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Light Hearted ep 255 – Boston Light Keeper Sally Snowman and the end of an era, part 1 of 2
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Light Hearted ep 255 – Boston Light Keeper Sally Snowman and the end of an era, part 1 of 2
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55 minutes
Released:
Dec 10, 2023
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Podcast episode
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In 2003, the active duty Coast Guard personnel that had been assigned to Boston Light on Little Brewster Island, America’s oldest light station, were reassigned to meet the needs of Homeland Security. Sally Snowman was named the new keeper. She became the first woman keeper in Boston Light’s long history, which dates back to 1716.
Sally Snowman (U.S. Postal Service photo by Dan Afzal)
Boston Light Station, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont
After 20 years as keeper, Sally recently announced her retirement, effective at the end of this month. Boston Light is in the process of being transferred to a suitable new steward, which most likely will be the National Park Service. The job of Boston Light keeper is ending with Sally, meaning it’s the end of 234 years of lighthouse keepers employed by the federal government.
Sally and her husband Jay Thompson have written two books: Boston Light: A Historical Perspective, published in 1999, and a book on Boston Light for Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series in 2016. In 2018, for perpetuating our nation’s time-honored light keeping heritage, the American Lighthouse Foundation presented Sally Snowman with a Keeper of the Light award.
Sally Snowman (U.S. Postal Service photo by Dan Afzal)
Boston Light Station, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont
After 20 years as keeper, Sally recently announced her retirement, effective at the end of this month. Boston Light is in the process of being transferred to a suitable new steward, which most likely will be the National Park Service. The job of Boston Light keeper is ending with Sally, meaning it’s the end of 234 years of lighthouse keepers employed by the federal government.
Sally and her husband Jay Thompson have written two books: Boston Light: A Historical Perspective, published in 1999, and a book on Boston Light for Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series in 2016. In 2018, for perpetuating our nation’s time-honored light keeping heritage, the American Lighthouse Foundation presented Sally Snowman with a Keeper of the Light award.
Released:
Dec 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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