Collier County Genealogy

This is a site designed to share the love of genealogy for the Collier County area, and to aid those who are doing their own family research.

10/06/2023

For all my Kirkland kin. Great reading.

https://www.coastalbreezenews.com/news/community/collier_county_s_centennial_celebration/teacher-s-diary/article_e9cbb110-6326-11ee-a37a-63081ef2bbf1.html?fbclid=IwAR3Q_UYTQkQxXDkRNycaXJRMO0j9Xaq7a2kQ8VF35UuAEVXFcW3OYkbCxB4

Teacher’s Diary: Immersive Look into Marco, Little Marco, and Henderson Creek from 1898-1899

06/07/2023

During Marco Island's pioneer era, Captain W.D. Collier's properties at the village of Marco were a popular gathering place for residents and visitors alike.

As A.W. Dimock wrote in The Book of the Tarpon (1911), "Everybody who goes down the coast stops there [Collier's]. The only way to avoid a long detour around the Cape Romano Shoals is to go through Collier's Bay to C**n Key, and one cannot pass through Collier's Bay without calling at the store."

📸 Seven men, including Dr. Charles Louis Olds (left), and a dog outside Collier's store (c. 1910s). Courtesy of Collier County Museums.