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On today's MJ Morning Show: Test to tell if you're prone to lung disease or dementia Liberty Newark Airport lost communication with flights 60-90 seconds Morons in the news A birthday issue at Fester's home Debate - Dropping bags of pup poo in neighbors' trash cans Listeners' pet stories Tire blown up while filling This phrase can ruin a relationship... We took calls 70,000 Dum Dums A gender reveal surprised neighbors with a huge plume of pink smoke A Sand Key condo evacuated The conclave has begun Toughest jobs in America TPD saves toddler from choking Class action lawsuit against Burger King Driver may have intentionally hit a dog... Another intentionally hit a cat Lakeland assistant coach stole football helmets Kanye West walks out on Piers Morgan Update: Jennifer Aniston stalker Sanches-Bezos wedding may have big-name musical artist Hilaria Baldwin blames ADHD and dyslexia for her flipping between accents Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault A raccoon with a meth problem

Florida's Suncoast Jazz Festival returns for its 32nd year next month on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Held on Sand Key in Clearwater Beach, the event will include more than 80 jazz musicians intent on keeping the musical concept not only alive but thriving. Learn more about the event, held at resort settings overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, when long-time director Joan Dragon visits TRAVEL ITCH RADIO on Thursday, October 13. Listen live at 8p EDT on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio.com as Dan Schlossberg and co-host Maryellen Nugent Lee ask Joan what makes the festival so popular, who will headline this year's event, and how and where to buy tickets. This will be the 469th episode of TRAVEL ITCH RADIO as it finishes its 11th season.

Police say a man threw a fellow sailboater off his Catalina into the Intrascoastal off Clearwater, then decided to take off without trying to rescue him. The victim's body was found off Sand Key the next day. That man is now charged with manslaughter. More from Clearwater police spokesman Rob Shaw.

Animal Planet Considers Us for a Show If you haven't seen The Secret it is in the E Center and it is responsible for us being right on track with our 2006 Vision of having our own local series and a series on the Animal Planet show.   Locally, our pro bono CPA is on the board of the Community Network Television channels 19 and 22.  They are going to train Jamie in video production and then make her an Associate Producer for the station which gives her use of all of their equipment from cameras to editing and then she can air all of her work on their stations.  This is all being done for free.  AND…   Our pro-bono attorney Russ Alba just got the following email:  Subject: Television Series   Dear Mr. Alba,  Thanks for your time.  To reiterate...what we'd like to propose to Animal Planet (Discovery Communications Inc.) is a "fly on the wall" series with "Big Cat Rescue" as our venue.  This would entail some considerable shooting over a period of time, giving the audience (hopefully world-wide) a "through the keyhole" look at the sanctuary, the animals and the people who devote themselves to this truly noble cause.  The series would ultimately be personality driven, the drama, melodrama, comedic and triumphant moments being drawn from the staff, the volunteers...and of course, the animals.   While we have proposed the concept to Animal Planet, we have not been specific with venue and style.  The final proposal would be based on our having knowledge of what and with whom we're dealing.  If this is of interest to you, let's arrange to meet.  As I told you, we have a place on Sand Key...and I'm eager to get a bit of Florida summer in my veins.  (How's that for madness!!). Looking forward to hearing from you,  Best, Ron Lyon   For a bit more about us, I refer you to our web site, www.wizardsofweird.com or check IMDb.com.   Their credits include:   Lyon produced and directed some thirty 90-minute specials for ABC, including “Organized Crime in America”, “Manson”, “Hitler” “In Search of Howard Hughes” and “Assassinations: An American Nightmare” from which came numerous awards.   Included among his many television films are the highly rated “City in Fear”, starring David Jannsen and Mickey Rourke, “Love's Savage Fury”, starring Jennifer O'Neill, Raymond Burr and Perry King, “Sins of the Father” starring James Coburn as well as director Jan Kadar's award-winning film, “The Other Side of Hell” which starred Alan Arkin.   