On November 1, 2016 a print version of Graham’s eBook Where Do We Live? Research by a Seasonal Resident of Burnt Store Road (aka The Burnt Store Road Book) was published by the Burnt Store-PPYC Charitable Boating Foundation. Graham had previously granted the rights to the book to this charity.
It is available at a variety of book stores and other outlets around Charlotte and Lee Counties including Sandman Book Company, Copperfish Books, Burnt Store Marina Trading Post, CHEC and the Cape Coral Historical Society. The Library of Congress Control Number is 2016915567 and the ISBN is 978-0-692-78351-1.
The eBook was freely distributed for the first 15 months and was downloaded over 750 times. In the summer of 2017 the eBook was made available for download in exchange for a US$9.50 contribution to the same charity which has published the print version. Download instructions are now available on the book launch website – www.wheredowelive.com.
The Burnt Store-PPYC Charitable Boating Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization established in 2014 by a group of residents of the Burnt Store area. The 2017 directors are Jeff Hawley, Carole Lick, Graham Segger, Bill Southworth, Kay Ackerson, Carmen Comite, Lon Acheson, and John Vanderslice. The mission of the organization is to provide educational and outreach opportunities related to boating and marine topics for the community. Examples of sponsored activities are cruises with members and staff of local children’s groups such as the Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte County and participation in the Wounded American Veterans (WAVE) day on the water program. Other activities include the publishing of Graham’s book and printing of boating safety material. The Foundation’s Florida Solicitation of Funds registration number CH45066.
Update – As of December 2017 all of the initial print run has been sold or consigned to book stores. The Foundation has printed a Second Edition available January 1, 2018. The Second Edition has some updated and new material and has been printed in black & white to allow the Foundation to reduce the selling price to $25.
I live on caloosa and old burntstore road and have always been searching for the history of this area. Today while on Google i came across some of your research and tomorrow the quest to find your book begins. Im 38 with a great wife and two kids, this is the only place those kiddos have ever lived and as they’re getting a bit bigger now I’d love to tell them more about their area. It was my 8 year olds question to me, “why’s it called burntstore road?” That got me curious. Now hopefully i can find your book
Where can I get a hard copy of “Where do I live”