November 25, 2006
Point Lookout Lighthouse Newsletter #13
After the September and October Open Houses were cancelled
due to flooding and inclement weather, the November 2006 Open House held on
November 4th and 5th was a success. We welcomed over 500
visitors over the weekend!
We met some descendents and friends of Lighthouse Keepers:
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Jesse Yeatman, a descendant of Keeper Yeatman, visited with his
wife and daughter
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Alice Tennison-Jarboe and her son, Benedict Jarboe, were close family friends of
Keeper Willis. Ms. Alice recalled fondly coming down to the Lighthouse over 79
years ago to pick wild blackberries and asparagus that grew behind the
Smokehouse. She told us that this was an annual event for her family.
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Shirley Tull-Smith was also a visitor. She reported that her
grandfather, Charles Tull, was actually born in the Lighthouse in the
north side Den. He was the son of Eliza Yeatman.
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Shirley’s
brother, Donald Tull and his wife, also visited.
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At the open house, some other organizations and
visitors were present:
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Fish the Bay Charters, LLC – Captain Phil Langley and his wife
 
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Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society – Sandra Sableski,
Denise Reichard and Missy
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Piney
Point Lighthouse
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Calvert County Marine Museum
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Point Lookout State Park
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Laura and Robert at the PtLookoutLighthouse.com and Point Lookout
Lighthouse Preservation Society (PLLPS), Inc. table.
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Both days were beautiful and sunny but a little on the
chilly side. We welcomed many other visitors over both days including the
following organizations: the Blackistone Lighthouse project team from Colony Builders,
Traditional Builders and
Christian Mergner, a Feng Shui Consultant. Eunice Knott also visited and talked
about experiences and showed photos of living in the lighthouse as a child from
1939 – 1952.
Plans are underway for the 2007 schedule for Open Houses,
Paranormal Events and other Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc.
events. All will be posted on both websites when finalized! Visit our websites
often over the next several months for the latest information! Have a great
Holiday season.
Laura and Robert