As President of Ray Stark's television company, “Rastar” a division of Columbia Pictures, Lyon acquired the vast collection of Robert Ripley's “Believe It or Not!” facts and oddities. In 1981 under the banner of Haley/Lyon/Rastar, Lyon created, produced and directed the Ripley's pilot which spawned the long-running series on ABC starring Jack Palance with Lyon based in Paris as Executive Producer.   Subsequent to “Believe It or Not” Lyon's special “Exploring Psychic Powers” hosted by Bill Bixby featuring James Randi and Uri Geller was a huge international success. After a stint at both Universal TV and Kings Road (as President, Kings Road Television) he and his partner Jenny Paschall launched the Nickelodeon series “Beyond Belief!!” which appeared in dozens of countries and was later the basis of a best selling book written by Paschall, published by Random House. Jenny Paschall went on to write 3 more “weird” trivia books: Hatches, Matches and Dispatches, Odd Laws and Brain in a Box.   Lyon and Paschall's Discovery series “Would You Believe It??” began as a one-hour special/pilot which received spectacular ratings on its June ‘95 premiere on the Discovery Channel. Produced by Lyon and Paschall, directed by Lyon, and written by Paschall this intrepid team's work continued to run on Discovery through 2004. It can be seen in over 60 countries world wide.   Based on the success of “Would You Believe It??”, Lyon and Paschall crafted “Simply Unbelievable” a series which debuted on the Travel Channel in 2001. In addition he and Paschall have created many specials for both Discovery and Travel including “Strangest Remains”, ‘Most Haunted in America” “The Best Places To Find UFOs” and “Most Haunted Journeys.”   Today, Lyon continues to produce and direct for cable and television networks worldwide. Paschall co-produces with Lyon, and writes the shows. She is also a regular feature writer for the English paper, The Express on Sunday, specializing in trivia and ghost articles, and she has a regular food column in a New Jersey newspaper. Showtime's Ace Award winner Christmas perennial “Daisies in December” is based on a short story by Paschall. Both Lyon and Paschall, as “experts” in the world of the bizarre and the paranormal, lecture throughout the United States as “The Wizards of Weird”. In addition both continue to conduct seminars on producing, directing and writing at both colleges and high schools. http://www.wizardsofweird.com/bios.php   The entire 2006 Vision:   2006: Exotic cats may no longer be sold or traded into canned hunts.   Action: Meet with legislators in our area, specifically Mike Bilirakis and Senator Bob Young (head of the appropriations committee) and gather the support of non animal groups, such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Big Cat Rescue will become better educated about the legislative process and teach classes on ethics and legislation. We will contact HSUS to find out how the best way to do this will be and to see what training they provide. Big Cat Rescue will train members in ways to gather the information needed to end the cruel trade in exotic cats by demonstrating that so small a percentage of the public approves canned hunts or is supported by canned hunts that the legislation really does represent the majority.   The Big Cat Picture will be narrated by a celebrity, widely distributed via sales, public and private showings and the website. We will edit the clips to load faster and play better or switch to streaming media for maximum effect.  Big cats will have protection under state laws in all states in that they may not be owned as pets.   Action: Big Cat Rescue will provide better state, county and city level resources to educate and enable our expanded supporter base to create laws that better protect the exotic cats. In part this will be on Big Cat Rescue's own Animal Planet program called Big Cat Rescue which will showcase big cat rescues by accredited sanctuaries. These weekly segments will include discussion of all of the issues that exotic cats face, expose the perpetrators and the effect that each person makes with their choices and will be a means by which to broadly spread the message that no exotic cat should be kept as a pet or in a cage. We will film anything and everything that could make for an interesting 30 minute television documentary. Big Cat Rescue will solicit video from other accredited sanctuaries for use in exposing the big cat issues. We will find someone in the film editing industry to help us turn these segments into something saleable to Animal Planet.   