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White House Designates U.S. Lighthouse Society a “Preserve America Steward”: On January 12, 2009, First Lady Laura Bush, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chairman John L Nau, III announced that the United States Lighthouse Society was...

Wedding Bells At Lighthouse: On July 4 th, Sally Ward and Phillip Walker, both of Annapolis, exchanged their wedding vows at the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse...

Amazing Lighthouse Replica: Gary Gillette, a model-making hobbyist who specializes in replicas of historic buildings, spent over 300 hours making an amazingly authentic 1/48 th scale model of Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse...


PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard 5th District; Barbara Shelton, Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, General Services Administration; and the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Secretary Norton addresses the gathering.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 RADM Brice-O'Hara at the podium.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 Wayne Wheeler, President of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Mr. Wheeler presents the U.S. Lighthouse Society's President's Award to Henry Gonzalez, President of the society's Chesapeake Chapter, along with a check for $10,000 for preservation of the lighthouse.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 Buck Buchanan, Chairman of the Annapolis Maritime Museum.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Secretary Norton signs the transfer document with Buck Buchanan, Barbara Shelton, RADM Brice-O'Hara, and Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer looking on.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Secretary Norton congratulates Wayne Wheeler.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 - From left to right: CAPT Curt Springer, Commander Activities Baltimore, U.S. Coast Guard; Congressman Ben Cardin, 3rd District MD; RADM Brice-O'Hara; Ginger Ellis, Anne Arundel County, Environmental & Cultural Resources; Chief of Staff, IWIF; Secretary Norton; Mr. Wheeler, U.S. Lighthouse Society; and Mr. Gonzalez, U.S. Lighthouse Society.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 In front of Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse: (l-r) Buck Buchanan, Annapolis Maritime Museum; Mr. John Hughes, husband of Secretary Norton; Secretary Norton; RADM Brice-O'Hara; Mr. Wheeler.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 George Layfield, Chief of Staff of the Injured Worker's Insurance Fund (IWIF) presents a check for $10,000 to Henry Gonzalez, U.S. Lighthouse Society, and Buck Buchanan, Annapolis Maritime Museum. IWIF is the first corporate sponsor for the lighthouse partnership.

PHOTO: Chris Gonzalez		 Mr. Jerry Siatkowski, President of the Beacons of the Bay lighthouse collectible club presents a donation check for $1,000 to Mayor Moyer; Secretary Norton; Anne Puppa, Vice President for Preservation, Chesapeake Chapter; Wayne Wheeler, U.S. Lighthouse Society; and Henry Gonzalez, U.S. Lighthouse Society.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Mayor Moyer greets Charlie and Jesse Martak, grandsons of John B. Suit, lighthouse keeper at Thomas Point Shoal from 1904-1908.

PHOTO: Candace Clifford		 Sandy Clunies, Chesapeake Chapter Historian, stands by the list of descendants of Keeper Suit that she researched and which led to her contacting the Martak brothers.