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Light Hearted

Light Hearted

De: Jeremy D'Entremont U.S. Lighthouse Society
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  • Light Hearted ep 321: Nancy Beye, David Smith, and Varoujan Karentz – Beavertail, RI

    Light Hearted ep 321: Nancy Beye, David Smith, and Varoujan Karentz – Beavertail, RI
    Jul 13 2025
    With foreign trade blossoming from Newport, Rhode Island, local merchants petitioned for a lighthouse at Beavertail Point at the southern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, and a 69-foot-tall wooden tower was first lighted in 1749. It was the third light station in the American colonies. The 45-foot square granite lighthouse that stands today was built in 1856. The lighthouse is located within Beavertail State Park, and the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association (BLMA) preserves and manages the light station. The museum occupies two former keepers’ houses and two other buildings. Beavertail Light Station, photo by Jeremy D'Entremont Nancy Beye is the president of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association. She’s also a councilwoman on the Jamestown Town Council and owner of the Jamestown Early Learning Center. David Smith is a board member of the BLMA, and he has been involved with the development of many of the exhibits in the museum at Beavertail. Varoujan Karentz is on the board of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association and is the author of three books and numerous articles. His book Beavertail Light Station is the most comprehensive history available on this historic location.
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    59 m
  • Light Hearted Lite 23 – Don Terras, Grosse Point, Illinois

    Light Hearted Lite 23 – Don Terras, Grosse Point, Illinois
    Jul 6 2025
    Grosse Point Light Station. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Grosse Point Lighthouse, located at the southern end of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, was established in 1873 as the primary lighthouse marking the approach to Chicago. Since 1983, for an amazing 42 years, Don Terras has been chief administrator of the Lighthouse Park District, a unit of local government in Evanston. He is also the live-in manager of the Grosse Point Light Station museum, essentially serving as the modern-day keeper. Don Terras This is an edited version of a conversation with Don Terras that was recorded in the museum in the former keeper’s house at Grosse Point Light Station in November 2019. Also taking part in the conversation is Jeff Gales, executive director of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.
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    26 m
  • Light Hearted ep 320: Lorna Pierce and Gloria Coder: Remembering Seamond Ponsart Roberts, part 2 of 2

    Light Hearted ep 320: Lorna Pierce and Gloria Coder: Remembering Seamond Ponsart Roberts, part 2 of 2
    Jun 29 2025
    This is part two of a two part interview with Lorna Pierce and Gloria Coder, the daughters of Seamond Ponsart Roberts (1940-2023). Seamond was the daughter of the longtime Massachusetts lighthouse keeper Octave Ponsart, and she was the author of the book Everyday Heroes, The True Story of a Lighthouse Family. Seamond's childhood was spent at Cuttyhunk Light and West Chop Light in Massachusetts. Seamond Ponsart Roberts in 2001, tossing a wreath into the waves at Cuttyhunk Island in memory of her parents. Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont. Here is an excerpt from Seamond's obituary: "The bad days were sure bad enough, but since there were so many good days (like 99.9 percent of the time) what the heck. She had a good life for sure — and I should know as I, Seamond Roberts, wrote all this myself. Goodbye to all my family and friends. Thank you for listening to me and for being so dear to me. I hope to see each of you in our next life’s further adventures." Right: Seamond, Gloria, and Lorna, circa 1960s.
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    42 m
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