By suggesting permits, permit fees and substantial fines for non compliance we can insure that the laws have the funding needed to make them effective. Once game farms are no longer licensed to keep exotic cats the exotic cat pet owners who circumvent the pet laws by keeping exotic cats under the guise of a game farm will be unable to renew their permits. This decreases the number of buyers for their offspring significantly. The Sanctuary Standards and Exotic Cat Standards will be accepted as the guidelines for exotic animal care and used as a model for the new laws. Big Cat Rescue will introduce a federal bill to prevent the trade in all exotic cats across state lines as pets.   Big Cat Rescue will continue to encourage implementation of the federal bill The Captive Wildlife Safety Act signed Dec. 19, 2003 that makes it illegal to breed, buy, sell or donate a big cat as a pet across state lines. We will continue to research and work on making the breeding, buying and selling of exotic cats at a state level illegal. We will research ways to close the USDA permit loopholes that allow private pet owners to pay $40.00 to call themselves a commercial enterprise in order to circumvent the law.   Animal Planet Considers Us for a Show If you haven't seen The Secret it is in the E Center and it is responsible for us being right on track with our 2006 Vision of having our own local series and a series on the Animal Planet show.   Locally, our pro bono CPA is on the board of the Community Network Television channels 19 and 22.  They are going to train Jamie in video production and then make her an Associate Producer for the station which gives her use of all of their equipment from cameras to editing and then she can air all of her work on their stations.  This is all being done for free.  AND…   Our pro-bono attorney Russ Alba just got the following email:  Subject: Television Series   Dear Mr. Alba,  Thanks for your time.  To reiterate...what we'd like to propose to Animal Planet (Discovery Communications Inc.) is a "fly on the wall" series with "Big Cat Rescue" as our venue.  This would entail some considerable shooting over a period of time, giving the audience (hopefully world-wide) a "through the keyhole" look at the sanctuary, the animals and the people who devote themselves to this truly noble cause.  The series would ultimately be personality driven, the drama, melodrama, comedic and triumphant moments being drawn from the staff, the volunteers...and of course, the animals.   While we have proposed the concept to Animal Planet, we have not been specific with venue and style.  The final proposal would be based on our having knowledge of what and with whom we're dealing.  If this is of interest to you, let's arrange to meet.  As I told you, we have a place on Sand Key...and I'm eager to get a bit of Florida summer in my veins.  (How's that for madness!!). Looking forward to hearing from you,  Best, Ron Lyon   For a bit more about us, I refer you to our web site, www.wizardsofweird.com or check IMDb.com.   Their credits include:   Lyon produced and directed some thirty 90-minute specials for ABC, including “Organized Crime in America”, “Manson”, “Hitler” “In Search of Howard Hughes” and “Assassinations: An American Nightmare” from which came numerous awards.   Included among his many television films are the highly rated “City in Fear”, starring David Jannsen and Mickey Rourke, “Love's Savage Fury”, starring Jennifer O'Neill, Raymond Burr and Perry King, “Sins of the Father” starring James Coburn as well as director Jan Kadar's award-winning film, “The Other Side of Hell” which starred Alan Arkin.   As President of Ray Stark's television company, “Rastar” a division of Columbia Pictures, Lyon acquired the vast collection of Robert Ripley's “Believe It or Not!” facts and oddities. In 1981 under the banner of Haley/Lyon/Rastar, Lyon created, produced and directed the Ripley's pilot which spawned the long-running series on ABC starring Jack Palance with Lyon based in Paris as Executive Producer.   Subsequent to “Believe It or Not” Lyon's special “Exploring Psychic Powers” hosted by Bill Bixby featuring James Randi and Uri Geller was a huge international success. After a stint at both Universal TV and Kings Road (as President, Kings Road Television) he and his partner Jenny Paschall launched the Nickelodeon series “Beyond Belief!!” which appeared in dozens of countries and was later the basis of a best selling book written by Paschall, published by Random House. Jenny Paschall went on to write 3 more “weird” trivia books: Hatches, Matches and Dispatches, Odd Laws and Brain in a Box.   