November 2023 press release from ALF’s Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse… Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was selected as a recipient of a 2023 grant from The Champlin Foundation. The […]
FPRL’s Adam Dias Receives ALF Volunteer Award
Adam Dias of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was honored with a ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Gala, which was held at the […]
FPRL’s Judianne Point Receives ALF Volunteer Award
Judianne Point of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was honored with a ALF Len Hadley Volunteer Award during the American Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Gala, which was held at the […]
Squantum Grant Restores History at Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse have continued efforts to restore the century-and-a-half-year-old light station with historical accuracy. In 2021, Friends repaired the piping system on the south side of the […]
Summer Lighthouse Tours of Pomham Rocks
Looking for a unique adventure this summer without going far from home? The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse have scheduled tours to the historical island light station all summer long. […]
Looking Back on 2022 – Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
In 2004, the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse set out on a journey to restore the 1871 Pomham Rocks Light on the Providence River in Riverside, Rhode Island. Year after […]
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Awarded $10,000 USLHS Grant
The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, is one of five lighthouse groups in the country to be selected as a recipient of a […]
Squantum Awards Grant to Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
The Squantum Association Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 grant to the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. It is one of the inaugural grants of the newly-formed charitable foundation. “We […]
Tour Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in 2022!
Have you ever dreamed of touring Pomham Rocks Lighthouse? If so, then don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to retrace the steps of bygone keepers at this beautifully restored sentinel in […]
Tommy the Cat at Pomham Rocks Light
The following story appeared in the January 18, 1931 edition of the Times-Picayune newspaper. Adolf H. Aronson served as the keeper of the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse (RI) during this time […]
Narrow Escape from Drowning at Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
A Newspaper Article from the Past… C.H. Salisbury, the first keeper of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse (1871 to 1893), was no doubt faithful to his duties based on his long tenure […]
New Floating Dock and Ramps for Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
(Feature from November 2011 edition of The Pomham Glow…the newsletter of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse) After many months of planning, obtaining all the proper permits, and weather delays, […]
