children – Lighthouse Memories

Mise Tales Thirty-Six

March 13, 2014book review, CCGS, CG, children, Haida Gwaii, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photos, Snowy, videoAdult Memories, Books, Books, Books, British Columbia, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Construction, Hobbies, Humour, Icebreakers, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Models, Photos, Photos, Ships, Toys, Videos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. ***************************** [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/b3e7CDg8a3g”] Here is a great video taken on board the Coast Guard ship CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier as it services the mountain-top radio sites using the onboard helicopter. Great shots of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwai) and the old lighthouse […]

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 […]

Life on the Lighthouses c. 1950s to 1960s

January 21, 2012Cape Mudge, children, Fiddle reef, lighthouse, litehouse, Pine Nootka, SistersChildhood Memories, Children, Christmas, Equipment, Foghorns, Groceries & Mail, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, On The Job, School, Travel, Visitors, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

I receive links to lighthouse stories in the most unbelievable ways. This one arrived in the middle of an email addressed to someone else, which was then passed on to me. After contacting this first writer I was passed on to another. To keep track of all my contacts I think I will soon need […]

I Remember . . . c. early 1960s

January 18, 2012children, groceries, holidays, Jeannie Hartt, Lanagara, lighthouse, litehouse, memories, schoolingAdult Memories, Boats, Books, Childhood Memories, Children, Equipment, Groceries & Mail, Hobbies, Lighthouses, Travel, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

– from Jeannie (Hartt) Nielsen (daughter of Ed Hartt, Senior Keeper on Langara 1957 – 1963) SmellsGrowing up on a total of five different west coast lighthouses I remember certain things that were common to them all. The best day was always supply day (see also the Groceries & Mail Categories). When we were on […]

Langara Island 1943 – 1945

December 5, 2011children, Langara, lighthouse, litehouse, military, radio operators, soldiers, WW2, WWIIAdult Memories, Childhood Memories, Children, Communication, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, Military, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Radio, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Norma (Kinnear) Money and Willa (Kinnear) Studiner (daughters of William Norman Kinnear, Senior Keeper on Langara 1943 – 1945) Original interview from the Pine Tree Line1 website which is now hosted on this site. Comments by Ren L’Ecuyer 2 – The Kinnear family lived at the lighthouse complex on Langara Island in the 1943-1945 time period. […]

Humour – Children Writing About the Ocean . . .

October 14, 2011children, humour, oceanChildhood Memories, Humour, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

I received these in an email last month and just could not resist publishing them with some cartoon art! 1) – This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly, age 6) 2) – Oysters’ balls are called pearls. (Jerry, age 6) 3) – […]

Kids and Boats on Sisters Island c. 1928

August 24, 2011boats, children, lighthouse, litehouse, Sisters IslandBritish Columbia, Canada, Childhood Memories, Children, Equipment, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, Recreation, TransportationretlkprLeave a Comment

– Ted Smithman (Son of Henry Herbert Smithman who was Senior Keeper at Sisters Island 1927 – 1929) I was allowed a lot of freedom there [Sisters Island ]. I would find a broad flat chunk of log and sit on it and explore the coast of the whole island. Mum worried but Dad seemed to […]

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