Baseball Presentation – Roberto Clemente in Fort Myers
Roberto Clemente 
played Spring Training games with the Pittsburg Pirates in Fort Myers for 14 years. Some consider him the greatest player of all time. Join museum manager Holly Shaffer for an informative history of Clemente’s time in Fort Myers.
Garden Tour (Registration Required)
Horticulturalists lead behind-the-scenes garden tours which include 20 acres of historic gardens, crop gardens, propagating nursery, and Garden
Shoppe full of exotic, heritage and edible plants for gardens and containers.
The garden tour is offered the second Wednesday of the month, and tickets go on sale online the first of each month for that month’s tour. Registration is limited – click here for online ticketing.
Members: $30, non-members: $35
Digital Discussion: Women in the Revolutionary War
Discover the story of the women during the Revolutionary War, who were known as Molly Pitchers. Was there one Molly Pitcher or many ? What was their role during the 
Revolutionary War? Join Museum Holly Shaffer for this free informative presentation.
Click here to register.
Visit our archives to see previous digital discussions.
Volunteer Meeting and Guest Lecture: America at War – Operation Market Garden
In the summer of 1944, plans began for an operation to seize a bridge over the lower Rhine River at Arnhem in Holland. The American part of the mission was to employ the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions to seize key features that might delay the advance of British XXX Corps tanks towards the bridge. They succeeded in their tasks of capturing the vital bridges at Eindhoven and Nijmegen. However, the delays caused to the British armored advance, combined with strong German resistance at Arnhem led to the withdrawal of the remnants of the British 1st Airborne Division in one of the costliest defeats of World War. Join military historian Duane Shaffer for a discussion of this important operation.
This meeting is free and open to the public.
Location: South Florida Water Management Lecture Hall 2301 McGregor Blvd
Step Into History Digital Edition: Firestone Liberia Rubber Plantation
Join our historian Spencer for a Step Into History digital presentation on the Firestone Liberia Rubber Plantation. Discover how the quest for an American-controlled rubber
crop turned into a whirlwind of human rights abuses, political corruption, and exploitation in West Africa. Registration is required for this free virtual presentation.
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Or click here to see our archives.
Step into History Digital Edition – The Ballad of Burton Willard
Join Lead Historian Isaac Hunter for the next Digital Step into History. Isaac will be discussing Thomas A. Edison Jr., also known as Burton Willard. Join us to hear about 
Tom Jr’s life as son of esteemed inventor Thomas A. Edison. CLICK HERE to register for this presentation.
Past presentations are available in our archive.
Gardening Class: Grafting Cacti
Learn at the hands of our skilled botanist, the horticulture practice of grafting cacti for propagation or hybridizing. This is a special opportunity to understand several grafting techniques including selecting the right scion to match a rootstock and produce a high-quality plant to take home.
The program will begin with a Garden Talk (included in the registration fee for the grafting class) in our expanded succulent garden, and the grafting class will immediately follow at the Garden Council classroom. Registration is required for the class.
All tools, plants and work materials are included. Two sessions are available: Saturday, March 14 at 10 AM or Tuesday, March 17 at 1:30 PM.
Cost for Gardening Class (includes Garden Talk): Members: $50; Non-members: $65
Click here to register now!
A Garden Talk only option is available on a walk-in basis, Saturday or Tuesday as above. Cost for Garden Talk only: Members $15; Non-members: $20
Digital Discussion: The Life of Frederick Douglass
Learn about the amazing life of Frederick Douglass. Born into enslavement from which he escaped Douglass became an abolitionist, public speaker, newspaper publisher, and 
author. Discover his complicated relationship with President Abraham Lincoln and how he influenced Lincoln during the Civil War. Join museum manager Holly Shaffer for the free virtual presentation. Registration is required.
Click here to view our digital discussion archive.
Digital Discussion: Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment
In January of 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, stating that all enslaved people in Confederate states were 
to be freed. However, it did not apply to border states or areas under Union control. The 13th Amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War before the Southern states had returned to the Union. Though the Senate passed it in April 1864, the House did not. Lincoln took an active role to ensure it passed through Congress. He was successful when the House passed the bill in January 1865.
Please join museum manager Holly Shaffer for this free virtual presentation.
Registration is required.
