Sally Snowman
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Sally Snowman (aged 72 as of December 30, 2023, her retirement date) was the last keeper of the Boston Light, a lighthouse in Boston Harbor on Little Brewster Island. As of December 30, 2023, Snowman has retired and is expected to be the last official lighthouse keeper ever in the U.S.[1]
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Personal life and career
Snowman has lived near Boston Harbor since she was a child and first visited Little Brewster Island at age 10.[2] She was married there to Jay Thompson in 1994 and they live in Weymouth, Massachusetts when not staying at the light.[3]
She earned a B.S. at Bridgewater State College, and a Masters in education at Curry College. She then worked as a teacher while earning a Ph.D. in neurolinguistics from Walden University.[4] She volunteered for 30 years for the Coast Guard Auxiliary.,[5] where she first met Thompson. In 2003 she was hired by the Coast Guard as a civilian, becoming the first woman and the seventieth keeper of the Boston Light.[6]
See also
- George Worthylake - the first keeper of the Boston Light in 1718