Newsletter - September / October 2001
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Newsletter - September / October 2001 Contents: |
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A message from NLM President of Sam Radin |
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Today, the National Lighthouse Museum is changing from a vision to a reality.
As its president, I am fortunate to be able to build upon the hard work of my predecessor and others. We have started the project to enclose building number 10, the lamp shop and to construct the initial exhibition space on the ground floor. Simultaneously, we are working to conclude the transfer of the lightship Nantucket to the Museum with a permanent berth at the Museum's pier; its light will be visible throughout New York Harbor. On other fronts, the Museum is actively extending reach to a broad national base of support. Our fundraising has accelerated and we are the recipients of several important grants to develop the site, the interior exhibits and educational initiatives. The last of these is important for the Museum's long-term success. It will help not only to preserve important collections of artifacts and associated reference materials and memorabilia, but also to initiate and continue a broad population's interest in lighthouses and understanding of the need to preserve these unique treasures and the culture that surrounds them. Lighthouses can be an exciting and engaging way to teach our children the mathematics of triangulation, the principles of navigation and the physics of light and the lenses. Lighthouse also can stimulate interest in understanding how new technologies such as Global positioning systems (GPS) work and can be applied. Moreover, lighthouse can bring this knowledge to children who live in densely populated, urban areas where lighthouses may not be close at hand. Making lighthouses relevant to today's youth will assure that they are preserved and treasured by a wide audience of future museum visitors. We believe that these efforts will produce sustained support for the Museum at a time when the nation is particularly concerned about enhancing our educational system. With these initiatives, lighthouses and our Museum can be both a figurative and a literal beacon of light.
From NLM Director Lewis Johnson |
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September 11,2001- a date, which has changed our lives- again. May the brilliance of the beacons from our towers light the darkness into which this act of despicable terrorism has cast us. We are at war. There is no doubt about this and it is a war we must win in order to end the constant attempts by an unholy alliance intent upon ending our way of life, our freedoms. Our President and our Government have called for the country sheltering the criminals involved to deliver them to us. Compliance and cooperation will make this conflict less deadly. Unfortunately it may not happen. The Taliban, Afghanistan, and the prime suspect bin Laden have all seen American blood shed. Over 6,000 innocent victims have died as a result of their cowardice, and unspeakable acts of terror. New York and the United States have been dealt a devastating blow not only in the loss of lives but also the attendant economic impact. We will suffer even more in the months ahead but in the final analysis our way of life will succeed. We, at the National Lighthouse Museum, will do our best to maintain our efforts to create a world-class institution. Our mission continues to be one of educating those students and visitors intent upon learning more about the world and the dangers around us-In this we will succeed. The NLM Staff |
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A Short History of the Phase I Design The phase I Design as shown in the center of this newsletter came about though:
Events at Lighthouse Plaza The lighthouse plaza continues to be an important location for cultural events on Staten Island. {}picture here) STOUT, comprised of Frank Handricks, Bob Conroy and Bill Grau sang sea music and songs of 19th century Staten Island on the lighthouse plaza on may 27th on sponsored by NLM. {picture here}Peter Zummo brought his quintet to the lighthouse plaza on August 31st for an evening of contemporary music. This concert was found by the council of the arts and humanities for Staten Island. {picture} A return to The Depot The fall 1999 newsletter contained a letter from Mr. H. Emery Sterling who was a crewmember of the CGC HIBISCUS a lighthouse tender based in port land Maine. In 1934, five year prior to the lighthouse services recognition into the coast guard, the HIBISCUS towed to lightships from the great lakes, in tandem. To the general depot on Staten Island. Mr. Sterling never forgets his experiences at New York and Staten Island Depot and return for a tour for his summer. He is pictured above with his wife marry and son Tom on the lighthouse pier. Mr. Sterling remind in the lighthouse service and eventually the coast guard until his retirement on 1965. |
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