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Freedom Plaza’s Graduate School for Seniors 
~ Sun City Center, Florida ~ 
Saturday, 04/26/25 
Time: 10am – 11:30am  
** TOPIC: “The Great Escape” ** 
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Contact Ms. Cooper Tharrington or Suzy Burt
tel # 813-642-1215 / email: TharringtonCooper@freedomplazaFL.com
Call for more info & to RSVP!

In Support of My Church, PIUMC 
Saturday, 05/10/25 
10am – 11am 
** A FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC **
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Topic: ” FROM SLAVES TO CITIZENS – FLORIDA’S FREEDMEN {1865-1872} 
The remarkable story of how President Abraham Lincoln’s dream came true, 
even after his assassination, where newly freed slaves would be
assimilated into society, with a focus on the Freedmen’s Bureau in Florida,
and the important role of the Methodist Church.
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 Pine Island United Methodist Church Sanctuary
5701 Pine Island Rd., Bokeelia, FL 33922
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Donations to PIUMC gratefully accepted!

SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK 
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 
ROBERT N. MACOMBER 

Wednesday / May 14, 2025 
Tickets $15 per person 
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667 
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice 

Topic: “THE U.S. NAVY’s FINAL WWII NAVAL BATTLE ~ Fought 
on the Yangtze River in China in 1945 After Japan Surrendered!” 
In this 3rd “Unsung Heroes of WWII” presentation, you’ll get some answers to questions like: 
Did you know that thousands of American sailors fought the Japanese in the middle of China, 
and that the final naval battle of WWII was fought under sail in China after Japan officially surrendered? 
Here’s your chance to find out! This is the strange but true story of a little-known theater of combat, 
the unsung heroes who manned it and fought the final battle of WWII – after the war was over. 

** in the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] ** 
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908 
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

“Welcome To Florida” is a weekly podcast hosted by
author & journalist, Craig Pittman and his producer Chadd Scott, 
focusing on many subjects related to history and places of interest in Florida. 
I was a recent guest interviewed, with the air date this July 2025. 

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169570/episodes/17487454-episode-263-reconstruction-and-freedmen-in-florida

Topic: “From Slaves To Citizens” 
Episode 263 
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https://welcometoflorida.buzzsprout.com/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YnGWSaurzXKMoETVVTHKQ

SHELL POINT COMMUNITY WELCOMES BACK 
GUEST LECTURER & MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 
ROBERT N. MACOMBER 

Wednesday / July 23, 2025 
Tickets $15 per person 
Call The Tribby Box Office 239-415-5667 
or purchase online www.tribbyartscenter.com/boxoffice 

Topic: “A COAST GUARDSMAN’S VICTORY OVER
NAZI SABOTEURS IN AMERICA {1942}”  
Learn how one young Coastguardsman foiled a deadly Nazi plot
for widespread sabotage in the USA.  

** in the Connie Brown Hall [The Tribby Arts Center] ** 
17281 On Par Blvd. / Ft. Myers, FL 33908 
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Graduate School for Seniors & The History Club 
~ Sun City Center, Florida ~  
Friday, 08/15/25 @3pm 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT {1858-1898} ~ “THE CLIMB” (PowerPoint) – From tragedies to victory, this span of years was the making of an extraordinary man and is the remarkable story of Roosevelt’s life from his birth in 1858 to his national prominence in 1898. 
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Saturday, 08/16/25 @10am 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT {1898-1919} ~ “THE SUMMIT” (PowerPoint) – This presentation covers from 1898 to 1919 during Roosevelt’s history-changing presidency & tumultuous post-presidency, highlighting events which have left his legacy throughout the world to this very day. 
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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!

Graduate School for Seniors & The History Club 
~ Sun City Center, Florida ~  
Friday, 08/15/25 @3pm 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT {1858-1898} ~ “THE CLIMB” (PowerPoint) – From tragedies to victory, this span of years was the making of an extraordinary man and is the remarkable story of Roosevelt’s life from his birth in 1858 to his national prominence in 1898. 
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Saturday, 08/16/25 @10am 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT {1898-1919} ~ “THE SUMMIT” (PowerPoint) – This presentation covers from 1898 to 1919 during Roosevelt’s history-changing presidency & tumultuous post-presidency, highlighting events which have left his legacy throughout the world to this very day. 
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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!