The Southwest Florida Museum of History announces a special guest author for this summer making a one-day appearance! Join us on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6 pm as author and former Edison & Ford Winter Estates curator, Michele Wehrwein Albion presents her new book, The Florida Life of Thomas Edison. Albion will discuss her enjoyable account of our area’s most famous winter resident from an insider’s view and the process of learning more about this fascinating inventor.
Drawing from a wide range of resources, including photographs, manuscripts, maps, and newspaper accounts, Michele Albion explores a significant facet of Edison’s life that is largely unknown. In doing so, she presents the full story of his professional and leisure time while on holiday and how central Fort Myers became to the most famous inventor in the world. Michele Wehrwein Albion, former assistant curator and registrar at the United States Holocaust Museum, was the first professional curator of the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida. She now lives in Dover, New Hampshire.
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience Edison’s life in Fort Myers first-hand with this author during a specially scheduled Author’s Evening on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6 pm -7:30 pm at the Southwest Florida Museum of History. This evening includes coffee and dessert, the featured author presentation, a meet-and-greet book signing and admission to the Museum, all for just $10, tax-deductible. Reservations are required by calling 239-321-7430. The new season 2009-2010 Author Evening series begins September 9th - April. Watch our web site for the upcoming Author Evening listings!