“History is at the heart of every city. Our country is so young that we barely have a past to speak of. For Naples to have you and your efforts to preserve our beginnings will allow us to be included with those who have the wisdom to record our contribution to the growth of this newly formed youngster called the United States of America.”
— Regina Vaccarella, 2010
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Author Archives: Lois A. Bolin, Ph.D.
If the South is the Bible belt, then I was born right on the buckle,” Lois Bolin proudly declares about her South Carolina roots.
As the director of Naples Backyard History, Ms. Bolin knows well the importance of place in the development of both individual and community character. NBYH is the educational arm of Naples Cultural Landscape, a fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County,
“The beauty of a great idea lies in the art of using it.”
— Thomas Edison
Every child (at least in my days) learned to recite: “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Now we can now add a new verse: “In 2010, Columbus’ ships did it again; not on the ocean blue, you see, but on the Gulf of Mexico for you and me.”
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