TOPSHAM — On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m., Ernest G. DeRaps, formerly of the U. S. Coast Guard, will show slides and give a talk about his family’s life in three Penobscot Bay lighthouses and his own experiences in an isolated lighthouse south of Vinalhaven. DeRaps, a Maine native, is the author of “ Lighthouse Keeping” which he wrote in collaboration with his late wife, Pauline Fitzgerald DeRaps, who shared her perspective on living the lighthouse lifestyle.
His book will be available for purchase and signing. The Topsham Public Library is located at 25 Foreside Road in Topsham. For more information, call (207) 725-1727 or visit topshamlibrary.org.
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