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Coming up at the Center
Join us at the Center in February
Wednesday, Feb 18 at 1 p.m. for 'Greetings From Florida,' Vernon Peeples amassed an amazing collection of postcards related to Florida, major cities and tourist attractions and local SWFL Charlotte Harbor locations. We’re going to “time travel” back to the late 19-teens to ~1930 to see how postcard publishers depicted Florida at that time.
Tuesday, Feb 24 at 1 p.m., Don't miss Dr. Stephen Valdes' talk on Useppa Island's role in the Bay of Pigs invasion training by the CIA. Dive into Florida's intriguing history with us!
2025 Exhibit - Punta Gorda Through the Lens of Old Postcards
From the earliest days of the town, postcards, which blossomed in the late 1880s, were an integral part of communications with friends and family in distant places. As time went on and Punta Gorda became in part a tourist destination, visitors sent them as mementos of their travels through Florida. Now these old postcards represent an important visual and written link to Punta Gorda’s past. In this exhibit their importance to the historical record of the town will be illustrated and the role of postcards will be discussed in programs throughout the year.