Charlotte County Historical Center
Upcoming Programs & Events - download flyer
22959 Bayshore Road, Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980
1st Tuesday and Thursday each month
Pine Needle Weaving Workshop with Ingrid Towles
$12 members/$15 general public 9am-12pm
October 24
Fourth Fridays Speakers Series
$2 general public 1:30pm-3pm
Historic Trolley Tours - Departs from Historical Center
$28 members/$35 general public
Punta Gorda Tour Saturday, October 25 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Boat Tours
Nav-A-Gator Tour $16 members/$20 general public
Saturday, October 18 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Pre-registration is required for most programs.
Please call (941) 629-PAST (7278) for information or to register.
Times and dates subject to change.
Watch for more CCHC programs coming soon!
Heritage Oil Paintings by Betty Reese
Fascinating oil paintings of sixteen historical buildings county-wide
are now a part of our permanent exhibit at the Charlotte County Historical
Center. Some of the structures depicted do still exist, and others are
gone forever. Port Charlotte artist Betty Reese researches each one,
then makes it come alive again. She has generously donated all of these
original paintings to the CCHC historical collections.
Shopping in Charlotte County
From
trading posts and peddlers, to neighborhood general stores and twentieth
century shopping plazas, the local retail business has changed greatly
over the years. Alongside the Live Oak Emporium museum shop is the Shopping
in Charlotte County permanent exhibit, with dozens of artifacts on display
from the CCHC collections. Did you live here when ladies had to go to
Fort Myers if they wanted to buy a dress? Historical photographs from
the late U. S. Cleveland and the former Charlotte Harbor Area Historical
Society complete the picture.
Bicentennial Time Capsule
During the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, plans were made for a Charlotte County time capsule to be set in place at the Memorial Auditorium in Punta Gorda and re-opened after 100 years. The building was damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Charley, but before it was demolished we removed the capsule’s two large cylinders from their sand-filled vault for safe keeping. The Bicentennial Time Capsule is now on exhibit at the Charlotte County Historical Center, and a place will be provided for it in the new event center being planned for the old Auditorium site.
