FOURTH-GENERATION FORT MYERS
Our Family,
Our Hometown
A look back at the Johnson family's deep roots in Fort Myers — through the people, places, and moments that shaped who we are.
My grandfather and grandmother circa 1946. Grampa was born in Highlands County, Venus, Florida under a cabbage palm on Fisheating Creek. Grama was born in Fort Myers in 1925. She had a day care on the corner of Jackson and South Street from the 1960's to the 1990's, called Kiddie Kare.
My father circa 1959 near Linhart Avenue in front of a banana tree
My great grandfather and great grandmother enjoying a day at the beach on Sanibel Island circa 1940's
Me and my brothers and sisters getting ready for the Edison Festival Junior Parade 1986
A photo of Cottage Street in 1948, you can see our Historic Office building in the distance.
My Great-Great Grandparents with their children. My Great Grandfather (Granddaddy Campbell) is the youngest who has his hand on his mother's shoulder.