The Chapter started a volunteer program in 1997 to assist local organizations in the preservation and maintenance of Bay area lighthouses. Each year Chapter members are invited to volunteer at any of the projects scheduled for the year. You can volunteer for a single day or for several activities throughout the year. Check the calendar for our schedule of Preservation work days for the current year. If you are interested in a particular site or date, contact us via the address below and the coordinator for that activity will provide you with details.
In the past, volunteers have worked on Chapter projects at:
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
The Lightship Chesapeake and Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse with the Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum
Drum Point and Cove Point Lighthouses at the Calvert Marine Museum
Updating the Lighthouse Histories for the Coast Guard Web Site Histories Project
Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society – Preservation Volunteer Form Instructions for submission: You must be a Chapter member to become a volunteer and participate in Chapter projects. If you are not a member become one today by following this link to the membership form. FILL OUT FORM. Fill in all required fields in …
The Chesapeake Chapter focuses on implementing the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s goals of restoration and preservation of America’s lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay area, particularly with regard to the lighthouses and lightships of Virginia, Maryland and lower portion of Delaware. Contact: Preservation Director, email: preservation@cheslights.org
The Chesapeake Chapter – USLHS, is an official Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society and is a 501(C) (3) non-profit organization. Our activities focus around lighthouse preservation and education while enjoying the social camaraderie of people with similar lighthouse goals. We visit them, learn of their history and support their preservation projects. We …
Chesapeake Chapter H.E.L.P. Fund The Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society has an on-going preservation program to help maintain the local Chesapeake area lighthouses, lightships and lighthouse artifacts. Donations to the Herb Entwistle Lighthouse Preservation Fund will be used to help finance the preservation activities of the Chapter and are tax deductible. These funds are restricted donations that are …
A lighthouse geocache trail is under development and lights will be added to the trail as they are established. What is geocaching? Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, first played in May 2000,[2] in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek …
If you are interested in helping to preserve lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay, you can join the Chesapeake Chapter’s volunteer corp. Each year preservation projects and work days are scheduled at various lighthouses or lightships. These projects come in many forms. Some are Chapter run and organized, others are done in coordination with the caretakers …
