BOSTON LIGHT'S
Latest keeper Takes Up Residence
As reported by the Associated Press, 9/15/2003 14:08
BOSTON (AP) The latest in a line of lighthouse keepers going back nearly three centuries arrived at Boston Light on Little Brewster Island on a Monday, September 15.
Sally Snowman '89, of Plymouth, reached America's oldest lighthouse and the only one in the country still manned by the Coast Guard by a wooden long boat rowed by members of the Hull Historical Museum.
Snowman earned her Masters in Education from Curry, was a former PAL faculty member and currently teaches in the Masters of Education program.She becomes the light's 70th keeper since it was first built in 1716 at the mouth of Boston Harbor. the light was blown up by the British in 1776, rebuilt, and has been operational since 1783.
Even as it became less important to sailors as other, stronger lights were placed nearby, and as lighthouses nationally were automated and them closed down, boston Light was kept open due to it's historical significance.
Following the creation of the Boston Harbor Islands national Park, the island was opened to the public in 1999 and a museum created in the lighthouse tower.
Snowman, a Coast Guard auxiliarist, beat out applicants from all over the country for the position overseeing the historic preservation of the lighthouse and the island. Snowman will oversee members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary who maintain the function of the lighthouse and the grounds.
A professional educator and volunteer at Boston Light since 1994, snowman wrote a book on 1999 on the historic lighthouse.
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COUPLESWhen Curry College says it "changes people's lives for the better through the gift of education" the focus is generally on education through the curriculum as taught by the faculty. A Curry education also includes important areas of campus life such as athletics, extra-curricular activities, residence life and various social activities. Within a small, caring community of people who believe in the mission and work of Curry College, lives are indeed changed through the gift of education.
Occasionally, however, something else happens at Curry that changes people's lives forever. Occasionally, young people meet at Curry, fall in love and marry their college sweetheart creating we affectionately call Curry Couples. It is particularly interesting and gratifying when Curry Couples return to campus with their sons or daughters who are considering Curry as their college choice.
Recently the Alumni Office has learned of a growing number of Curry Couples and would like to profile several in the next issue of the Curry Magazine. We know there are great stories waiting to be told. Stories of how the couples met as well as what life has been like after graduation for our Curry Couples.
So, if you are or know of others who met at Curry and are among our Curry Couples, please contact our Alumni Office at 617-333-2121 or e-mail alumni@curry.edu. We look forward to hearing from you and sharing some great stories. |
