Next Program at the History Center -- The Epidemic that Hit Punta Gorda in the 1950s -- Tuesday, May 14, 1 pm.

 The Story of the rare "Icelandic Flu" that hit Punta Gorda in 1956 with showing of part of a documentary featuring ladies from Punta Gorda that were impacted by the disease. 




Help Provide History

Often an incidental factor in a diary, photograph, map or other document can reveal more about the story of our town.  Before these important clues to our past our lost