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Light Hearted ep 312: Simon and Laura Thomas, Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island
The strait between Bristol and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, was busy in the early 1800s, with all manner of vessels passing between Narragansett Bay to …
1 year, 5 months ago
Light Hearted Lite #18 – Dave Waller, owner of Graves Light part 2 of 2
This is an edited version of the second part of an interview with Dave and Lynn Waller, owners of Graves Lighthouse in outer Boston Harbor, a classic…
1 year, 5 months ago
Light Hearted ep 311 – Florida Lighthouse historian Neil Hurley
Neil Hurley
Neil Hurley’s interest in Florida lighthouses goes back to the mid-1980s. He was serving as a staff officer for the Seventh Coast Guard…
1 year, 6 months ago
Light Hearted Lite #17 – Dave Waller, owner of Graves Light, MA, pt 1 of 2
This is an edited version of an interview that was first heard in episode 60 in May 2020. The guest is Dave Waller, the owner of Graves Light in Bost…
1 year, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 310 – Barcelona Lighthouse, New York
Barcelona Light Station, photo by Mike and Carol McKinney
In 1828, Congress appropriated five thousand dollars to construct a lighthouse in Barcelo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Light Hearted Lite #16 – Fred Mikkelsen, Coast Guard keeper at Conimicut, RI
Fred Mikkelsen
This is an edited version of an interview first heard in episode 43 in January 2020. Conimicut Lighthouse is a cast-iron caisson str…
1 year, 6 months ago
Light Hearted ep 309 – East Brother Light Station and the history of Richmond, CA, with Desiree Heveroh
Desiree Heveroh at East Brother Light Station in Richmond, California
Desiree Heveroh describes herself a steward and keeper of the history of the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Light Hearted Lite #15 – Shona Riddell, author of “Guiding Lights,” and the USLHS’s upcoming virtual event
Pencarrow Lighthouse (1859) was the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand. Mary Jane Bennett – the first official lighthouse keeper in New Zeala…
1 year, 7 months ago
Light Hearted ep 308: Alex Dias, Pomham Rocks, Rhode Island
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, photo by Gary Point
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is at the northern end of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, offshore from the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Light Hearted Lite #14 – Jim Pope, keeper at Whaleback, Maine
This is a re-edited version of an interview that was first heard on “Light Hearted” in 2019. Jim Pope was a keeper at rugged Whaleback Lighthouse…
1 year, 7 months ago