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April 12, 2014 – Husson Street, Staten Island, was today named after Joseph Esposito "Lighthouse Joe." Family & friends gathered together for the dedication ceremony honoring Mr. Esposito who was instrumental in maintaining the Staten Island Light, restoring the Fort Wadsworth Light and identifyng the future National Lighthouse Museum location. Mr. Esposito was honored at the first annual Natonal Lighthouse Museum Gala in 2011. Congratulations to the Esposito family! Read all about it at SILIVE: http://www.silive.com/local/index.ssf/2014/04/dongan_hills_street_renamed_fo.html#incart_river
Click on the link below to read the SI Advance editorial of 2/13/14 regarding our museum.
http://www.silive.com/opinion/editorials/index.ssf/2014/02/it_wasnt_an_empty_promise_nati.html
Click on the link below to read about our wonderful news in today’s Staten Island Advance!
National Lighthouse Museum to Move Forward
FRIENDS of the National Lighthouse Museum meet the first Wednesday of the month.
Next meeting – Wednesday, February 5, 2014, 6:00pm
Seaman's Society for Children & Families
50 Bay St.,5th floor Penthouse, Staten Island, NY 10314
New members always welcome!
info@lighthousemuseum.org
855-NLM-SINY
The link below is an article on Newsle.com. Update: we're just $37,000 short of our goal!
http://newsle.com/article/0/108897953/
New York World website featured a article about locations in and around New York that have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The article details the National Lighthouse Museum's plan to raise Old Orchard Shoal Lighthouse.
Read it here:
http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/?s=Old+orchard+light
Show your support of the National Lighthouse Museum and have your name permanently displayed on the Wall of Lights exhibit when the Museum opens. A $1000 donation will secure your choice of one of the lighthouse models listed below and your name will be part of the Wall of Lights exhibit. Contact the National Lighthouse Museum info@lighthousemuseum.org or call 855-NLM-SINY to arrange your donation and model choice.
Here is a list of lighthouse models and sponsors.
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LIGHTHOUSE MODEL |
LOCATION |
SPONSOR |
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Middle Bay Lighthouse |
Alabama |
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Eldred Rock Lighthouse |
Alaska |
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California Light |
Aruba |
Dr. Roberta Locko |
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Macquarie Lighthouse |
Australia |
Eleanor Dugan |
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Neptune Island Light |
Australia |
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Alcatraz Island Lighthouse |
California |
Frank & Lydia Trumbower |
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Battery Point Lighthouse |
California |
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East Brothers Lighthouse |
California |
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Fort Point Lighthouse |
California |
San Francisco Bar Pilot's Association |
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LA Harbor Lighthouse |
California |
Alfred C. Cerullo, III |
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Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse |
California |
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Lost Alcatraz Lighthouse |
California |
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Pigeon Point Lighthouse |
California |
Tim Blackwood |
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Point Arena Lighthouse |
California |
Dr. Debbie Josefson |
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Point Fermin Lighthouse |
California |
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Point Pinos Lighthouse |
California |
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St. George Reef Lighthouse |
California |
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph X. Safina |
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Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse |
California |
Debbie Josefson |
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Cove Island Lighthouse |
Canada |
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Fisgard Lighthouse |
Canada |
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Point Abino Lighthouse |
Canada |
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West Point Lighthouse |
Canada |
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Mahota Pa Gota Lighthouse |
China |
Bob Eisele in memory of Ted & Gail Petters |
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Faulkner’s Island Lighthouse |
Connecticut |
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Mystic Lighthouse |
Connecticut |
Hope Wright |
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New London Ledge Lighthouse |
Connecticut |
Rose Volpe |
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Stonington Harbor Lighthouse |
Connecticut |
O’Malley Family |
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Cape Henlopen Lighthouse |
Delaware |
American Pilots Association |
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Fenwick Island Lighthouse |
Delaware |
Liozzi Family |
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Lodbjerg Lighthouse |
Denmark |
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Pharos Of Alexandria Lighthouse |
Egypt |
Joseph Laforgia & Family |
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Amelia Island Lighthouse |
Florida |
Robert & MaryAnn Zuffi – In Memory of Aunt Millie |
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American Shoal Lighthouse |
Florida |
Florida Keys Reef Lights Foundation, Inc., In Memory of Tom W. Taylor www.reeflights.org |
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Boca Grande Lighthouse |
Florida |
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Cape Canaveral Lighthouse |
Florida |
The Kratz Family |
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Fort Jefferson Lighthouse |
Florida |
Glen Miller / Millers Launch |
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Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse |
Florida |
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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse |
Florida |
Frank "Skip" Tellefsen |
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Lost St. Augustine Lighthouse |
Florida |
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Old St. Augustine Lighthouse |
