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Sister’s Island c. early 1950s

February 10, 2012Art | Swanson, exploration, Fiddle reef, life, lightouse, litehouse, promotion, Sisters IslandBeachcombing, Books, Childhood Memories, Children, Foghorns, Incidents, Lighthouses, On The Job, Recreation, School, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

Here is a continuance of the tales of Juanita (Swanson) DuLong. Somewhere around the early 1950s, probably after a year at Fiddle Reef lighthouse the family was moved to Sisters Island. Juanita says: Fiddle Reef’s plumbing was a cistern and hand pump. Cold water only. Sisters was a little tamer and had a bathroom. When we arrived […]

Surviving on Fiddle Reef Lighthouse c. 1950s

February 3, 2012Art | Swanson, childhood memories, children, Fiddle reef, lighthouse, litehouse, Oak BayAdult Memories, Childhood Memories, Children, Equipment, Groceries & Mail, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Recreation, Rowboat, School, Weather, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

View Larger Map On January 21, 2012 I wrote about a family that lived on the lighthouses in the 1950s up to the 1960s, all in the days of no electricity – only kerosene lamps. I now have another installment from Ms. Juanita (Swanson) DuLong. She was only four years old at the time on […]