Estevan – Lighthouse Memories

Lighthouse History – 57 (1932-05-11 – 1932-10-01)

February 6, 20131932, Estevan, Lennard Island, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Coast Guard, History, In Memorium, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Newspapersretlkpr

The following extracts taken from early Victoria, British Columbia (BC) newspapers are credited to Leona Taylor for her excellent work in indexing the papers. Full information can be found here: ”Index of Historical Victoria Newspapers“, 2007-09. Please Note: December 20, 2012 – I am continuing this series with Lighthouse History #51 because the newspapers have now been indexed up to […]

Howard Frazer Chamberlin Family Adventures c.1930s

January 1, 2012| Chamberlin, attack, Estevan, Japanese, letter, lighthouse, litehouse, military, navy, Nootka, submarine, WW2, WWIIAdult Memories, Childhood Memories, Children, Communication, Equipment, First Nations, Foreign, Government, History, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, Military, News, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Pensions, Radio, Stories, Submarines, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Narrated by Sharlene Macintosh with help from her cousin Zellie Chamberlin Sale (granddaughters of Howard Frazer Chamberlin, lighthouse keeper c. 1930 – 1941) My grandfather was Howard Frazer Chamberlin who was lightkeeper at a few lighthouses around Vancouver Island – Nootka , Pine Island , Quatsino , Trial Island come to mind – my Mom knows them all. His brother, Charles Benjamin […]

Was Nootka Lighthouse Also Attacked in WW2?

December 6, 2011| Chamberlin, attack, Estevan, Japanese, letter, lighthouse, litehouse, military, navy, Nootka, submarine, WW2, WWIIAdult Memories, Children, Communication, Equipment, Foreign, Government, History, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Military, News, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Radio, Submarines, WW2retlkprLeave a Comment

Howard Frazer Chamberlin was on Nootka lighthouse in 1942 according to the interview by the Naval Reserve (see letters at left). But there is a problem here. When I received a copy of this letter I thought it was referring to the attack on Estevan Point which supposedly helped introduce conscription in Canada during […]

Lighthouse History – 30 – Estevan Point (1907-06-15 to 1912-04-14)

December 1, 20111858, 1926, BC, British Columbia, Canada, Estevan, history, lighthouseConstruction, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Newspapersretlkpr2 Comments

The following extracts taken from early Victoria, British Columbia (BC) newspapers are credited to Leona Taylor for her excellent work in indexing the papers. Full information can be found here: “Index of Historical Victoria Newspapers“, 2007-09. As I was collecting this information from the newspaper archive website, I noticed that many articles were in consecutive order and applied […]

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