‘Lights of the Great Lakes’

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Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s

Last week, I said I would be blogging the second part of the information on the Mount Vernon area, here in Washington. That will be furthered in next weeks blog instead of todays.

For the last couple of months I have been working on a new project while I was waiting for the farming book to be published in August. For many years I have had a strong attachment to the lighthouse of the area. I have on many occasions traveled to some of them just in the hope of photographing these beautiful structures that have been so important to the maritime shipping around the Great Lakes. After working on three previous books about the local area that I live in, I decided to expand my research area to cover approximately eight states in total, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, all where the shores of these states touched the Great Lakes.

I submitted my proposal to Arcadia Publishing for their ‘Postcard History Series’ and have just received a commitment and my contract to further the project.

The title ‘Lights of the Great Lakes’ is still a working title. If all goes as planed, this edition will be published in time for ‘National Lighthouse Day’ on August 7th 2022.

  • EPSON MFP image
  • EPSON MFP image
EPSON MFP image

Although these scans are in their original color formats, Arcadia’s vintage history series are all black and white, images and postcards can be used when scanned in grey scale. Most real photo postcards (RPPC) are only produced in black and white which are the majority of vintage postcards available. This will be a look at the lighthouses, from the early days of their use, many no long exist or look nothing like their original look. So now I further the research for the ‘Lights of the Great Lakes’.

Next week, more on Mount Vernon, and on that ‘wee note’ till next week.

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Published by Linda Osborne Cynowa

Linda Osborne Cynowa has lived in the Washington Township community since 2007. She moved to this area because of its beautiful hills, stunning scenery, and fruit orchards. Linda’s background is in photography, genealogy, and with a lifelong love of history, found herself working in a voluntary capacity with the Romeo Community Archives at the Romeo Kezar Library. She researched the many historic homes and families in the Romeo and Washington area, which led to a keen interest and knowledge of the area’s history. With a love of the Arcadia Publishing ‘Images of America’ books, she was always bothered that Washington Township wasn’t represented. When inquiring about this, she was told, “You haven’t written it yet”! With the encouragement of the Archivists at the Community Archives, a proposal was submitted for consideration. In September of 2019, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP became part of the ‘Images of America’ series.

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