Lyon and Paschall's Discovery series “Would You Believe It??” began as a one-hour special/pilot which received spectacular ratings on its June ‘95 premiere on the Discovery Channel. Produced by Lyon and Paschall, directed by Lyon, and written by Paschall this intrepid team's work continued to run on Discovery through 2004. It can be seen in over 60 countries world wide.   Based on the success of “Would You Believe It??”, Lyon and Paschall crafted “Simply Unbelievable” a series which debuted on the Travel Channel in 2001. In addition he and Paschall have created many specials for both Discovery and Travel including “Strangest Remains”, ‘Most Haunted in America” “The Best Places To Find UFOs” and “Most Haunted Journeys.”   Today, Lyon continues to produce and direct for cable and television networks worldwide. Paschall co-produces with Lyon, and writes the shows. She is also a regular feature writer for the English paper, The Express on Sunday, specializing in trivia and ghost articles, and she has a regular food column in a New Jersey newspaper. Showtime's Ace Award winner Christmas perennial “Daisies in December” is based on a short story by Paschall. Both Lyon and Paschall, as “experts” in the world of the bizarre and the paranormal, lecture throughout the United States as “The Wizards of Weird”. In addition both continue to conduct seminars on producing, directing and writing at both colleges and high schools. http://www.wizardsofweird.com/bios.php   The entire 2006 Vision:   2006: Exotic cats may no longer be sold or traded into canned hunts.   Action: Meet with legislators in our area, specifically Mike Bilirakis and Senator Bob Young (head of the appropriations committee) and gather the support of non animal groups, such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Big Cat Rescue will become better educated about the legislative process and teach classes on ethics and legislation. We will contact HSUS to find out how the best way to do this will be and to see what training they provide. Big Cat Rescue will train members in ways to gather the information needed to end the cruel trade in exotic cats by demonstrating that so small a percentage of the public approves canned hunts or is supported by canned hunts that the legislation really does represent the majority.   The Big Cat Picture will be narrated by a celebrity, widely distributed via sales, public and private showings and the website. We will edit the clips to load faster and play better or switch to streaming media for maximum effect.  Big cats will have protection under state laws in all states in that they may not be owned as pets.   Action: Big Cat Rescue will provide better state, county and city level resources to educate and enable our expanded supporter base to create laws that better protect the exotic cats. In part this will be on Big Cat Rescue's own Animal Planet program called Big Cat Rescue which will showcase big cat rescues by accredited sanctuaries. These weekly segments will include discussion of all of the issues that exotic cats face, expose the perpetrators and the effect that each person makes with their choices and will be a means by which to broadly spread the message that no exotic cat should be kept as a pet or in a cage. We will film anything and everything that could make for an interesting 30 minute television documentary. Big Cat Rescue will solicit video from other accredited sanctuaries for use in exposing the big cat issues. We will find someone in the film editing industry to help us turn these segments into something saleable to Animal Planet.   By suggesting permits, permit fees and substantial fines for non compliance we can insure that the laws have the funding needed to make them effective. Once game farms are no longer licensed to keep exotic cats the exotic cat pet owners who circumvent the pet laws by keeping exotic cats under the guise of a game farm will be unable to renew their permits. This decreases the number of buyers for their offspring significantly. The Sanctuary Standards and Exotic Cat Standards will be accepted as the guidelines for exotic animal care and used as a model for the new laws. Big Cat Rescue will introduce a federal bill to prevent the trade in all exotic cats across state lines as pets.   Big Cat Rescue will continue to encourage implementation of the federal bill The Captive Wildlife Safety Act signed Dec. 19, 2003 that makes it illegal to breed, buy, sell or donate a big cat as a pet across state lines. We will continue to research and work on making the breeding, buying and selling of exotic cats at a state level illegal. We will research ways to close the USDA permit loopholes that allow private pet owners to pay $40.00 to call themselves a commercial enterprise in order to circumvent the law.

