History – Lighthouse Memories

Mise Tales Forty-Seven

October 23, 2014antiques, deck prisms, lighthouse, litehouse, quilts, weather, wind, wine bottleAdvertisement, Art, Construction, Environment, Equipment, History, Hobbies, Lighthouses, Ornaments, Souvenirs, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. As mentioned earlier on the front page of my website, any photos or cartoons, or short bits of information, when it is removed from the front page, will also be included again later in the next next Misc Tales posting. That way you can keep track […]

What Happens If You Break It?

October 2, 2014Fresnel lens, lighthouse, litehouse, restorationAdvertisement, Art, Construction, Equipment, Florida, History, Light, Lighthouses, North America, USA, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

Classic Fresnel Lighthouse Lenses (Youtube) Another benefit of Facebook (FB), if you subscribe to the right channels, is the notification of new webpages. In this case a friend on Sentinelles des Mer (FB) led me to their webpage in Belgium www.sentinelles-des-mers.be again in French in case you clicked on the first link already. What a beautiful […]

Updates

September 12, 2014database, help, lighthouse, litehouse, unknownAdult Memories, British Columbia, Canada, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old WebsiteretlkprLeave a Comment

As most of you know, and I keep reminding people, this lighthouse website began as a simple list of lighthouse keepers after I retired from 32 years of lighthouse keeping in 2001. I created the first website for historical and genealogical purposes. After a few years, and much help from the public, it developed into this second […]

Machias Seal Island Photos

August 22, 2014border dispute, Canada, lighthouse, litehouse, Machias Island, Maine, New Brunswick, Seal Island, USAAutomation, Canada, Coast Guard, Environment, Fishing, Government, History, Lighthouses, Maine, New Brunswick, Photos, Tourism, Travel, Visitors, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

Machias Seal Island is located on the East coast of Canada between New Brunswick and Maine. It is best known for its bird populations – especially puffins – and also for its ongoing border dispute between Canada and the USA. Thi taken s morning I was notified of a lovely photo album taken this month […]

Mise Tales Forty-Four

July 25, 2014book, cartoon, ebay, for sale, lighthouse, litehouse, Poplar Point, The Lighthouse Keepers, water cycleArt, Australia, Books, Books, Coins, Drawings, Drawings, Environment, History, Hobbies, Jewellery, Jewellery, Jigsaw Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouse Models, Lighthouses, Models, Models, Ornaments, Ornaments, Paintings, Paintings, Photographs, Photos, Posters, Souvenirs, Stained Glass, Stained Glass, Stories, Toys, ToysretlkprLeave a Comment

Mise Tales Forty-Three

June 7, 2014anniversary, boat, British Columbia, contest, lighthouse, litehouse, photos, tours, Trinity HouseAdvertisement, Art, Boats, British Columbia, Coins, Coins, England, Foreign, Government, History, Information, Lighthouses, Photographs, Photos, Souvenirs, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

Shine Bright Like A Lighthouse. A Love Affair With Maritime History.

May 25, 2014Canada, lighthouse, litehouse, New Brunswick, Prince Edward IslandAdult Memories, Art, Canada, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Lighthouses, Maps, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Photographs, Prince Edward Island, Reprint, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

Shine Bright Like A Lighthouse. A Love Affair With Maritime History. John Sylvester, Country Magazine May 15, 2014 Having grown up in Nova Scotia, I have fond memories of scrambling over the curved granite whaleback rocks below my aunt’s cottage near the community of Peggy’s Cove. Even though that’s the home of Nova Scotia’s most famous […]

Britain’s Royal Mint Honours 500 Years of Trinity House

May 23, 2014anniversary, coins, lighthouse, litehouse, Trinity House, UKArt, Coins, Coins, England, Government, History, Hobbies, Ireland, Lighthouses, Scotland, Souvenirs, United Kingdom, WalesretlkprLeave a Comment

Britain’s Royal Mint honours 500 years of Trinity House 20 May 2014 The Royal Mint is this week commemorating the 500th anniversary of Trinity House (20th May), the organisation that has safeguarded the lighthouses, pilot ships and coastal waters of Britain since being awarded a Royal Charter to do so by King Henry VIII. […]

Dreams of Being a Lighthouse Keeper

May 15, 2014automation, lighthouse, litehouse, Trinity House, UKAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Automation, Bed & Breakfast, Construction, England, Europe, Foreign, Government, History, Ireland, Lighthouses, On The Job, Operators, Real Estate, Recreation, Reprint, Scotland, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Travel, United Kingdom, WalesretlkprLeave a Comment

For years past, adults and children of all ages had dreams of growing up to be an adventurous lighthouse keeper. That dream is slowly dimming as the world automates its lighthouses. The following article from The Guardian brings to our attention the dimming of the dream in the UK The lure of the lighthouse for […]

Two of the World’s Oldest Lighthouses

May 5, 2014lighthouse, litehouse, UK, worldAdult Memories, Canada, Construction, Earthquake, Foreign, History, Information, Lighthouses, North America, Nova Scotia, Travel, United Kingdom, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

Under the title Can you shed light on it? by the Grimsby Telegraph and posted: on May 01, 2014 Tim Mickleburgh said: The world’s oldest lighthouse (the Pharos of Alexandria) was built by Sostratus of Cnidus around 270 BC. It was a pyramid-shaped tower of white marble on the island of Pharos (in Greek the word Pharos means […]

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