Category: Historic Building

November 18, 2020 – The Sanibel Historical Museum & Village’s 2020 Annual Report is now available on the Village’s website, www.sanibelmuseum.org. The report provides an over of last season as well as a look ahead to the coming season – all of which has changed since the coronavirus came on the scene.[…]

November 13, 2020 – The Sanibel Historical Museum & Village will take part in “Museum Store Sunday,” sponsored by the Museum Store Association. The event is November 29th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entrance to the store is free, but the museum and village will be closed[…]

November 5, 2020 – The Sanibel Historical Village board and committee members will conduct a special training program to get new volunteers started and to help current volunteers refresh their memories about the many historical buildings, artifacts, and stories to share with visitors.[…]

October 20, 2020 – The Sanibel Historical Village is now open for visitors Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Gift Shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.[…]

October 14, 2020 – The Sanibel Historical Village is pleased to introduce its new Finance Assistant, Susan Ruberry.[…]

October 6, 2020 – The Sanibel Historical Village will reopen October 20, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.[…]

August 13, 2020 – “The Sanibel School for White Children was constructed in 1896 at the corner of what is now Bailey Road and Periwinkle Way. In 1903, it was moved up Periwinkle”[…]

June 28, 2020 – “Prior to 1926, the postal system on Sanibel was run out of the postmasters’ homes, which were located on the eastern end of the island.”[…]

June 30, 2020 – “A Poem By Sam Bailey. In 1900 was the beginning of Bailey’s store. However, some of us […]

May 21, 2020 – “If we don’t have it, you don’t need it!” That was the motto Sam Bailey gave to his family’s general store, and a humorous one for a general store located on a still pretty isolated island. […]