U.S. Lighthouse Society Chapters and Affiliates
U.S. Lighthouse Society Chapters and Affiliates are local groups that support specific lighthouse preservation projects in their area or have an interest in lighthouse preservation in general. Affiliates of the U.S. Lighthouse Society are nonprofit organizations that have already received 501-C3 status from the Internal Revenue Service. Affiliates share a common interest with the U.S. Lighthouse Society and we work cooperatively in every way.
Chapters do not have an official 501-C3 designation and exist under the U.S. Lighthouse Society's nonprofit umbrella. As part of its mission, the U.S. Lighthouse Society supports local individuals or entities who are interested in lighthouse preservation and who wish to take an active role. Some Chapters eventually become their own nonprofits and enjoy Affiliate status, while others enjoy a continuing relationship with the Society as a Chapter.
New York
Long Island Chapter
The Long Island Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society was established to assist in the restoration and preservation of the lighthouses of the Long Island, New York area and make Long Island's lighthouse heritage known to the public. The Chapter is currently involved in many projects and is working to educate, inform and entertain those who are interested in Long Island's lighthouses, past and present.
Contact Information
U.S. Lighthouse Society – Long Island Chapter
P.O. Box 744, Patchogue, NY 11772
631-207-4331
Website: www.lilighthousesociety.org
Oregon
Oregon Chapter
The Oregon Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society assists the various lighthouses along the Oregon Coast, providing docents, work crews and raising funds for lighthouse preservation through meetings and other events. Chapter members receive a newsletter.
Contact Information
U.S. Lighthouse Society – Oregon Chapter
P.O. Box 1200, Port Orford, OR 97465
Website: Oregon Chapter Website - Click Here
Virginia / Maryland / Delaware
Chesapeake Chapter
The Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society is our largest chapter. The chapter covers the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Chapter members perform a host of volunteer duties; assist the Coast Guard Historian with office work (filing, etc.) relating to lighthouses and lightships, help restore artifacts at the Coast Guard artifact warehouse in Maryland and have even restored a Coast Guard-operated minor aid to navigation on the Potomac River. The chapter also conducts short tours, cruises and meetings, often with other lighthouse groups. The Society and chapter have approached the Coast Guard in an effort to fashion a partnership to restore and preserve the historic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse. The lighthouse, a National Historic Landmark, is the last in situ lighthouse – still in its original location – of some 36 screw-pile lighthouses that dotted Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in the 19th century. Eventually the chapter hopes to provide public access to the structure, with one possibility being a facility offering overnight accommodations.
Contact Information
U.S. Lighthouse Society – Chesapeake Chapter
P.O. Box 1270, Annandale, VA 22003-1270
Website: www.cheslights.org/
Contact Information
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
PO Box 5940, Annapolis, MD 21403
Website: www.thomaspointlighthouse.org
Washington
Point No Point Chapter
The Friends of Point No Point Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Point No Point Lighthouse in Kitsap County, Washington. We seek to educate the public as to the history and future of this historic landmark, supporting the plans of Kitsap County for development of the lighthouse and surrounding area.
Contact Information
U.S. Lighthouse Society – Point No Point Chapter
P.O. Box 223 - Hansville, WA 98340
Website: www.pointnopointlighthouse.com
Alabama
Alabama Lighthouse Association
The Alabama Lighthouse Association's mission is the historic preservation of lighthouses, to establish support and promote efforts toward the preservation of Alabama Lighthouses through educational programs, newsletters, literature, films, publicity, and tours, and to assist in whatever way possible in the restoration and preservation of lighthouses, lighthouse artifacts, and literature everywhere.
Contact Information
The Alabama Lighthouse Association
P.O. Box 250, Mobile, AL 36601
251-626-4743
Website: www.alabamalighthouses.com
California
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
The Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers promotes awareness, knowledge and understanding of the lighthouses of California's Central Coast and aids their preservation.
Contact Information
Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers
P.O. Box 223014, Carmel, CA 93922
831-649-7139
Website: www.pointsur.org/cclk.html
Point Fermin Lighthouse Society
The Point Fermin Lighthouse Society's mission is to educate and inform the public about the lighthouse's role in the history of California and its influence on the area of San Pedro and its people emphasizing its function as a navigational beacon, its lighthouse keepers, and its inhabitants through preservation, exhibition, and public programming
Contact Information
The Point Fermin Lighthouse Society
366 South Hamilton Avenue, San Pedro, CA 90732
310-241-0684
Website: www.pointferminlighthouse.org/
St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society
St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society is a non-profit organization formed in 1988 whose goals were to first acquire and then preserve the St. George Reef lighthouse. The Government Services Administration (GSA), and Del Norte County completed the final transfer of St. George to the Society in 1996. The aim of the Society is to preserve this historic structure for future generations and to tell the story of the role this lighthouse played in the maritime history of the West Coast.
Contact Information
The St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society
PO BOX 577, Crescent City, CA 95531
707-464-8299
Website: www.stgeorgereeflighthouse.us
Florida
Florida Lighthouse Association
The Florida Lighthouse Association is a nonprofit group of citizen activists dedicated to the preservation of the 30 remaining historic lighthouses that line our state's 1200 mile coastline. Our mission is to preserve, restore, protect and defend Florida's lighthouse towers, along with their material culture, buildings, artifacts and records to assure that the magic of Florida's lighthouses and lighthouse keepers will be available for the enjoyment and understanding of future generations.
Contact Information
Florida Lighthouse Association
15275 Collier Blvd, #201, PMB 179, Naples, Florida 34119
Website: www.floridalighthouses.org
New York
East End Lighthouses
East End Lighthouses was formed for the purpose of acquiring, restoring and maintaining lighthouses throughout eastern Long Island as aids to navigation in recognition of the important architectural and cultural significance these structures have as part of the maritime heritage of the area and to promote community awareness of these important facilities through public information and fund raising to insure the continued existence of these structures for the benefit of the maritime community and the community at large.
Contact Information
East End Lighthouses
P.O. Box 21, Greenport, NY 11944
631-406-6180
Website: www.eastendlighthouses.org/
Washington
New Dungeness Lighthouse
The New Dungeness Light Station Association is working to preserve the 1865 New Dungeness Lighthouse, located at the tip of the five-mile-long New Dungeness Peninsula in the state of Washington. One, and sometimes two, volunteer couples reside in the dwelling for a period of one week. While at the station they conduct public tours of the lighthouse and do various maintenance chores.
The station is located in a spectacular setting, backed by several majestic mountain ranges. Located in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, one might see seals, various sea birds, an occasional whale and bald eagles. To qualify to stay at the lighthouse, one must be a member of the New Dungeness Chapter.
Contact Information
New Dungeness Light Station Association
P.O. Box 1283, Sequim, WA 98382
360-683-6638
www.newdungenesslighthouse.com
Canada
Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society
The Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society (NSLPS) was founded in 1994 by lighthouse enthusiasts while on a visit to Sambro Island and were so concerned about the condition of the lighthouse and the keeper's houses, that they set up the non-profit society to benefit all the 150 lighthouses in Nova Scotia.
Contact Information
Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society
C/O Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water Street
Halifax NS, Canada
B3J 1S3
www.nslps.com/