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The museum archives and library contain information about the maritime history of the St. Augustine area. Collections include documents, maps and photographs regarding the St. Augustine light station, lightkeepers, Lighthouse Park neighborhood. The United States Coast Guard in St. Augustine - concentration on the World War II Training Station at the Ponce de Leon Hotel - and Northern Florida maritime archaeology - concentration on the 1764 Industry shipwreck and time period.

How We Can Help You...

Research Services

Museum Archives and Library

The public is encouraged to perform research in person at the Museum Research Reference Library, located upstairs in the Visitors Center.
Accessibility: Monday-Friday during museum hours, weekends per special request. For conditions of use and fees, refer to the Archives Use Agreement.

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Before your visit, please make an appointment with the Research Curator to ensure someone can be available to assist you at the time of your visit. When you state your research topic, the Research Curator can also inform you about the kind of information available.

Contact: Kathleen McCormick, Research Curator at (904) 829-0745, ext. 218 or stauglh@aug.com.

Written Information Requests

You can email or mail in your information request. Please be sure to include your full name, address, phone number and email address. Requests will be answered in the order received. The extent of the response is dependent upon the Research Curatorís availability. We understand traveling to the Museum to perform research is not always an option. In-depth research may require a personal visit to the Archives and Library.

Lighthouse Research Tips

A vast array of sources are available for conducting lighthouse research. Check out Lighthouse Research Tips for places where you might find answers.

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How You Can Help Us...

Provide the Museum with Historical Information

To continue to build the Museum collections, the Research Curator is interested in talking with you if you have in your possession, or know someone who has:

St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum: Coasties Transit

Coasties providing "bus service" after a 1944 hurricane.

Photos of the light station, light station residents, Lighthouse Park neighborhood, St. Augustine beach, shoreline and waterways, local maritime activities ñ marine industry like boat building and fishing, recreational boating, United States Coast Guard in St. Augustine. Time period: up to the light station restoration in the 1980s.

Historic maps or documents pertaining to the above subjects.

Stories about the light station, the neighborhood or local maritime history. We are particularly interested to learn about lightkeepers from descendents, friends and persons who knew the keepersí families, persons who resided at the light station after the light was automated in 1955, Lighthouse Park residents before the 1980s restoration, U.S.C.G. veterans stationed in St. Augustine during WWII.

St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum: 'Cracker' Daniels

"Different fellows around town made their own sailboats ñ boats andÖ sails. None of those sailboats survived. My dad had an about 20 feet government furnished boat with inboard cylinder motor to attend buoys. During those years we had a privately owned rowboat."

- C.D. "Cracker" Daniels, son of Keeper C.D. Daniels (1930-40s)

Please donít hesitate to share your stories! Often people think their story is not interesting or important. However, so far all stories are fascinating and valuable additions to our Museumís Oral History Program, The Maritime Memory Project and exhibits.

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