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April 1 - 2, 2006 Workdays at Calvert Marine Museum - Drum Point and Cove Point

Chapter volunteers returned to Drum Point and Cove Point Lighthouses to continue their maintenance and preservation efforts.

Sound like fun? The Chapter's next workday at Baltimore Maritime Museum is scheduled for April 8, 2006. To learn more about the Chapter's Volunteer Program, visit the Volunteer page on this site.

If you are ever in doubt about a date for a Chapter event, check out the calendar on the web site.

Photos courtesy of Anne Puppa.

Drum Point:
Polishing the brass.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteer Denise works on brightening the brass inside Drum Point.
Sweeping the house.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteer Denise's daughter works on sweeping out all the winter dust and cobwebs.
 
Cove Point:
Removing debris.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteers work on removing the debris between the fence and the sea wall at Cove Point.
Nice and clean.
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For A Larger View.		 What a difference a broom and shovel makes!
Tom supervises.
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For A Larger View.		 Tom supervises Paula and Lauren's efforts to trim the rose bushes in front of the keeper's quarters.
Stacking bricks.
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For A Larger View.		 The Redden Boys volunteer to stack bricks behind the keeper's house.
Hanging blinds.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteer Tom hangs blinds in the old Fog building. The museum will be showing short videos in the building for lighthouse visitors' viewing pleasure.
Paint chips cleanup.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteers Paula and Lauen work on cleaning up the paint chips prior to a fresh coat of paint. Note the gentle breeze!
Painting the stairs.
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For A Larger View.		 Volunteers Sandra and Anne paint the town - well the stairs anyways.
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