Marco Island Historical Society, Marco Island

The Marco Island Historical society, founded in 1994, investigates and preserves the islands history for the public. The society offers tours and lectures by qualified speakers. A museum exhibit is housed in the society's headquarters; they also have a second museum at 168 Palm Drive. The society constantly works to preserve the islands culture with efforts such as that to bring the "Key Marco Cat", a Calusa artifact discovered in 1896 and Marco Islands most treasured historical possession, to the Collier County Museum by the Marco Island from the Smithsonian where it is currently housed.