Well, the saga continues! This is "Part 9" of the thread where most "newbies" stop by and type out that first post. It's always great to add more friends to this wonderful group of people.

If you're new to the Collector Forums, please drop us a note to let us know who you are and where you're from.

Bob
Where are you from? Part 8

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Hi All!
I'm the green-eyed monster and I'm from northwest NJ. My husband and I have fallen in love with all things "lighthouse" and have already begun visiting as many as possible and getting our lighthouse passports stamped to death! I was really glad to find this site and fellow "lighthouse lovers" such as you. Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful holiday season so far.

Welcome green-eyed monster! It is great to have a new member of the forum group. I too have started a lighthouse passport. It is fun to have a reminder of the different lighthouses that you have visited with the passport stamps.

Welcome to the Collector Forums G-E-M!! You are certainly amongst friends here, and a nice bunch they are. I look forward to hearing about your travels to various lighthouses. Thanks for posting.

"Keeping The Flame in New England"
Ron

Hi GEM and welcome aboard! We are certainly glad you found this site! All of us here love lighthouses, and particularly love collecting Harbour Lights (HL). If you have any questions, feel free to ask anytime. There is a wealth of information here in the Forums!

Tim - Merry Christmas!

Welcome Green-eyed monster! I have green eyes too! I was in your town late one night. I remember stopping in a diner I believed was named the Hackettstown Diner, and consumed a wonderful turkey club at around 0330 hours.

If you love lighthouses, you'll love this forum. Welcome aboard!

Bob

Welcome to the Forum Green-eyed Monster.Lets hear some of those passport stamped adventures.You`ve found the place for lighthouse lovers,glad to have you here.
Terry

Welcome GEM!

It's always nice to see a fellow Jerseyite in the forums. I have not been to hackettstown since my brother moved from there in 1970.

Have you been to Sandy Hook this year? Maybe i was there i'm a volunteer there. today was the last day it was open until next April.

Jump right in and give every one a new opinion to disagree with.

Dennis

Welcome aboard the "Lighthouse Express!!"




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If you have any questions, feel free to ask anytime. There is a wealth of information here in the Forums!


As a brand new HL Collector I guess my first question is where can I get a good book to tell me what I'm doing? LOL Seriously though, is there a collecting book for HL newbies? Pictures, prices, history etc? HELP!



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I used to work at that diner! Unfortunately it burned down!

[Lets hear some of those passport stamped adventures.

My favorite lighthouse trip so far was August 1999. My husband and I got married in 1998 but couldn't get any time off work so the next year we took 3 weeks and visited Va. Beach. We stopped at every lighthouse we could find on the way there and back and then drove south to NC and visited the top few lights on the Outer Banks! What a wonderful trip! We took my son (12) with us and he learned so much and had so much fun that now he's a lighthouse junkie too! My husband keeps telling me that we must have seawater and not red blood in our veins! I haven't physically been able to get to any lights since, but you can bet that I will as soon as I can!

Have you been to Sandy Hook this year? Maybe i was there i'm a volunteer there. today was the last day it was open until next April.


I finally made it to Sandy Hook about a week ago! I haven't been able to travel all year and boy was it great to see the ocean again! I grew up in Hackettstown so I may even know your brother!

- As a brand new HL Collector I guess my first question is where can I get a good book to tell me what I'm doing? LOL Seriously though, is there a collecting book for HL newbies? Pictures, prices, history etc? HELP!-

I believe the 1998 Green Book is still the easist source to get hold of.Unfortunatly, I heard they won`t be putting out another.I`m sure you`ll get other ideas from other Forum members. The Green Book should be available from any online bookstore and a lot of gift shops.Hope that helps some.
terry

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Hey Green-Eyed-Monster...looks like were neighbors. (Actually we live in Harmony, NJ). My husband and I also love visiting lighthouses. I have a huge scrapbook with pictures from all the lighthouses we've been to.
Enjoy the forum!!! I'm a junkie... I go on here almost everyday to see what's new and exciting with Harbour Lights and lighthouses. The MAP ROOM is a great place to get directions and ideas of places to saty on your lighthouse visits. HAVE FUN!!

Thanks Terry! A jumping on place is just what we need!

Carol~
Thanks for the welcome! The forum is super and I've learned so much just reading the threads! It's cool that we're neighbors and I bet those scrap books are incredible! I'm still trying to organize all our photos, but hope to get then all in a book soon! Thanks for the tip about the map room, I'm on my way there now to check it out! Diane

Hello all, I guess I am a newbie here.

I'm relatively new to Harbor Lights, but i've loved lighthouses all of my life. I currently have 6: Amelia Is, St. Augustine, The "New" Tybee Is. (My home light), Cockspur Is, Morris Is. "Now" & Sapelo Is.

My question for anyone who can help me is: Does anyone know of any organized preservation &/or historical associations that cover ALL Georgia lighthouses (not just one lighthouse)? So far, my internet searches have turned up nothing.

Thanks for your help!

Welcome, Brian. I can't answer your question but I would bet someone on this forum can.

Once again, welcome aboard!

Bob

Welcome Brian! If you love lighthouses this is the only place to be! I'm from NJ so I can't answer your question either, but someone will, there's a ton of combined knowledge here! Good luck and welcome aboard!

Thank you, all of you, for your nice welcoming comments. Please bear with me, as i'm new to all of this message board stuff!

SavannahBrian



At least I figured out how to post a picture!

I've noticed our number of registrants has increased but I haven't seen any new posts in the welcome thread. If you're new to the Collector Forum, don't forget to let us know who you are.

