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School children visit museum ship for “masked ball”

TIME/DATE:  Tuesday, April 24; Wednesday, April 25; Friday, April 27 from 10 AM to 1 PM PLACE: Lighthouse Tender LILAC, Pier 25, N. Moore and West Streets New York, NY—The Time in Children’s Arts Initiative is bringing underprivileged children to the Lighthouse Tender LILAC this week.  After brief tours of the retired Coast Guard cutter,… Continue reading School children visit museum ship for “masked ball”

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KATE’S CORNER #20

Kate Walker here, keeping the light on Robbins Reef. We talked earlier about lighthouses with caisson foundations. Let’s look at two caisson lights. Fourteen Foot Bank Light Station stands in Delaware Bay near Bowers Beach. It was America’s first pneumatic caisson lighthouse structure, built in 1887. The U.S. Light-House Board (USLHB) Committee on Engineering reviewed… Continue reading KATE’S CORNER #20

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Opportunity to Work in the National Archives

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: 2018 Summer Research Assistant / Intern The U.S. Lighthouse Society is seeking a summer research assistant to copy historic documents relating to the U.S. Lighthouse Service and to make the documents accessible to the public through the Society’s new online catalog. The position will require camera work at the National Archives, Washington, D.C.,… Continue reading Opportunity to Work in the National Archives

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National Archives Creates Lighthouse Coloring Book

The National Archives has put together a coloring book based on architectural drawings of lighthouses found in Record Group 26. What a great way to engage kids (of any age) with lighthouses! The downloadable PDF is available here or by going to their website at https://www.archives.gov/campaigns/lighthouse-coloring-book.  The Archives is encouraging folks to share their creations on Twitter by… Continue reading National Archives Creates Lighthouse Coloring Book