Florida |
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Ponce De Leon Lighthouse |
Florida |
Jim Dunlap |
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Sanibel Island Lighthouse |
Florida |
William's Eye Works |
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St. Augustine Lighthouse |
Florida |
In Loving Memory of Bernard J."Butch" Tuohy |
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La Jument Lighthouse |
France |
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Le Cap Frehel Lighthouse |
France |
Richard G. Papazian Family |
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Cockspur Island Lighthouse |
Georgia |
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Sapelo Island Lighthouse |
Georgia |
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St. Simons Island Lighthouse |
Georgia |
A. John Gambro |
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Tybee Island Lighthouse |
Georgia |
Tybee Island Historical Society, Inc. |
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Colossus Of Rhodes Lighthouse |
Greece |
Catsmatidis Family, Gristedes & Big Apple Group |
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Bailey’s Harbor Lighthouse |
Hawaii |
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Diamond Head Light |
Hawaii |
Cynthia Ross Burmeister in Memory of Rear Admiral Richard Moore Ross, USCG |
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Chicago Harbor Lighthouse |
Illinois |
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Gross Point Lighthouse |
Illinois |
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New Canal Light |
Louisiana |
In Commemoration of Jennifer & “Beau” Thompson’s Wedding |
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Port Oferraio Lighthouse |
Italy |
Rosanne Raso, Donald and Donald G. DeRosa |
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Southwest Reef Lighthouse |
Louisiana |
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Boon Island Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Cape Neddick Lighthouse |
Maine |
Barb Tromer & Judy Martin |
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Cuckolds Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Hendrick’s Head Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Little River Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Marshall Point Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Matinicus Rock Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Old Cuckolds Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Old Saybrook Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Pemaquid Point |
Maine |
Chris & Nancy Benbow |
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Portland Head Lighthouse |
Maine |
Jonathan J. Poznansky, Esq. & Family |
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Seguin Island Lighthouse |
Maine |
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Baltimore Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Concord Point Lighthouse |
Maryland |
Carol Per Lee Plumb |
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Drum Point Lighthouse |
Maryland |
Ralph Eshlemann, PhD |
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Fort Washington Bell Tower Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Hooper Strait Lighthouse |
Maryland |
Nancy Burri |
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Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Sharp’s Island Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Thomas Point Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Turkey Point Lighthouse |
Maryland |
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Boston Harbor Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Brian Laline, Editor in Chief, Staten Island Advance |
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Brant Point Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Colleen Kennedy in Honor of the Kennedy – Von Summer Family |
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Cape Cod Highland Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
The Captain Family |
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Chatham Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Clark’s Point Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Edgartown Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Ellen Connery in Memory of Alfred LaBanca |
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Gay Head Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Lost Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Monomoy Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Nauset Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Howard R. Hill, Jr. |
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Nobska Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Brian D. Finn, Sharon V. Green, MD , David W. Finn, MD |
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Point Alerton Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Sankaty Head Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Hall of Frames – Janice Giacalone & Charles Stoffers |
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Scituate Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
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Three Sisters Lighthouse |
Massachusetts |
Mary Podolak & Henry Mertens in Memory of Hank Mertens |
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Big Sable Point Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Eagle Harbor Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Grand Haven So. Pier Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Grand Traverse Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Grosse Island Light |
Michigan |
In Memory of Chester Weeman & his favorite grandson, Bobby Weeman & whose favorites were his son Dr. Robert Weeman & his granddaughters Jessica & Jennifer Weeman |
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Old Mackinac Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Old Mission Point Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Passage Island Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Point Betsie Lighthouse |
Michigan |
Michael Bauchan in Memory of Louis Bauchan USLHS Keeper, USCG Ret. |
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Port Sanilac Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Round Island Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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St. Helena Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse |
