association of SW Florida

PowerPoint presentation: “Florida’s Crucial Role In The Spanish-American War”
Learn how this war changed the USA from a continental country
into a global power and how close we came to losing this war in Cuba.
Marvel at the fascinating personalities who led the way
and the related places of interest you can visit today.

 

Jan
18
Thu
Civil War Education Association and American History Forum
Jan 18 @ 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

26th Annual Sarasota Civil War Symposium
Welcomes Author & Historian Robert N. Macomber

Thursday, January 18, 2018
1:15pm-2:15pm
PowerPoint Presentation: “Florida’s Naval Civil War”

Blockaders, Rebel smugglers, international incidents and amphibious raiders …
all a part of the little-known story of the naval war along FL’s coast

For registration & ticket info, contact:
http://www.cwea.net/programs/1801-26th-annual-sarasota-civil-war-symposium-january-18-20-2018

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Jan
19
Fri
PRIVATE ~ Calusa Harbour Independent Living Facility
Jan 19 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

CALUSA HARBOUR INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY
welcomes
ROBERT N. MACOMBER

** PRIVATE FOR RESIDENTS & THEIR GUESTS **

PowerPoint presentation: “The Great Escape”
This is the riveting tale of Confederate Secretary of State
Judah P. Benjamin’s epic escape to freedom
through the islands of SW Florida.

Jan
22
Mon
Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Meeting @ Sandy Hook Restaurant
Jan 22 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The Greater Pine Island Chamber welcomes Robert N. Macomber as their Keynote Speaker at their Annual Membership meeting in 2018!
The Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce
Welcomes Author & Historian, Robert N. Macomber
As Keynote Speaker for their Annual Membership Meeting

Monday, January 22nd @ 5:30pm

“The Strengths of our Cultural Heritage, Natural Beauty and Local Partnerships
Within the Greater Pine Island Community”

@ Sandy Hook Restaurant
[4875 Pine Island Rd.  Matlacha, FL 33993]

For reservations & ticket info, contact the Chamber
tel # 239-283-0888
email: info@PineIslandChamber.org

Feb
1
Thu
PRIVATE ~ PGIslanders @ Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association
Feb 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
PGIslanders of the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association welcome author & historian Robert N. Macomber to their monthly meeting.

The PGIslanders at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association 
Welcome Author & Historian Robert N. Macomber

PowerPoint Presentation: “Yachts That Went To War”
This stunning story is about some of the elegant yachts
which were turned into warships during the Spanish-American War!