Bob

Welcome aboard G.E.M.and Brian.you'll find as I did a great bunch on this site who will or at least try to help with any questions you have. Bill O'Brien oseabee

not exactly a newbie- just don't post as much as I'd like- kids ya know! LOL
But I would like to introduce myself. My name is Karen and I live just over the state line in Wisconsin between Mil. and Chicago. I go to the Rosemont collectors show every year and usually go to both days of the Harbour Lights "meetings" (or whatever they are called) I see alot of you there- all with your wacko name tags on!! I guess I'll have to earn one of those and wear it this year! just wanted to say "HI"

Welcome< Karen.

By all means, you should join us at the 'Wacko meeting' this year at Chicago -- as should all fellow collectors, whether they've achieved official Wacko status or not.

Watch the forum on the Navy Pier Collectibles Show for details as we get closer to the date.

Welcome Karen! As John has said, everyone is always welcome no matter how many posts you have. If you attend a Harbour Lights Event don't ever feel shy. Speak up!! You'll find HL collectors about the friendliest people you can find.

Bob

HI ALL! I AM REAL NEW TO THE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTING HAVE JUST BEGUN COLLECTING AND HAVE NOT EVEN BOUGHT ANY REAL PEICES YET JUST A FEW ODDS AND ENDS! IT ALL STARTED WHEN I DID MY BATHROOM IN FISH BORDER THEN STARTED BUYING NAUTICAL THINGS TO PUT IN THERE THEN IT WENT INTO REDOING THE WHOLE LIVING ROOM IN LIGHTHOUSES! I HAVE BOUGHT SOME AWESOME LOOKING BOATS AND SUCH BUT WAS WONDERING WHAT COLLECTION IS THE BEST? AND IS THERE A BOOK? AND HOW DO I GET ONE OF THOSE PASSPORTS THAT SOUNDS REALLY NEAT?

Hi Lainey, and welcome aboard. We are certainly glad you have joined us. Well, from personal experiences and as far as I'm concerned, the best lighthouse line to purchase is Harbour Lights! You will not find another company who is in touch with their collectors. When you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. There are a lot of knowledgable collectors in these Forums.

Tim - Keeping the flame lit...

Welcome aboard Lainey you have gotten in with a great bunch.any questions you have will be answered by some one or you will be referedto the answer.Good luck in your quest for light houses. Bill O'Brien oseabee

Hi Lainey,
Welcome to the forums. I'm not sure what passport you are talking about but I think you are referring to the lighthouse passport put out by the U.S. Lighhouse Society. They sell the passport at several participating lighthouses and they can stamp your passport when you visit the lighthouse. You can also write the U.S. Lighthouse Society, 244 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. I think I paid $6 or $7 for my passport. I enjoy looking back at the different places I have visited.

is there a web site or a phone number we can call to get some more information?? thanks!

Hey thanks for the quick replies and great info I am glad I fell on this site..lol Went to the library today and got some great books does anyone have any books they would like to recomend? Can't wait to get into reading about some of the great keepers of the lights I seen Harbour Lights has figurines for sale of the different keepers what a neat angle to explore!!

Discussion on passports is a little off topic, so I surfaced an old thread down in the Lighthouse Duty forum. or you can take the express - Passport Discussion

Dave

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For anyone interested in a lighhouse passport, this is the phone number for the U.S. Lighthouse Society in San Francisco:
(415) 362-7255

thanks SO much for the info- I'm off to make the phone call!!

Sorry I got off the topic. Now I see the light....I was confused I thought this was just a newbie board but I noticed it is actually a Where are you from board....(just a little slow)..lol I will stay on track now Thanks for the info on the passport and the green book I'm off to find the book online, Just joined the Harbour Lights club waiting on my first piece and membership card to arrive along with all the other goodies, and I took down the number for the passport! Oh and hey I'm from southern Indiana! That explains it right????......lol

yepper

Hi Everyone!!
Just another newbie here. I've been registered for a while but have been a little shy. I live in Wisconsin and have been to all the WI lights except the Lake Superior ones, I hope to see them this summer. I have been collecting HL since 1999. As of today we (my boyfriend and I) have about 75 but that number seems to grow all the time!
Amanda

Welcome, Amanda. No need to be shy around here. Looks like you are 40% of the way to offical Wacko status (you have 20 of the needed 50 posts). You have also been doing some deep mining to find this year plus old thread!

Dave

Hi Amanda,

As Dave said, no need to be shy here. There ae some wonderful people here and you can post your ideas, wisdome, questions, etc... on any of the forums. It always great to get some new perspectives so keep on posting. and welcome.

Dale

Hi Amanda !!!


terry

Hi Amanda and welcome to the forums!

-Todd

Howdy and Hello from Grand Haven, MI. Home of the Famous South Pier Lights.
I am Mark Kelley, I live here in Grand Haven and am a Professional Photographer here in town. So as you might inagine that being a Lighthouse Nut.... and also being a Former Coast Guardsman, I have probably shot plenty of pictues of lighthouses... lol.. well actually you would be right. and bu going to http://community.webshots.com/user/kellynmark
you can see some of the lighthouse photos I have posted there. with several more to come.
I collect Harbor Lights, and have also a couple of the Anchor Bay pieces as well. I hope to add one of the Fresnel Lens's to my collection before too long.
Hope to hear from some of you out here.
Mark Kelley,
Barefoot Photography, Grand Haven, MI.


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Keepers of the Flame, Not Forgotten!

Hi Mark, You`ll find many fellow Coasties and lots of people who share your love of taking pics. Welcome.

terry

Welcome, Mark! I checked out your pictures and I think they're great. Looking forward to seeing more.

Hi Mark and welcome aboard. I'm one of those other Coasties that Terry speaks of. I'm retired after 20 years active. Again, it's good to have you with us here in the forums.

Tim - Keeping the flame lit...