Michigan |
Control Electric |
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Tawas Point Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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White River Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Whitefish Point Lighthouse |
Michigan |
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Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse |
Missouri |
Robert Hazzard |
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Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse |
New Hampshire |
Mr. Trevor Mills, Ms. Jill Jackson, Mr.& Mrs. Paul Guest-Smith, Lorraine Pistelli-Jones & Joseph Jones |
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Abescon Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Ed Gomez – Danoi Restaurants & Cargo Cafe |
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Barnegat Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Arntzen Family |
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Brandywine Shoals Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Weeks Marine, Inc. |
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Cape May Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Capt. Joe Ahlstrom & Family |
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East Point Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
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Navasink Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Staten Island Sail & Power Squadron |
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Sandy Hook Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Andrew J. & Christina M. Burger |
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Sea Girt Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Masters, Mates & Pilots |
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Ship John Shoal Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
Barbara, Joseph & Lauren Panepinto |
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Tucker’s Island Lighthouse |
New Jersey |
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30 Mile Point Lighthouse |
New York |
North Shore Rotary |
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Buffalo Lighthouse |
New York |
Families of Slough, House, & Ludders |
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Charlotte – Genesse Lighthouse |
New York |
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Cold Spring Harbor Lighthouse |
New York |
Joe Azara |
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Coney Island Lighthouse |
New York |
Family of Frank Schubert |
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Dunkirk Lighthouse |
New York |
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Eaton’s Neck Lighthouse |
New York |
Marine Society of the City of New York |
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Esopus Meadows Lighthouse |
New York |
Jessica Kratz |
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Execution Rock Lighthouse |
New York |
Sandy Hook Pilots |
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Fire Island Lighthouse |
New York |
Linda Graham In Memory of A.J. Graham |
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Fort Niagra Lighthouse |
New York |
Laura & Steven Kalil |
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Horton Point Lighthouse |
New York |
Cliff Benfield |
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Hudson – Athens Lighthouse |
New York |
Brownie's Pro & Sport Hobbies & the George W. Brown, Jr. Family |
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Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse |
New York |
Jessica Kratz |
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Lost Braddock Point Lighthouse |
New York |
Rab's Country Lanes |
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Montauk Point Lighthouse |
New York |
Bob Eisele in Memory of Tony & Margaret Eisele |
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New Dorp Lighthouse |
New York |
Jack Vokral & Family |
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Robbins Reef Lighthouse |
New York |
Preservation League of Staten Island |
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Roosevelt Island Lighthouse |
New York |
Inez Palladino |
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Roundout Lighthouse |
New York |
United Staten Island Veteran's Organization USIVO |
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Saugerties Lighthouse |
New York |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
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Selkirk Light |
New York |
Albert & Bernadette Ahlstrom in memory of Joseph Hugh Flynn |
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Sister’s Island Lighthouse |
New York |
Stop & Stor Charitable Fund |
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Split Rock Lighthouse |
New York |
Investor's Bank |
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Spring-Fort Tompkins Lighthouse |
New York |
Christine Tacardon in Honor of Richard J. Meeks, Jr. |
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Staten Island Range Lighthouse |
New York |
Ed & Kathy Brech |
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Tarrytown Lighthouse |
New York |
Project 1 & The Cutrona Family |
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The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse |
New York City |
The Marin Family |
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Statue Of Liberty–Lighthouse |
New York Harbor |
Alice Diamond |
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Bodie Light |
North Carolina |
On behalf of the National Lighthouse Museum in memory of Curt Ward |
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse |
North Carolina |
SI Sports Divers Club |
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Currictuck Lighthouse |
North Carolina |
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Lost Cape Hatteras Lighthouse |
North Carolina |
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Oak Island Lighthouse |
North Carolina |
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Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse |
Nova Scotia |
Fran & Fred Gilstein |
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Cleveland Lighthouse |
Ohio |
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Fairport Lighthouse |
Ohio |
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Lorain Lighthouse |
Ohio |
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Lost Cleveland Lighthouse |
