| Are you looking for other folks in your
area who share your passion for lighthouses in general and Harbour
Lights in particular? Clubs are listed by state, alphabetical.
California
Southern California Harbour Lights Collectors Club
Colorado
Colorado Lighthouse Collectors Society
- Founded 2004
- $10 individual, $25 family (3 or more)
- Currently 20+ members
- Contact
Florida
Tampa Bay Harbour Lights Collectors Club
- Contact:
- Wayne
Hawes, 16807 Ashwood Drive, Tampa, FL 33624
- Phone: 813-968-5640 (Fax: 813-960-2065)
- Annual Membership $15 Individual / $25 Family
Georgia
North Georgia Beacon Brigade
- Founded 1999, 50 members
- Membership: $20.00/household $5 of which goes to
lighthouse preservation
- Includes: Six newsletter/year (Harbour News)
- Meetings every other month visit web site for
schedule
- Lighthouse Getaway in the Fall
- Lighthouse Preservation Projects
- Contact:
- Tony
Allen, President
-
Marky Bourrie, Membership 770-945-5110
- By Mail:
Membership, North Georgia Beacon Brigade
P.O. Box 77
Buford Georgia 30515
- Club
Web Site
Georgia
Middle Georgia Harbour Lights Club
- Founded July, 2000, 18 members
- Membership: $20.00/couple, $15.00/single
- Includes: Four newsletter/year (Fresnel Lens)
- Meetings Quarterly + other social events
scheduled around holidays
- Contact:
- Tanzel
Rousey, Master Keeper
- Phone 478-788-1935
- By Mail
Middle Georgia Harbour Lights Club
1931 Rocky Creek Road
Macon, GA 31206
Georgia
Central Savannah River Area Harbour Lights Club
Indiana
Hoosier Lighthousing Club
Kentucky
Derby City Lights
- Founded December 1998, approximately 40 members
- $20 individual, $25 couple or family
- Meets second Sunday of every month except May
- Contact:
- Charles Springer , President
- Richard Chryn , Vice President
- Mary Ann Hoskins, Treasurer
- Jeannie Chryn, Secretary
-
Patricia Palmer-Ball, Club Contact
5504 Felker Way
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 491-1563
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Club Web
Site
Missouri
Gateway Lightkeepers
- $10 per person, $15 per couple. Dues cover expenses
& refreshments.
- Please contact
Judy Rath to determine meeting dates and times.
New England
UPDATED
New England Lighthouse Lovers (NELL)
- A Chapter of the American
Lighthouse Foundation
- Founded in 1998,
now has 250 members. Two business meetings a year (Spring and Fall)
with a program. Several multiple-day outings will be planned each year
and one-day trips to lighthouses and cruises. Welcomes members from
all 6 New England states as well as adjoining states. Raising funds
for and direct involvement in lighthouse restoration is a club goal.
- Dues per year: One
Junior $10 (age 6 thru 17), One Adult $20 (age 18+), Two Adults $30
(two adults age 18+ living in same household), Family $40 (up to 2
adults age 18+ and children thru age 17).
- Club Officers:
President, Tom Kenworthy, Fishkill NY
Vice President, Ron Bandock, Collingswood NJ
Secretary, Carolyn Carbone, Beverly Farms, MA
Treasurer, Kathy Santucci, Tuckahoe, N.Y.
Membership Chairperson: Walt Mills, Bloomfield, CT
- NELL, 38 Lime Kiln Rd. Tuckahoe,
NY 10707
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Club Web Site
New York
Eastern Great Lakes Harbour Lights Collectors Club
- 4 meetings a year
- Dues: $15 Single, $20 Couple
- Newsletter
- Contacts
North
Carolina
Outer Banks
Lighthouse Lovers (OBLL)
- Founded August 2004
- $15 Junior, $25 Family, $35 Business
- 50 members & growing
- Meetings: 2 business meetings a year with program
+ Several 1-2 day lighthouse tours per year
- Welcomes members from Virginia, North Carolina
and surrounding states who are collectors of Harbour Lights and/or
lovers of North Carolina lighthouses.
- A club goal is to raise funds for lighthouse
preservation and restoration and to increase awareness of this need.
- Contact
North Carolina
Carolina Lighthouse Seekers, Charlotte, NC
- Bill Parrish, (704) 552-2318
Ohio
Buckeye Beacon Club of Akron, OH
South Carolina
Southern Lighthouse Keepers Club
- Founded 1996 - no dues, meets 3 times a year.
Approximately 15 members
- Contact:
- Betty
O'Brien, 204 Deerfield Drive, Greer SC 29650
- Phone: 864-322-7811
Tennessee
Smoky Mountain Flame Keepers
- Founded 1996 - newsletter, monthly meetings, dues
$25 couple $15 individual
- Contact:
- Kelly Lenz,
265 Dusty Lane, Powell, TN 37849
- Phone: 423-945-2680
Texas
Texas
Light Keepers
Texas
Capital Lights of Texas
(Austin)
- Founded 2005
- Contact: Don McEwen
Virginia
Mid-Atlantic HL Club
- Founded: 1999 - 18-20 members
- No dues, meets 4 times a year
- Contact:
- Brent Westwood
276-638-2209
701 Corn Tassel Trail #14, Martinsville, VA 24112
Washington
Washington Lightkeepers Association (WLA)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lighthouse District (WILD)
- Founded 1996
- Dues $15.00/single, $20.00/couple
- Newsletter
- Contact
Suzanne Murphy 608-835-5631
Other Collector Clubs
California
The Foothills
Collectors Club (Formerly David Winter Collectors Club, Foothills
Chapter)
UPDATED
- Cottages, Harbour
Lights, Disney, Harmony Kingdom, Face Pots, and other collectibles
- Founded 1989 - 85members
- Meets 2nd Sundays in
Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov in Montrose, CA
- Social activities
including an annual English Tea & Holiday Party
- Bi-monthly
newsletter
- $17/year individual or $22/year household
- Contact:
Mike D'Amico, President
-
Judy Lacey, Membership/Editor
928-855-8470
3310 Thunderbird Drive, Lake Havasu City, AZ
California
Foothills Collectors For Keeps
- Founded about 1992 - newsletter, meetings, Swap n
Sell twice a year. Approximately 35-30 members
- Contact:
- Doug & Pinky Selby, 10308 Sala Place, Sun Valley
CA 91352-3644
- Phone: 818-768-1211
Michigan
Blossomland Collectors Club
- Founded 1983 - 75 Members
Harbour Lights, Precious Moments, Hummels, Cherish Teddies, etc.
- Meets 4 times a year first Tuesday in Feb, Apr,
Aug, Nov 7:00 p.m. Whitcomb Towers, 509 Ship St, St. Joseph MI
- $10 dues and a free gift is giving upon joining or
renewing
- Contact:
-
Jacob Toering, 269-429-7836
1434 Catherine Circle, Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Pennsylvania
European Treasure Collectors Club
- Founded 1992 - All collectibles, monthly
newsletter. Approximately 75 members, 15 HL collectors
- Meets 2nd Wed of each month Elks Club Hall, 5800
Buttermilk Hollow Road, West Mifflin, PA
- Contact:
- Robin Marx, 2337 Greensburg Pike, Pittsburgh, PA
15221
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