Naples Historical Society, Inc.
Naples Historical Society, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is considered the Central Voice of Naples History. The mission is to preserve Naples history and heritage for the community and future generations to enjoy. That mission is accomplished through five (5) preservation initiatives and ten (10) cleverly crafted educational programs. All educational programs are based at Historic Palm Cottage, Naples oldest house. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Historic Palm Cottage features docent-guided tours of the house museum, The Norris Gardens at Palm Cottage, Full Moon Tours, and walking tours of the Naples Historic District. Other wildly popular programs include a children's educational program called Pupils at Palm Cottage, Garden Side Chickee Chats lecture series, speaker's bureau, Christmas at Palm Cottage, oral history filmings, archival repository endeavors and accompanying Archival Viewing Center.
