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Museum will offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer

2019-05-17T13:10:14-04:00May 17th, 2019|

ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & MARITIME MUSEUM TO PARTICIPATE IN BLUE STAR MUSEUMS ST. AUGUSTINE, FL  – The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum announces it will join museums nationwide in participating in the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, a program which provides free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. The 2019 program will begin earlier than in past years, launching on Saturday, May 18, 2019, Armed Forces Day, [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions by Lighthouse Visitors

2022-04-04T12:54:33-04:00April 30th, 2019|

Before You Visit Q. Can I climb the lighthouse? A. Yes, weather permitting, you can walk out on the observation deck and look into the lens room. For their safety, children must be at least 44 inches tall to climb. Q. Are there any restrictions to climbing? A. You must be at least 44 inches tall to go up to the top of the lighthouse. Children who are not tall enough to climb get in [...]

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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum welcomes Cultural Heritage team from Spain

2019-04-26T14:44:29-04:00April 26th, 2019|

From left: John Regan, St. Augustine City Manager; Manuel de la Cruz, Edriel Intelligence; Carlos Leon Amores, General Subdirectorate of Historical Heritage of the Ministry of Culture for the Nation of Spain; Kathy Fleming, Executive Director of St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum; Francisco Sanchez-Guitard, Edriel Intelligence and member of a Spanish boat building family; Leanna Freeman, Vice Mayor City of St. Augustine; John Valdes, City Commissioner, City of St. Augustine; Irving Kass, Owner of [...]

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NEW Keeper Tours & Nation’s Oldest Port® Demos at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!

2019-03-28T15:46:12-04:00March 28th, 2019|

Guests to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum can now learn even more about the maritime history of our area. New Nation’s Oldest Port® Demos reveal stories about daily life of a St. Augustine Lighthouse Keeper, how sailors navigated the seas before GPS, and how our Lighthouse Archaeologists discover artifacts underwater on shipwrecks – along with other maritime topics during these interactive and fun experiences. St. Augustine Lighthouse Keeper Jason Smith stands on the [...]

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Lighthouse Keeper Series: Francis Philip Fatio Dunham

2019-03-18T14:54:12-04:00March 18th, 2019|

By Jay Smith             On June 26, 1916, readers of the St. Augustine Evening Record read an entertaining interview with 68 year old Oregon Dunham offering “very interesting reminiscences” from a man “whose remarkable memory…retained so much of what happened in the earlier days.” Dunham recalled significant events in the Oldest City, including the Civil War and some of the local folklore.  “Oregon” was a nickname for Francis Philip Fatio Dunham.  His mother, Mary, was [...]

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Summer Camp: If the Lighthouse Could Talk!

2019-03-12T10:36:30-04:00March 12th, 2019|

Registration open for 2019 summer camp at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum Oh the stories that St. Augustine Lighthouse would tell if only it could talk! Registration is open for 2019 summer camps held at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. See details below … Register online at staugustinelighthouse.org/education/Summer_Camp Completed K-4th grades Oh the stories the St. Augustine Lighthouse would tell if only it could talk! From the first watch towers to [...]

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Dredge Florida Video Library

2019-02-07T08:41:27-05:00February 7th, 2019|

The following underwater video clips were all recorded on the wreck of the Florida since 2006: https://youtu.be/F65P1f8NQGw Massive jewfish or Goliath Grouper on the wreck of the dredge Florida. (00:08) https://youtu.be/RFiRu88OuSw Jewfish in the Dark (00:13) https://youtu.be/G8OFIpw0-ms LAMP diver Chuck Meide watches a jewfish (barely visible, can you spot it?) on the wreck of the Florida. (00:41) https://youtu.be/dg2LH0CRjoI Schools of small fish and diver on the wreck of the dredge Florida. (00:29) https://youtu.be/eyjKYKMrH1s https://youtu.be/_BlH3Z_R5TU Diver [...]

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Historical Background: St. Augustine, the American Revolution, and the Loyalist Influx

2019-02-06T10:28:10-05:00February 6th, 2019|

“After the surrender of Charleston in 1782, within two days no less than 16 vessels, bearing refugiés and their effects, went to pieces here and many persons lost their lives.”  - Johann David Schoepf, 1788 While the identity and exact date of the Storm Wreck remains unknown, the evidence uncovered to date suggests that this vessel was shipwrecked at the mouth of the St. Augustine Inlet in the late 18th century, possibly in the years [...]

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Storm Wreck Videos

2019-02-05T14:30:39-05:00February 5th, 2019|

https://youtu.be/0sTRPP2dSnc?list=UUBFwQkHo08ZTXEqbW-RE6MQ A brief introduction to the history and excavation of the Storm Wreck. This video includes underwater footage from August 2013, when we have had the best visibility on the shipwreck since its discovery in 2009. https://youtu.be/DWX6zvpzkIM The formal unveiling of the Storm Wreck cannons at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, narrated by LAMP Director Chuck Meide, 18 November 2011 https://youtu.be/NVMSZ_n5rNg Cleaning the iron cannons from the Storm Wreck, narrated by LAMP Archaeological Conservator [...]

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