Presenter: Jeremy D’Entremont

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 20 @ 6:30 pm

Location: Levenson Room, Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Cost: This event is free and open to the public

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Jeremy D’Entremont highlights the fascinating stories of the lighthouse keepers and their families who, beginning in 1771, maintained the lighthouses between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and York, Maine: Portsmouth Harbor Light, Whaleback Light, White Island (Isles of Shoals) Light, Boon Island Light, and Cape Neddick “Nubble” Light. The histories of these lighthouses and their keepers reveal rich human-interest stories and fascinating lore, from rescues and heroism to isolation and tragedy, and even ghost stories. Information about the present-day preservation efforts for these maritime sentinels is also discussed.

Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is the historian and president of the American Lighthouse Foundation, founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and historian for the U.S. Lighthouse Society. He has lectured and narrated cruises throughout New England, and he hosts the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, Light Hearted. Jeremy emphasizes the rich human history of lighthouse keepers and their families in his presentations.

This program is made possible by New Hampshire Humanities.

Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.