By: Gina dingwell

Gina dingwell — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:05:14 +0000

That woman who tied her children to the clothesline was my Grandmother, Eva Dingwell. My greandfather was AlexDingwell was lighthousekeeper from . The kids tied to the clothesline were my father, Fred Dingwell, and his brother Eric, his sister Doris. The oldest daughter Thelma was sent to school in Victoria.
When my father fell and cut his head on a rock, my grandfather rowed him in a dinghy all the way from Green Island to Port Edwards to be stitched up.
A main source of food there was seagull eggs, until the United Church boat came by with supplies!

By: Elinor DeWire

Elinor DeWire — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:58:08 +0000

Eve, I really like the picture of Serge Pare on Green Island Lighthouse. I have a book underway–my 19th title–on the lighthouses of BC. I’m emailing to ask permission to to use this image in the book, with proper credit. Is it your image or did Serge emai it to you? If I need to contact him for permission would you kindly provide his email ro send him my email address? The remaining BC lightkeepers are an endangered species! I’m trying to document their stories before they’re all gone. We’ve lost all lightkeepers in the United States. Thanks for running this blog. Best wishes–Elinor DeWire, Seabeck, WA, USA

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