In this episode I catch up with Director of Sales and Catering for the Clearwater beach Marriott Suites on Sand Key the wonderful Jessica Francis as well as DJ Truth from Rule of Thirds Productions and they discuss tips for couples for getting the most out of their vendors by providing a few small details. Don't miss this episode.https://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/wedding-planning/tpams-clearwater-beach-marriott-suites-on-sand-key/https://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterBeachMarriottSuitesonSandKey/www.ruleofthirdsproductions.comFacebook - https://bit.ly/2lHGhcZYouTube - https://bit.ly/2m824L2Instagram - https://bit.ly/2mdDLeTLinkedIn - https://bit.ly/2lJshj2Twitter - https://bit.ly/2lMDvTNIf you are interesting in podcasting but don't know how to get started or what gear to use, here are links to the equipment we use for all of our podcasts.Zoom H6 Audio Recorder-https://amzn.to/34NcAshBehringer Audio Interface-https://amzn.to/2CvqRxwBehringer Microphones-https://amzn.to/2PYHhqlMicrophone Arm-https://amzn.to/32qO3rq

Sand key is situated next to a channel that leads to Key West. It's located roughly eight miles to the north west of Key West. In normal conditions, a significant amount of sand accumulates on the submerged reefs at Sand Key and it actually creates a small island. Soon after the United States took possession of Florida in 1821, a wooden daymark was placed on the island to warn mariners of this navigational hazard. Lighthouses to mark Florida's reef had just recently been completed at Cape Florida, Key West and the Dry Tortugas, when Congress allocated $16,000 on May 18, 1826 for a lighthouse on Sand Key. The plans for this tower were similar to those us for the other three calling for a 70 foot conical brick tower, exhibiting a light from 11 lamps set in 14 inch reflectors. Sand Keys light revolved, producing a flashing signature that differentiated it from the nearby fixed light at Key West. The first keeper of Sand Key Lighthouse was slated to be Joseph Ximenez. However, keeper John Flaherty and his wife Rebecca were having a terrible time adjusting to their isolated lives on the Dry Tortugas. So the collector of customs at Key West, William Pinckney arranged for the two keepers to trade assignments. Shortly after the Flaherty's arrived on the island, Sand Key Light was exhibited for the first time on April 15, 1827. With fisherman, wreckers and picnickers from Key West frequenting the island, the Flaherty's thoroughly enjoyed their new social life. Their joy however, was short lived as John became very sick in May of 1828, and then passed away in 1830. Rebecca remained on the island and was appointed keeper after her husband's death. In June of 1831, William Randolph Hackley, and attorney in Key West, recorded the following account of a visit he made at Sand Key Lighthouse. "The wind was so light that we did not get to the Key until noon. I went up to the lighthouse. The light is revolving and it's one of the best in the United States. It's kept by Mrs. Flaherty. She with her sister and a hired man are the only inhabitants of the Key and sometimes there are none but the two females. The length of the key is from 150 to 200 yards, and the average breath 50 yards. We remain till evening and having spent a pleasant day, returned to town around 8pm. The November 23, 1834 edition of the Florida Herald reported a wedding on Sand Key Lighthouse. Rebecca Flaherty had married Captain Frederick Neill. The newlyweds took a lengthy trip the next year to visit family while, a temporary keeper watched the light. Upon their return, Captain Neil was appointed the keeper and served in this role until he resigned in February 10 of 1836. Captain Francis Wallington was the next keeper maintaining the light until July 27, 1837, when the colorful Captain Joshua Appleby succeeded him. Born in Rhode Island in 1773, Appleby became a widower at a young age when his first wife, Sarah Vaille died at 23. Leaving him alone to care for their one year old daughter, Eliza. In 1820, Appleby sailed for the Florida Keys, where he co founded a settlement on Vaca Key and made a living from the sea through fishing, turtling and salvaging shipwrecks. Appleby's salvaging practices were soon called into question as he was accused of conspiring with a privateer, Charles Hoffner, to intentionally run aground vessels captured by Hoffner so the cargo could be salvaged and sold. Commander David Porter, head of the naval Squadron a key was responsible for eradicating piracy had Apple be