Tomorrow 6pm: Special Surprise before the Lecture at HMM

The Herreshoff Marine Museum Lecture Series Presents:

Boston Light: 300 Years of Service

Presented by Sally Snowman

January 19th, 2017

Special Surprise: This evening will also be your chance to get an up close and personal view of the 1933 Herreshoff catamaran, AMARYLLIS II. She was recently lowered from the ceiling for maintenance and cleaning for the first time in decades. Pretty awesome!

Thursday, January 19th

Reception begins at 6 PM. Lecture at 7 PM.

Members: $10

Nonmembers: $18

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Advance registration is strongly suggested
to ensure adequate seating for the lecture.

or call the Museum to make a reservation: (401) 253-5000

The presentation will examine the history of Boston Light, a waypoint for safe navigation into the fledging maritime port of Boston from 1716 to the present. It is the last manned Coast Guard Light Station in the country located on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. It is also one of the 34-islands/peninsulas that comprise the Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park. Keeper Sally Snowman will be sharing the historical significance of the Light Station's 300th anniversary that is occurring in 2016.

Sally Snowman, a Ph.D. and native of the shores of Boston Harbor, is the 70th Keeper of Boston Light since 1716 when it was establishe d as the first lighthouse station in Colonial America. As the Coast Guard Keeper/Site Supervisor, she recruits, trains, schedules and oversees over 65 Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers that provide support as Assistant Keepers, historical interpreters, and outreach speakers. She and her husband, CG Auxiliarist Jay Thomson, are co-authors of the book Boston Light: A Historical Perspective (1999) and Boston Light (AUX 2016) published by Arcadia Images of America series.

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