Name/Title
DrawingEntry/Object ID
2020.601Description
Cardboard sign measuring 10.75 x 8.25" found in the Lighthouse ceiling on the second floor, during renovations in spring 2020. The sign is white paper with black painted letters, glued to a cardboard backing. Sign reads "E. Burgess Stonington Conn Light Keeper". Henry Burgess was lighthouse keeper from c. 1861 until he retired in 1869 and was succeeded by C.P. Noyes. The E. Burgess on the sign could be Eliza Berry, Henry's wife, or his son, Edward (1854-1928). In the area where this sign was found, is a beam that also carries the name E. Burgess.Collection
Lighthouse Museum