Kathryn Page Camp

  Reprinted from the 7-29-13 post. Abbie Burgess Grant was a well-known, romantic figure in her day, but Ida Lewis may have been the most ...

  Reprinted from 7-22-13 post. Unlike Catherine Moore, Abbie Burgess did not have to go outside to light the lights. The 28 lamps hung in ...

  Reprinted from 7-15-13 post. At least three female U.S. lighthouse keepers started their careers before they reached maturity. Although ...

  Since I’m writing a book about a girl who lives in a lighthouse, I decided to reprint a related series of blog posts from 2013. This one w...

Abbie Burgess Grant was a well-known, romantic figure in her day, but Ida Lewis may have been the most famous of the lighthouse daughter...

Unlike Catherine Moore, Abbie Burgess did not have to go outside to light the lights. The 28 lamps hung in two stone towers attached to ...

At least three female U.S. lighthouse keepers started their careers before they reached maturity. Although their fathers were the offici...

Yes, that’s what it says. “Womanning” the lights, not manning them. Mind the Light, Katie , by Mary Louise Clifford and J. Candice Cl...

As I mentioned in last week’s post, libraries have played a big role in my life. Because I lived in a small town and the closest city wa...