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ABOUT THE BAILEYS

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Table of Contents
  • Cover Page
  • Mission Statement
  • Chapter 1 – Sanibel Historical Museum and Village
  • Chapter 2 – Volunteering at Sanibel Historical Museum and Village
  • Chapter 3 – An Abbreviated Historical Village Tour
  • Chapter 4 – Brief History and Timeline of Sanibel and Southwest Florida
  • Chapter 5 – Typical Visitor Questions
  • Chapter 6 – β€œShore Haven,” Our Second Sears Roebuck Kit Home
  • Chapter 7 – The Old Sanibel Island Map
  • Chapter 8 – β€œMorning Glories,” The Little Sears Roebuck Kit Home
  • Chapter 9 – Black American History on Sanibel Island
  • Chapter 10 – Sanibel Packing Co. d/b/a Bailey’s General Store
  • Chapter 11 – A Poem By Sam Bailey (1924 – 2010)
  • Chapter 12 – The Garden
  • Chapter 13 – The Post Office
  • Chapter 14 – Miss Charlotta’s Tea Room
  • Chapter 15 – The Packing House, Buggy, Wagon, and Car
  • Chapter 16 – The Burnap Cottage
  • Chapter 17 – The β€œAlgiers”
  • Chapter 18 – The Sanibel School for White Children
  • Chapter 19 – Memories of the Sanibel School
  • Chapter 20 – The Rutland House
  • Chapter 21 – Homesteading
  • Chapter 22 – Some Historic Families and Early Islanders
  • Chapter 23 – Some Profiles on Early Islanders
  • Chapter 24 – Sanibel’s Pioneer Women
  • Chapter 25 – Sanibel’s Best Known Sites
  • Chapter 26 – Four Old Sanibel Homes
  • Chapter 27 – The Museum Store
  • Chapter 28 – ABOUT THE BAILEYS
  • Chapter 29 – SANIBEL CEMETERY
  • Chapter 30 – Quick Read
  • Appendix A – Sanibel History Quiz Q&A

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