arrested in 1823, and takeen to the irons in Charleston, South Carolina. Appleby must have been innocent or had friends in high places as he was released after Smith Thompson, the Secretary of the Navy and President James Monroe reviewed the case. Upon securing his freedom, Appleby returned to Rhode Island for a time and then he relocated to Key West. In 1830, the government granted Appleby a license as a wrecker, a trade he practiced for several years. Then on July 27, 1837, he accepted an appointment as the head keeper of Sand Key Lighthouse. While Applebee's livelihood had previously depended on ships misfortunes, it was now his duty to keep these ships safely away from the reef. During Applebee's tenure at the lighthouse, hurricanes struck Sand Key in 1841 and 1842. With the 1842 hurricane destroying the keepers dwelling and seriously damaging the land. In 1843, a seawall was built around the lighthouse to properly provide protection from the storm surge that accompanied the hurricanes. The following year, that wall was put to the test and it failed. The new keepers dwelling was swept away along with a good portion of the island. Applebee's daughter, Eliza, have visited the lighthouse on October 1846, along with her husband and their three year old son, and Mary's adopted daughter. On October 11th, a hurricane described as "the most destructive have any that has ever visited these latitudes and the memory of man" hit Sand Key. As the hurricane strengthen, Appleby in his five visitors very likely sought refuge in the lighthouse, since the tower had withstood previous storms. The seawall again proved no match for the hurricane as the raging seas swept across the island washing away the dwelling, tower, and the island itself. The following morning waves were observed rolling over the reef where the island had been and no trace of the lighthouse could be seen. Still the reef posed a threat to vessels and Honey, a 140 ton ship was soon purchased in New York recommissioned as a light ship and sent to Florida to mark Sand Key. Congress acted quickly as well, allocating $20,000 on March 3, 1847 for a new Sand Key lighthouse. And then adding an additional some of $39,970 and 74 cents to the project in 1848. Before the new lighthouse was completed, at least eight vessels had run aground on the reef resulting in a loss of over $420,000. Although lighthouses were expensive to construct, the reduction in lost cargo easily offset the investment. Hurricanes struck Sand Key lighthouse tower again in 1856 and 1865, followed by the twin hurricanes of 1870, and another one in 1875. Each hurricanes swept away most of the island and the station's Wharf, boathouse, privy and oil house were destroyed multiple times. By 1875, the dwelling perched in the tower had suffered so much abuse at the hands of the hurricanes that it to had to be replaced using a $20,000 appropriation made by Congress in 1874. As the bolts used to hold the dwelling together were thoroughly rusted, much cutting was required to remove the old structure before it could be replaced with a new, heavier one. During the periods between hurricanes when sand built back up around the lighthouse, thousands of terns congregated on Sand Key to nest. Eggs were found to be quite tasty and the light housekeepers would collect him by the basket full to deliver to their friends in Key West. At one point, it was reported that nine to 12,000 birds used to nest on Sand Key, but so many eggs were taken only two or 300 young ones hatched. On neighboring islands, birds would be killed by plume hunter seeking fancy feathers to adorn ladies hats. Eventually, Sand Key Lighthouse came under control of the Coast Guard. The light was automated and the dwelling on that lighthouse was vacated on June 1, 2017. The Sand Key Lighthouse was deemed access by the Coast Guard and was made available under the guidelines of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act to eligible entities. And it was today, January the 9, 1827, that construction began on the first lighthouse on Sand Key. It was completed in 70 days. And that's what happened today in Key West history. Today in Key West History is brought to you by 43 Keys Media. You can find out more about our glorious past by visiting http://43keys.com. You can also get this show as well as others as an Alexa flash briefing. Just tell Alexa "play Today in Key West history as my flash briefing." You can also get this show and others on YouTube and visit http://43keys.com for more interesting information about our beautiful Florida Keys.

