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Keepers & Logs
The documented lives of the people who kept the lights: routine, records, families.
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- October 11, 2026Rescue Work at Light Stations: Keepers Who Helped Shipwreck SurvivorsKeepers & Logs
- October 11, 2026Cape Spear: A Lighthouse and Keeper’s Residence Under One RoofKeepers & Logs
- August 16, 2026The Flannan Isles Record: What the Official Findings Actually SayKeepers & Logs
- August 14, 2026The Women Who Kept the Lights: Documented Careers, Not LegendsKeepers & Logs
- August 11, 2026A Keeper's Day: Watches, Wicks and the Logbook RoutineKeepers & Logs
- July 28, 2026The Long Road to Automation: When the Last Keepers LeftKeepers & Logs
- July 26, 2026Keepers as Weather Watchers: Lighthouse Climate RecordsKeepers & Logs
- July 24, 2026Boston Light: The Story of America's First Lighthouse, 1716 to TodayKeepers & Logs
- July 21, 2026Raising Families at Remote Stations: School, Mail and Supply BoatsKeepers & Logs
- July 19, 2026Keeper Pay, Supplies and Isolation: The Economics of Manned LightsKeepers & Logs
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Cape Spear: A Lighthouse and Keeper’s Residence Under One Roof
Cape Spear combines a central tower, a furnished 1839 interpretation and a later family chronology. These date…
The Flannan Isles Record: What the Official Findings Actually Say
Read the Flannan telegram, log and investigation in sequence, distinguishing recorded observations from the pr…
The Women Who Kept the Lights: Documented Careers, Not Legends
Compare work performed with formal appointments through Hannah Thomas, Ida Lewis and Kate Walker, retaining th…
A Keeper's Day: Watches, Wicks and the Logbook Routine
Compare instructions, equipment histories and actual log entries to reconstruct a keeper’s duties without inve…
The Long Road to Automation: When the Last Keepers Left
Boston, North Foreland and two Canadian stations show why electrification, automatic control and staff withdra…
Keepers as Weather Watchers: Lighthouse Climate Records
Operational fog notes and meteorological observations are different records. Learn what a log inventory or dat…