Date of Service: 1892-1939 1867: Born on September 27, 1867 in Allen (Wicomico County) Maryland. 1889: Marries Esther E. Hopkins. The couple raises eight children. 1892: Serves as First Assistant Keeper at Craighill Lower Front Range Lighthouse (MD). Annual salary – $435. 1892-1893: Serves as Keeper at Lower Cedar Point Lighthouse (MD). Annual salary – …
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The Chesapeake Chapter of the USLHS is pleased to announce that the long awaited structural restoration of the “hips and joints” of the Thomas Point Lighthouse has begun. Crews started at the end of April and removed the scaffolding that has been on the west side since last fall. Over $413,000 in donations and grants …
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Regional Lighthouse Challenge and Festival Dates.
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This information was provided by personnel from the various organizations listed below and may be subject to change. Last Update: April 2, 2019
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Date of Service: 1904-1939 1872: Born on July 26 to parents William M. and Anna Yeatman, Sr., in St. Mary’s County, MD. 1900: His occupation is listed as a blacksmith in the U.S. Census. Early 1900s: Marries Julia Courtney. 1903: Wife Julia gives birth to a daughter, Mary on December 10. Neither mother or daughter …
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Date of Service: 1871-1908 1830: Born on October 1 in Richmond County, VA. 1862: Marries Anna Maria Lamb on May 12 in St. Mary’s County, MD. They go on to have 12 children. 1871: Appointed Keeper at Point Lookout Lighthouse, MD on September 22. His beginning salary was $520/year. 1874: A Novia Scotian schooner, Etta, …
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Preservation Work From Home If you’re a Chapter member we already know you love lighthouses. But if you are also a history buff and you’re looking for something to do while at home we have a tailor made project for you. Several years ago the Chapter had a project to help update the lighthouse histories …
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Date of Service: 1884-1918 1852/1853: Born in Virginia to parents G.W. & Mary Wilkins. 1884: Served as First Assistant at Watts Island Lighthouse, VA. His salary was $420/year. 1890: Appointed Keeper at Tangier Sound Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $575/year. 1892: Marries his wife, Lida, on June 12 in Northumberland, VA. They …
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Date of Service: 1882-1907 1851: Born in Maryland 1885: Marries his wife, Sarah. 1882: Served as First Assistant at Cove Point Lighthouse in MD. His salary was $420/year. 1883: Served as the first Keeper at Drum Point Lighthouse in MD. His starting salary was $540/year and ending salary of $575/year. 1890: Served as Keeper at …
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Date of Service: 1919 – 1958 1892: Born on November 18 to parents Tobey & Matilda, Somerset County, MD. 1919: Served as First Assistant at Cove Point Lighthouse in MD. His annual salary was $1,115/year. 1919-1920: Served as First Assistant at Point No Point Lighthouse in MD. His salary was $1,182/year. 1923: Served as First …
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Any questions, email Keeper Grave Dedication Ceremony programs-keepers @cheslights.org Download the Grave Marker Program Marker and Ceremony Application here.
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This painting of Al was commissioned by our Chapter Secretary and presented to Al’s wife in appreciation for all the work Al performed for our Chapter. Shortly after he submitted his membership and 40+3 reports for this newsletter, Membership Chairman Al Smith was hospitalized. On January 16, Al lost his battle with brain cancer. He …
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This quarter we celebrate the scouts that completed the 12th Maryland Lighthouse Challenge. The Farrell family from Valrico, Florida. Sierra, a Junior and Kayla, a Daisy Girl Scout along with their mom, Jennifer, completed what is the equivalent to the 2019 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge in June to earn the “Keeping the Lights Shining” Scout patch …
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Date of Service: 1907 – 1917 1873: Born on July 30 to Robert & Mary Collison, Maryland. 1907-1909: Served as the First Assistant at Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse in MD. His starting salary was $420/year and his ending salary was $480/year. Early 1900s: Married his wife Ellen and raised six children. 1909-1912: …
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Date of Service: 1921 – 1948 1898: Born on February 20 to John Lotson Austin & Markey Poyner Austin, in Frisco, NC 1916-1917: Joins the U.S. Lighthouse Service and was stationed on three lightships, including LV71. 1918-1921: Worked on multiple “oilers” for the U.S. Army. 1921: Returned to the U.S. Lighthouse …
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Date of Service: 1876 – 1912 1843: Born on January 14 to parents Dr. Joseph & Eliza McWilliams in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. 1850: Dr. Joseph L. McWilliams, the father of Josephine, sells 2.75 acres on the southwest corner of Blackistone Lighthouse at a price of $300 to the U.S. government as a …
