Mission Statement - Sanibel Historical Museum and Village

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to preserve, share,
and celebrate Sanibel’s history.

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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 – “Shore Haven,” Our Second Sears Roebuck Kit Home
Chapter 7 – The Old Sanibel Island Map
Chapter 8 – “Morning 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 “Algiers”
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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950 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL 33957
(239) 472-4648
info@sanibelmuseum.org

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