SWFAS was founded in 1980 to provide a meeting place for people interested in the southwest Florida area's archaeology, history and cultural past.

2024 FALL AND 2025 SWFAS SPEAKER SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER 20, 2024, 7:00 PM, NAPLES, COLLIER COUNTY MUSEUM AT GOVERNMENT CENTER
Sara Ayres Rigsby, FPAN Archaeologist
Archaeology and Climate Change in Florida: Looking to our Resilient Past to Build the Future
CLIMATE CHANGE IS IMPACTING FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES!  Attend our November presentation by Archaeologist Sarah Ayers-Rigsby to find out what the impact of hurricanes, erosion and human activity is having on our precious archaeological heritage.

DECEMBER 7/14, 2024, 10:00 AM Field Trip - Koreshan State Park: SWFAS will have a private escorted tour by a Koreshan docent and preregistration for the field trip is required.  We will meet for lunch after the field trio at a local restaurant which will also require registration. Contact John Furey at jffurey@charter.net to register.

JANUARY 15, 2025, 7:00 PM, FT. MYERS, IMAGINARIUM MUSEUM
Pat McKeown, Ph.D., Author
The Mound House

FEBRUARY 19, 2025, 7:00 PM, FT. MYERS, IMAGINARIUM MUSEUM
Ron Westcott, Koreshan State Park Docent
The Koreshans

MARCH 19, 2025, 7:00 PM, FT. MYERS, IMAGINARIUM MUSEUM
Theresa Schober, Archaeologist & SWFAS Member
Archaeology of Mt. Elizabeth
John Furey, RPA, Archaeologist & SWFAS Member
Shark Tooth Tools at Mt. Elizabeth

APRIL 16, 2025, 7:00 PM, NAPLES, COLLIER COUNTY MUSEUM AT GOVERNMENT CENTER
Bob Carr, Executive Director, The Archaeological and Historical Conservancy, Inc.
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NOVEMBER 19, 2025, 7:00 PM, NAPLES, COLLIER COUNTY MUSEUM AT GOVERNMENT CENTER
Jacob Winge, Civic Leader, Local History Advocate
Topic TBA

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