Lee County Black History Society - Fort Myers (FL)

5 /5 Courtney McNeil: I recently enjoyed a wonderful and welcoming tour of the Lee County Black History Society Museum led by Mr. Charles Barnes, who is truly a wealth of information and knowledge. I was impressed at how much information was conveyed by the museums exhibits and their effective use of space, and I learned so much. I will recommend this museum to anyone interested in learning more about the history of Lee County and the valuable contributions of the vibrant Black community there!

5 /5 Susan Green: Our organization, Ft. Myers U.D.C. had a delightful time on our tour of the museum on May 10th, 2024. We met with Autumn Watkins and Melinda Golden for over an hour in the main building. Melinda gave us a tour of the museum afterwards. The ladies were delightful and informative. We hope they are enriched with many gifts to help their area and museum grow. It is an important part if the Dunbar community.

5 /5 Lesley Cook: Place ran out of bathroom tissue and managing person was late to open causing problems for our schedule. Hot and stuffy. Inadequate AC for such a small place. Hope to find something else for next function.

5 /5 Mary Claire Hartel: I went to the Juneteenth Celebration at the park they had free tours of Fort Myers Black History Museum, such a great source of information about slavery and about Fort Black History. This stuff I never learned in school so, important pieces of history are left out. I want to know the whole story.... So many brave people fought for freedom that we never hear about. I hope my 8 year olds generation learns the whole history of the USA and local history and not just the certain pretty stories that sound good... Thank I learned a lot. I want to come back when it is not so busy so I can time to read everything.

5 /5 Earl Faneuf: One of the most interesting museums I have been to in a while. Not big, but it is packed with history. A "find" for anyone into history, a "must" for local African Americans. Its focus is on the local history of the black movement but certainly would be well worth anyones time. Even if just a visitor.