Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 7:00 p.m. EST Join Preservation Virginia and as follow the life and time of Willis Augustus Hodges, Cape Henry Lighthouse’s only African American keeper. An avid abolitionist, Hodges left his mark throughout Virginia and New York in the 1800s. The presentation will examine primary sources and will include quotes from his autobiography.… Continue reading Keeper of the Light: Willis Augustus Hodges Virtual Program

Saturday, February 18, 2023, 4:00 PM Eastern Time, 1:00 PM Pacific Time This year commemorates the 20th anniversary of the publication of The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter, the remarkable true story of Ida Lewis, America’s most famous female lighthouse keeper. Ida served as keeper at Lime Rock Light Station in Newport, Rhode Island, in the late… Continue reading Special Virtual Event: “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter: The Definitive Biography of Ida Lewis,” with author Lenore Skomal and filmmaker Nico Raineau

Join the U.S. Lighthouse Society and Friends of Flying Santa for a celebration of a wonderful 93-year-old tradition. Back in 1929, the pioneering Maine pilot Bill Wincapaw started flying his seaplane over the lighthouses of the Maine coast in the Christmas season, dropping gifts for the keepers and their families as a show of appreciation.… Continue reading Friends of Flying Santa Third Annual Virtual Gala on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 7 p.m. EST

Fall Membership Event October 14 – 15, 2022 Three times a year, the Florida Lighthouse Association (FLA) holds a membership meeting at one of Florida’s lights. However, that rule is more of a suggestion. The FLA is breaking out and venturing over the border to St. Simons (GA) in October to take in the sites,… Continue reading Florida Lighthouse Association Annual Meeting

We invite you to join the U.S. Lighthouse Society and the Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society for a virtual tour (via Zoom) of a beautiful and historic light station on Florida’s east coast, on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. EST (that’s 3:00 p.m. CST; 2:00 p.m. MST; and 1:00 PST). Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse was… Continue reading Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, Florida, Virtual Tour on June 18

Join the U.S. Lighthouse Society for an exciting new event — a virtual watercolor painting class with artist Jan Guarino! The event is on April 28 at 3:00-5:00 p.m. EST. The subject of the lighthouse painting class will be Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in Florida. Jan Guarino is an award-winning artist living in New York, and… Continue reading Watercolor Painting Class with Jan Guarino featuring Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse on April 28

We invite you to join the U.S. Lighthouse Society and the Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation for a virtual tour (via Zoom) of one of the Gulf Coast’s most historic light stations, on Saturday, April 2, at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST, 2:00 p.m. MST, 1:00 PST). Built in 1872, Bolivar Point Lighthouse sent its… Continue reading Bolivar Point Lighthouse, Texas, Virtual Tour on April 2