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Lighthouse Libraries and Their Book Boxes

September 14, 2011book boxes, books, libraries, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, Thomas Crosby VAdult Memories, Books, British Columbia, Canada, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Groceries & Mail, Helicopters, Lighthouses, Mission Boats, ShipsretlkprLeave a Comment

After writing about the Bookboats and how the Thomas Crosby V used to bring us books to read from their onboard library, I was reminded of the libraries on each lighthouse I worked on. Each keeper that worked the island would leave a few books behind, mostly pocketbooks, and they would take with them new ones from […]

Lost Boats #1 – Thomas Crosby V

September 13, 2011history, ships, TCV, Thomas Crosby V, videosAdult Memories, Books, British Columbia, Construction, History, Information, Lighthouses, Mission Boats, Ships, Videosretlkpr23 Comments

One of the interesting things about writing articles about lighthouses, is that one gets to do a lot of research on maritime matters such as boats, shipping, photography. My last article on the Thomas Crosby V (TCV) left me with the question, what happened to the ship itself? According to all the reports she was […]

Thomas Crosby V – One of the “Bookboats”

September 11, 2011baking, boats, church, cooking, lighthouse, litehouse, ministry, muffins, recipes, religion, TCV, Thomas Crosby VAdult Memories, Books, British Columbia, Lighthouses, Mission Boats, Old Website, Recipes, Recreation, ShipsretlkprLeave a Comment

One of the most frequent visitors to the lighthouses, beside the Coast Guard (CG) ships and helicopters, was the United Church medical mission boat, nicknamed a God-Boat or Godship, the Thomas Crosby V (TCV). The following article used to be on the Prince Rupert Library (PRL) website. The article was borrowed with their permission before it […]