SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
Wednesday / April 08, 2026 / 10am
Tickets $15 per person
Call the Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice
Topic: “Deep Ditches and Bright Lights”
The story of how SW Florida acquired the channels and lighthouses
we rely upon these days. This long and complicated process took more time
than you’d imagine, and there are some surprising details you’d never guess!
** NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE **
NOW IN THE GRAND CYPRESS ROOM
IN “THE WOODLANDS” WITHIN
SHELL POINT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
14441 Woodsong Lane Fort Myers, FL 33908
the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] **
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
future lectures in the making …
The Useppa Island Historical Society & Barbara Sumwalt Museum
Welcomes Author and Historian Robert N. Macomber
Aboard the Lady Chadwick
April 28, 2026 [Saturday]
*MEMBERS ONLY*
For more info, contact Rona Stage <RonaSage@Useppahs.org>
call the Barbara Sumwalt Museum tel # 239-283-9600
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Shell Point Retirement Community’s “Academy on The Go”
presents Robert N. Macomber for a historical perspective on the water
via a boat trip to the Barbara Sumwalt Historical Museum on Useppa Island, FL.
future lectures in the making …
Robert N. Macomber
was interviewed by Brian Holaway & Rob Hoovis
for “Outlaws of The Everglades”
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Ft. Myers Film Festival
Saturday, May 23, 2026
[8pm]
Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center
2301 First Street / Ft. Myers, FL 33901
Price: $15 per person
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Available streaming online from the website:
https://outlawsoftheeverglades.com/product/outlaws-of-the-everglades/
~ PRIVATE ~
Shell Point Retirement Community’s “Academy on The Go”
presents Robert N. Macomber for a historical perspective on the water
via a boat trip to the Barbara Sumwalt Historical Museum on Useppa Island, FL.
future lectures in the making …
SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
ROBERT N. MACOMBER
Tuesday / October 6, 2026 / 10am
Tickets $15 per person
Call the Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice
Topic: “The American Revolutionary War in Florida”
The little-known history of how the Spanish and Cubans helped Americans
be free in the American Revolution. One man changed everything with targeted attacks
and relentless tactics – in Florida! – which provided crucial help to the American cause.
** NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE **
NOW IN THE GRAND CYPRESS ROOM
IN “THE WOODLANDS” WITHIN
SHELL POINT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
14441 Woodsong Lane / Ft. Myers, FL 33908
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Graduate School for Seniors & The History Club
~ Sun City Center, Florida ~
Friday, 10/23/26 @3pm
“The American Revolutionary War In Florida” (PowerPoint) – The little-known history of
how the Spanish and Cubans helped Americans be free in the American Revolution.
One man changed everything with targeted attacks and relentless tactics – in Florida! –
which provided crucial help to the American cause.
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Saturday, 10/24/26 @10am
“The Blood Feathers of Florida’s Birds” (PowerPoint) – This is a poignant report about
the women who wore Florida’s bird feathers, the men who massacred those birds,
and the heroes who died defending Florida’s birds.
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Contact Dan Madden, Graduate School for Seniors Co-Chair <DanMadden44@gmail.com>
Call # 813-642-1215 for more info, to RSVP & to get your tickets!