Nootka – Lighthouse Memories

Nootka Sea Glass

September 7, 2013BC, beach glass, Canada, earrings, jewelry, lighthouse, litehouse, mermaid's tears, MV Uchuck III, necklaces, Nootka, sea glassAdvertisement, Beachcombing, British Columbia, Canada, Hobbies, Jewellery, Keepers, Lighthouses, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

When I wrote Recycling Glass as Sea Glass aka Mermaids Tears I never realized that keepers on one of the BC lighthouses, Nootka Island Lighthouse (photo above) were utilizing this free resource for jewelry. They have a Facebook page showing some of the items for sale, some of which I am showing below. Very beautiful. My uses […]

Life on Nootka Lighthouse c. 1950s

May 1, 20121950s, Juanita | DuLong, lighthouse, litehouse, Nootka, ships, supplies, tsunamiBritish Columbia, Canada, Childhood Memories, Coast Guard, Communication, Foghorns, Groceries & Mail, Incidents, Keepers, Lighthouses, Photos, Radio, School, Storms, Tsunami, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

Here is another story from Ms. Juanita (Swanson) DuLong. She was a young girl on most of these stations, but living there, and hearing stories from her parents, she has created lighthouse memories from the 1950s time. Her older stories are found here, here and here. One more to come she says. It is said that for […]

Lighthouse History – 37 – Nootka (1910-11-30 to 1911-03-28 )

January 26, 20121858, 1926, BC, British Columbia, Canada, history, lighthouse, litehouse, NootkaConstruction, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, NewspapersretlkprLeave a Comment

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 […]

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 […]

More Delays for Cape Mudge

August 19, 2011automation, BC, British Columbia, Cape Mudge, Chatham Point, lighthouse, litehouse, Nootka, protectionAutomation, Coast Guard, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Information, Lighthouses, NewspapersretlkprLeave a Comment

– from Campbell River Mirror News by Kristen Douglas, online under BC Local News The chief of the We Wai Kai First Nation is not pleased the Strathcona Regional District may seek heritage protection for the Cape Mudge Lighthouse. Chief Ralph Dick says the land surrounding the Quadra Island lightstation belongs to the We Wai […]

Lighthouse Advocate Frustrated by Delays

August 17, 2011automation, BC, British Columbia, Cape Mudge, Chatham Point, lighthouse, litehouse, Nootka, protectionAutomation, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, History, Information, Lighthouses, NewspapersretlkprLeave a Comment

– from Campbell River Mirror News by Kristen Douglas, online under BC Local News A petition to save four area lighthouses could have been circulating by now if Strathcona Regional District directors had been more informed, says the district’s vice-chair. Jim Abram, the vice-chair and a former lightkeeper who has been fighting to save lightstations […]

Ed and Pat Kidder Retire from Nootka Lightstation

June 15, 2003Ed | Kidder, lighthouse, litehouse, Nootka, retirementAdult Memories, British Columbia, Canada, Keepers, Lighthouses, On The JobretlkprLeave a Comment

Ed and Pat Kidder Retire from Nootka Lightstation When a water taxi took the latest Coast Guard retirees from Friendly Cove to Gold River on May 3rd, a lightkeeping era ended. Over their 42 year career on the lights—the last 33 at Nootka lightstation—B.C.’s senior keepers Ed and Pat Kidder have seen many technical and political changes. […]

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