Got Any Spare Linen Towels?

We need linen tea towels to clean the lens in the lantern room of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse. Linen was always used by lighthouse keepers; it doesn’t scratch glass and leaves no streaks. Karen and Kim, our lens caretakers (and so much more) said, “Our grandmothers would be tickled to know how useful theirs have been after nearly 15 years in the lighthouse, yet, our … Continue reading Got Any Spare Linen Towels?

VIP Help Needed – Fort Rosecrans Goes to War

Our annual Fort Rosecrans Goes to War event is coming up this weekend, and we need volunteers to help with: Morning set up – tables/chairs Morning set up – Car show attendant, guiding cars to specific spots All day in shifts 2hrs like we do for the Visitor Center – gate greeter – pass out program schedule Please email deborah_sherman@nps.gov if you are interested. Continue reading VIP Help Needed – Fort Rosecrans Goes to War

VIPs Needed – Open Tower Day

Help commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse being placed into service on 15 November 1855 by volunteering to assist with our last Open Tower Day of the year. Please sign up in Volgistics if you can help out. As a reminder, the Open Tower Days each year are: 22 March – Anniversary of the light being extinguished for the last time (1891) 25 August – … Continue reading VIPs Needed – Open Tower Day