Let's take a look at what happened today in Key West history. November the seventh 1983, a lady by the name of Jennie Bethel DeBoer - she died at the age of 97 in Key West. Now, she was one of the children of one of the last keepers of the Key West lighthouse. She grew up at the lighthouse. Her father, William A. Bethel was the keeper of the lighthouse for 25 years, he was one of the longer serving keepers of the Key West lighthouse. And during World War One, Jennie served as a Yeoman it in the Navy and then after the war, she spent 35 years working for the Key West citizen. The key was lighthouse was an interesting place, it dates back to 1825, it was one of four light houses that were originally constructed along the Florida Keys. The thing about the Key West lighthouse though is because it is on land and accessible on land, it allowed the keepers of the Key West lighthouse to mingle right along with the rest of the Key Westers, so it was a very highly prized place to live, if you are a lighthouse keeper. The first Key West lighthouse was a 65 foot brick tower, and it had 15 whale oil lamps that had big 15 inch reflectors, and they would burn the whale oil and keep people away from the land and from hopefully not getting caught on the reef whenever they were sailing by. Now in 1846, the Great Havana Hurricane destroyed the Key West lighthouse and the Sand Key Lighthouse. And as a temporary fix a ship with a beacon was parked around Sand Key, and a temporary beacon in Key West was placed a top a 30 foot tall tripod! Isn't that crazy? So it took some lobbying to Congress to get funds allocated to rebuild the Key West lighthouse. But they allocated $12,000, and in a matter of just a few years, the Key West lighthouse was rebuilt, and it was given a new lens. It was 39 inches in diameter, 62 inches tall, and it was just a much bigger, brighter light. The lanterns that used to burn whale oil were converted to electricity in the early 1900's. The first keepers of the lighthouse were Michael and Barbara Mabrity. And it's funny because these keepers of the lighthouse, some of them had rapid succession because there was a yellow fever outbreak. And so several of them died or were only keepers for just a very short amount of time. So I will tell you, there's one story that I had read about when the Civil War broke out, and Florida sided with the Confederacy. But Key West on its own, decided to remain with the Union. So the Key Westers were divided over this decision, so that Truman Avenue back in the day was known as Division Street. And that's essentially where people that sided from the north on one side, and people that sided with the South were on the other. So it appears that Mrs. Maybrity and again she was one of the first keepers she ran her tongue the little bit more to the Confederate side, than she did to the union side. So in 1864, at age 82, she was dismissed as the keeper of the Key West Lighthouse for her disloyalty to the Union. So then it fell on to her granddaughter, who was appointed - actually the granddaughters husband John Carroll was appointed as the assistant keeper in 1870. He died of typhoid fever in 1889. So he had a nice, 19 year stint as the keeper. And that's whenever Mary was promoted to the keeper position. And she only held it a few weeks before she also died of the typhoid fever. So there was a little bit of passing around of the lighthouse position, and ultimately the daughter of Mary married William A Bethel and he replaced Mary as the keeper of the lighthouse. And he served in that capacity from 1889 and to 1908. And then his wife was then promoted to the head keeper. But the interesting thing is finally, in 1969, whenever the Key West Lighthouse was officially decommissioned and no longer functioning as an active lighthouse. I'm assuming that she might have been one of the only children or families survivors of these original Key West keepers that actually live on the lighthouse grounds and grew up there. So in December of 1969, when she was 83 years old Jenny Bethel DeBoer, the daughter of William Bethel and Mary Bethel would officially turn off the light at the Key West Lighthouse for the last time. So it was on this day, November 7th in 1983, at the age of 97 years old, that Jenny Bethel DeBoer passed away and that marks the end of an era of the lighthouse keepers.  

Interview with Dr. Delmar Harris recalling his family's history on the north end of Sand Key known as Dan's Island.  The interview takes place in Delmar's home on March 28, 2011. Filmed by David Allbritton, Interviewed by Bill Wallace & Bob Griffin.