Ohio |
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South Bass Island Lighthouse |
Ohio |
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Toledo Lighthouse |
Ohio |
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Cape Meares Lighthouse |
Oregon |
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Coquille River Lighthouse |
Oregon |
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Tillamook Rock Lighthouse |
Oregon |
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Yaquina Bay Lighthouse |
Oregon |
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Panama Canal Lighthouse |
Panama |
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Presque Isle Lighthouse |
Pennsylvania |
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North Block Island Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
Hope Wright & Daphne Mosher |
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Bullock Point Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
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Castle Hill Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
Linda Martin in Memory of John Martin |
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Goat Island Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
Caddell Dry Dock |
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Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
Ruth Markert |
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Point Judith Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
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Rose Island Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
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Southeast Block Island Lighthouse |
Rhode Island |
The Porazzi Family of Staten Island, NY |
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Morris Island Lighthouse |
So. Carolina (Now) |
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Morris Island Lighthouse |
So. Carolina (Then) |
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Cape Of Angulhas Lighthouse |
South Africa |
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Cape Romain Lighthouse |
South Carolina |
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Charleston Lighthouse |
South Carolina |
Kathleen Vorwick in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Carol & Don Beidler |
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Georgetown Lighthouse |
South Carolina |
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Haig Point Lighthouse |
South Carolina |
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Hunting Island Lighthouse |
South Carolina |
Friends of the Hunting Island State Park, Inc. |
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Sea Pines Lighthouse |
South Carolina |
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Calaburras Lighthouse |
Spain |
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La Coruna Lighthouse |
Spain |
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Half Moon Reef Lighthouse |
Texas |
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Ballina Courty Point Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
Richard & Lois Nicotra Foundation |
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Bellrock Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
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Eddystone Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
James Burri |
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Gladstone Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
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Hook Head Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Connell |
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Longships Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
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Needles Point Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
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Portland Bill Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
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Trwyn Du Lighthouse |
United Kingdom |
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Assateague Island Lighthouse |
Virginia |
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Cape Henry Lighthouse |
Virginia |
Hope Wright |
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Old Point Comfort Lighthouse |
Virginia |
Frank Ninnavaggi |
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Wolf Trap Lighthouse |
Virginia |
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Gray’s Harbor Lighthouse |
Washington |
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Mukilteo Lighthouse |
Washington |
Carl & Billee Ludders |
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Point No Point |
Washington |
US Lighthouse Society |
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse |
Wisconsin |
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Kenosha Lighthouse |
Wisconsin |
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse |
Wisconsin |
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Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse |
Wisconsin |
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Wind Point Lighthouse |
Wisconsin |
Stuart Darrell Seffern |
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Beaconing Beacon |
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Kan Zon Zahi Lighthouse |
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Legacy Lighthouse |
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Lightship Columbia |
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Lightship Nantucket |
Captain Robertson Dinsmore |
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Lightship Portsmouth |
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Lightship San Francisco |
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TBD |
Advance Site Contractors |
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TBD |
Carol Per Lee Plumb |
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TBD |
Diane Powers in Memory of Francis H. Powers |
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TBD |
Leticia Remauro/The Von Agency, Inc. |
Take a look at our new video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls4KQ5Ym2dg&feature=youtu.be
The National Lighthouse Museum's efforts to open the museum was featured today in a news article in the Staten Island Advance by Stephanie Slepian .
Read more here:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/fundraising_for_staten_islands.html