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Date of Service: 1850 – 1861 1803: Birth of Martha McClelland in Maryland. 1843: John W. Nuthall age 40, widower, married Martha McClelland age 40 on January 3, 1843. 1849: John W. Nuthall listed as Keeper at Piney Point Lighthouse. His annual salary is listed as $350/year. 1850: In the 1850 …
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Date of Service: 1849 – 1850 1803: Birth of John W. Nuthall to Charles Nuthall and Anne McClelland. 1826: John W. Nuthall age 23, married Maria Norris on January 31, 1826, in St. Mary’s County, Md. 1843: John W. Nuthall age 40, widower, married Martha McClelland age 40 on January 3, 1843. …
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Maryland Governor’s Citation conferred to the Chesapeake Chapter “in recognition of the unique and historic role which the Lighthouse has played in helping to build our great Nation…in celebration of the 12th Maryland Lighthouse Challenge
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Date of Service: 1897-1931 1869: Born in Craven County, North Carolina on December 11, 1869. 1897: Works as a cook at Smith Point Lighthouse in Virginia for $30. 1898-1901: Works as First Assistant at Pages Rock Lighthouse in Virginia. His annual salary was $420. 1901: Marries his wife Virginia Mildred Oliver on October 9, in …
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Date of Service: 1918 – 1941 1879: Born on September 29 in Leonardtown, Maryland.Marries wife, Ada Viola Wible. Couple raises four children – daughters – Beulah and Helen, and sons, Charles and Thomas Earl. Works as a waterman and blacksmith.1918: Joins U.S. Lighthouse Service. Serves as Assistant Keeper at Tangier Sound Lighthouse (Virginia) with brother-in-law.1919: …
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Date of Service: 1936 – 1947 1907: Born October 13 in Delmar, Wicomico County, MD1926: Marries Gladys Ruth Elmore on September 1 in Crisfield, Somerset County, MD.1931: The couple has their first child, a son, Lewis Riggin Carman, Jr. on April 16.1932: The couple has their second child, a daughter, Caroline Virgie on October 24.1936-1938: …
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Date of Service: 1853 – 1861 1802: Born sometime around 1802 in Maryland1830s: Marries his wife, Susannah in Havre de Grace Maryland. They go on to have five children, 3 daughters, Ellenor, Sarah B. Frances E. and 2 sons, Louis and Samuel.1850: Per census records, Thomas and his family live in Havre de Grace where …
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Date of Service: 1881 – 1919 1841: Born on June 6 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. 1850s: The O’Neill family moves to Baltimore, Maryland. 1861: Henry enlists on September 12 in Baltimore, as a Private in Company D, 5th Maryland Infantry in the Union Army. His father, John O’Neill Jr., is named Keeper at Concord …
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Date of Service: 1863 – 1881 1797: Born in Fulton County, New York. 1830s: Marries John O’Neill, Jr. The couple have seven children, one of whom died as an infant. The remaining six children are Martha, Mary, Virginia, Charles Zelotes, Indiana, and Henry. 1861: Esther’s husband, John O’Neill, Jr. is appointed Keeper at Concord Point …
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Date of Service: 1861 – 1863 1800: Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland to John and Mary O’Neill Sr. 1830s: Marries his wife Esther, from Fulton New York and have 7 children, one of whom died as an infant. The remaining six children are Martha, Mary, Virginia, Charles Zelotes, Indiana, and Henry. 1860: Lives in …
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WE THANK OUR SPONSORS! Sawyer Chesapeake Bay FishingCharters & Chesapeake Bay Tourswww.sawyercharters.com/ A special thank you to artist Donna Elias for her generous donation of her talent in the form of beautiful watercolors for our souvenirs!
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The Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse outdoor placard was presented July 12, 2019. It is located in Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, Maryland. Click on photo to enlarge Contact: Programs Director programs@cheslights.org
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Date of Service: 1917 – 1950 1896: Born on February 4 in Tangier, VA to John W. and Emma (Crockett) Thomas.1917: Married Ella H. Crockett on September 16. Couple raises six children; two sons – Everett and Hanson; and four daughters – Emma, Catherine, Violet, and Doris. 1917: Serves aboard the Coast Guard cutter Apache.1917 …
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Date of Service: 1925 – 1947 1882: Born in Mathews County, VA. 1904: Marries Clarence Walter “Harry” Salter. Had three children – two daughters – Jessie Olga Salter Crouch and Mabel Salter Best; one son – Charles Bradley Salter. 1922: Husband serves as Keeper of Turkey Point Lighthouse, North East, Maryland. 1925: Keeper Salter passes …
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