Judith Roales gave theShellback Club her presentation on The Lighthouses of the Delaware. Judith has written several delightful and informative books about these lighthouses and is longtime president of the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation. About Judith Roales
Judith Roales was inducted into the Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame in April, 2014. She earned the honour for her research and photo documentation of Delaware’s lighthouses and range lights. That research led to her writing a series of lighthouse books, which include information about lighthouse technology, construction techniques, Fresnel lenses, stories about local keepers, and commentary on the status of Delaware’s lights. Her presentations, articles, and books inspired Delaware’s Lighthouse Trail, which guides interested visitors to the state’s existing lighthouses, sites of former lighthouses, and the location of lighthouse artifacts. A longtime president of the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation, she helped the foundation become a well-organized, financially sound, prominent entity devoted to educating about and promoting Delaware’s maritime history. She developed the historic materials and displays inside the East End and Harbor of Refuge lighthouses and opened the Delaware East End Lighthouse for public tours. She made presentations throughout Delaware to schools, senior centers, historic societies, and other organizations regarding the history and plight of the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. Her fundraising efforts helped secure over $3 million for the stabilization and repair of the National Harbor of Refuge Breakwater. In addition, Roales prepared detailed documentation of the wall’s original construction materials and its repairs, which she documented in a book. The original documentation and the book were both donated to the Lewes Historical Society as a permanent record of the wall’s history. Through her innovative leadership, the foundation created the Lighthouse Festival at Lewes Ferry Terminal and helped the City of Lewes develop the Lewes Maritime History Trail. Her efforts have helped preserve Delaware lighthouses. Roales first became interested in lighthouses in 1964 as part of her actual job – as a national award-winning newspaper reporter and executive. She retired in 2000 as Publisher of the St. Petersburg Times in Florida.
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