Lighthouse Education Program thankful for summer camp community support
Summer camp students create towers out of pasta and marshmallows in a lesson about building a solid structure such as the 145-year-old St. Augustine Lighthouse. For the past 8 years, 350 students have attended summer camp on scholarship As another summer camp season wraps up, the nonprofit St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum would like to thank the many individual community donors, business sponsors and nonprofit partners who have helped [...]
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum selected as beneficiary of Winn Dixie Community Bag Program
The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum celebrates selection as a Winn Dixie Community Bag Program Beneficiary in St. Augustine Beach, Florida. The nonprofit Museum has been selected as a beneficiary of the Community Bag Program for the month of July 2019. The Winn Dixie Community Bag Program, which launched in February 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in [...]
St. Augustine Brewers Festival donates $9,400 to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
Organizers of the inaugural St. Augustine Brewers’ Festival presented a donation of $9,421.27 to the nonprofit St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. The event was held on Saturday, May 11 at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. In addition to the donation to the lighthouse, Brewers’ Fest organizers also donated $1,000 to Keepers of the Coast, which provided a water refill station during the event. “We are thrilled to be [...]
June 6, 2019: St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum to commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day on Thursday, June 6, 2019 with special programs honoring our military. The ongoing programming will take place from 10 AM to 6 PM, with free admission for veterans and active U.S. military on this day. The Museum will display “Field of Honor” signs on the front lawn of the Keepers’ House honoring [...]
Museum will offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer
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 [...]
Frequently Asked Questions by Lighthouse Visitors
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 [...]
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum welcomes Cultural Heritage team from Spain
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. [...]
NEW Keeper Tours & Nation’s Oldest Port® Demos at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!
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 [...]
Lighthouse Keeper Series: Francis Philip Fatio Dunham
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 [...]
Summer Camp: If the Lighthouse Could Talk!
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 [...]
Dredge Florida Video Library
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 [...]
Historical Background: St. Augustine, the American Revolution, and the Loyalist Influx
“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 [...]
Storm Wreck Videos
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, [...]
Davit and Goliath; Landing a Big Fish on Light Tackle the Archaeological Way
By Brendan Burke, 2012 This paper documents the raising of two cannons from the Storm Wreck, 8SJ5459, during the 2011 LAMP field season and the logistics involved in this process. Apparatus and recovery methods were designed to provide an in-house lifting capability, allowing the archaeological team more flexibility in recovery technique, timing of the operation, and tools used. Equipment was limited to commonly-available components in order to minimize cost and increase [...]