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Re: Seeking records of Wood Island Lighthouse
Jason Atkinson
Feb 4, 2020 7:19 AM
Dear Mr. Parsons,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Logbooks of Lighthouses, 1872 - 1944; Letters Sent to District Inspectors and Engineers, 10/1852 - 7/1939, Correspondence, 1/1911 - 12/1939; General Records, 1816 - 1936; Retirement Record Cards for Lighthouse Personnel, 1930 - ca. 1951; and Payrolls of Employees on Lighthouse Vessels and at Lighthouse Stations, 1871 - 1937 in the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26) that may have the information you seek. The records are in the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1). Please contact RDT1 via email at archives1reference@nara.gov for more information.We also located Service Record Cards, ca. 1900 - 1939 for Bureau of Lighthouses personnel in the Records of the U.S. Civil Service Commission (Record Group 146). These records are in the custody of the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL). Please contact RL-SL via email at stl.archives@nara.gov for more information.
We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!