Our president & founder, James Hyland, was recently interviewed by the Historic Traveler in their Winter 2025 issue.
“Lighthouses have been an important factor in history since the introduction of the earliest recorded lighthouse, the 440-foot-tall Pharos of Alexandria, built in Egypt around 280 BC — one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It lasted 1500 years before being destroyed in an earthquake. Unfortunately, today’s American lighthouses are in much greater danger of disappearing through neglect. Which is where James Hyland comes in. He is the president and founder of The Lighthouse Preservation Society and history lovers owe him a real debt of gratitude…James didn’t set out to start a preservation organization. He was working in the media department of an institution where he’d graduated with a master’s degree, along with doing some freelance photography and writing on the side. But one day of kayaking and curiosity changed his life — and the course of lighthouse history.”
With featured articles including location-based book recommendations, a digital magazine, travel guides and resources, a newsletter, membership and a photography gallery, the Historic Traveler allows readers to absorb the historical significance and re-live what makes a historic location unique, special and memorable.
