Saturday, September 30, at 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. on the West Coast) Our special guest for this presentation will be Theresa Levitt, a professor of history at the University of Mississippi. Her acclaimed book A Short Bright Flash told the fascinating story of Augustin Fresnel, the French physicist who changed the world with his… Continue reading A virtual presentation by author Theresa Levitt: “The Fresnel Lens and the Notion of a Public Good.”

Connecticut’s Black Rock Harbor, now part of the city of Bridgeport, is a deep, protected harbor that developed as a trade port and shipbuilding center in the 1700s. Black Rock Harbor is sheltered by Fayerweather Island, which made the island an ideal place for a lighthouse to mark the harbor entrance. The first lighthouse on the… Continue reading Fayerweather Island Lighthouse (Connecticut) 200th Anniversary being celebrated with special USLHS Zoom event on September 9 at 4 p.m. EST

In recognition of National Lighthouse Day 2023 (August 7), the U.S. Lighthouse Society held its first-ever nationwide dance contest. People were asked to dance at lighthouses around the U.S. to the original song “Meet Me at the Lighthouse” by Joe Rivers. We received entries from ten different states across the country! Here is a compilation.… Continue reading National Lighthouse Day Dance Contest Winners

Join us for a special Zoom event on Saturday, July 29, at 4 p.m. Joining us will be Linda Osborne Cynowa, author of the new book, Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast. Linda’s book will explore — through vintage postcards — many of the lighthouses in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,… Continue reading Special Virtual Event – Linda Osborne Cynowa, author of “Lighthouses of the North Atlantic Coast”

August 5-7, 2023 – Cash Prizes to be awarded! This is a call to all our friends all around the U.S to take part in a fun and unique event. The idea behind this is that we’re trying to foster a feeling of community among lighthouse groups, to celebrate what lighthouses mean to all of… Continue reading National Lighthouse Day Dance Contest

Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 7 p.m. EST The book USA Stars & Lights: Portraits from the Dark is a creative collaboration between photographer David Zapatka and the U.S. Lighthouse Society. The book is a stunning collection of beautiful nighttime photographs featuring more than 160 lighthouses from 17 states. For more than 40 years, David… Continue reading Stars and Lights: A virtual event with photographer David Zapatka

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