Women Lighthouse Keepers

Celebrate yet one more important role women have played in our national & state history when you tune in to OCHS’s Zoom presentation. Mary Rasa, historian, former National Park interpreter, & former museum curator at Sandy Hook, will present her discoveries as she researched records & artifacts & did oral history interviews. You will learn about the U.S. Lighthouse Service from colonial days until when the Coast Guard took over in 1939, lighthouse technology & administrative history, & the second national paid position given to women in the U.S. beside that of clerk: lighthouse keeper. You will enjoy meeting several of the 140 courageous & hard-working official women keepers who enabled seafarers to navigate the U.S. shorelines more safely. To register for this free program, email your name, the date of December 6, 2020, your zip code, and your email address to oceancounty.history@verizon.net. We will send you the link to Zoom a few days before the event.