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Portsmouth Harbor Light gleams

A Fresh Shine Adorns Portsmouth Harbor Light

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: October 29, 2019

The present Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse has been helping guide countless thousands of mariners into the protective confines of the Piscataqua River since 1878. Still today, large commercial ships deliver petroleum products, gypsum, fish products, and salt to various ports along the river, while local fishermen work the surrounding waters and a plethora of recreational craft […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cassil family, chicago, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, jb leslie company, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor, sherwin williams

Portsmouth Harbor Light Station

Keeper Tasked with Marking Shipwreck

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 16, 2019

Lighthouse enthusiasts are quite familiar with the responsibilities of bygone lightkeepers. First and foremost, keepers were expected to maintain a good light each and every night, and during periods of poor visibility, ensure the fog signal was sounding its audible warning. Of course, maintaining the light station buildings in good condition was also a big […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: fort constitution, fort point, george savage, joshua card, keeper, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor, schooner

ALF's Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses

FPHL’s Michelle Shaw is Honored with ALF Volunteer Award

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 4, 2019

Michelle Shaw of ALF’s Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses was presented with a ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, on April 28, 2019. Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses first became acquainted with Michelle Shaw at the “Spring Fling” fundraising […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2019, american lighthouse foundation, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, gala, len hadley volunteer award, michelle shaw, nonantum resort

Portsmouth Harbor

Keeper Joshua Card – A True Lighthouse Legend

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: September 13, 2018

During his illustrious career as a lighthouse keeper, Joshua Card was universally respected for his dedicated service and longevity – a total of forty-two years spent serving at Maine’s Boon Island (1867 to 1874) and New Hampshire’s Portsmouth Harbor (1874 to 1909). In 1908, the following account was published in the Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Boon Island Lighthouse, Lighthouse History, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: boon island, joshua card, keeper, lighthouse, portsmouth harbor

Portsmouth Harbor Light Station

FPHL’s Sharon White and Bob Zimman Receive ALF Volunteer Awards

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 30, 2018

Sharon White and Bob Zimman of ALF’s Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses were each presented with an ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual gala, which was held at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, on April 29, 2018. Sharon White Sharon has been a Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse volunteer for six […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2018, alf, american lighthouse foundation, award, bob zimman, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, gala, jeremy dentremont, len hadley, Nonatum Resort, sharon white, volunteer

Lighthouse Keepers Leander White and Henry M. Cuskley Honored

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 2, 2017

On September 30, 2017, the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses (FPHL), a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation (ALF), paid tribute to two light keepers by establishing U.S. Lighthouse Service markers on the graves of Leander White and Henry M. Cuskley. FPHL and ALF representatives, as well as family members of the lighthouse keepers themselves, […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, Calvary Cemetery, dedication, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, Henry M. Cuskley, keeper, Leander White, marker, U.S. Lighthouse Service

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