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A Time Line of Star Island at Crossroads Past and Present

Countless times in the history of Star Island Shoalers have been called to action to save this precious place.

Below are just a few of the names of all on whose shoulders we stand right now.
I feel gratitude both for their efforts and for having lived long enough
to know a few of them rather than just their legacy. Now, it’s our turn.
What will we be remembered for leaving to the next generation?
W. Bradford Greeley, President Board of Directors
Response to Feasibility Study Report

• 1906 Louis Cornish (AUA President 1927-37) raises $1,200 and recruits a work crew to rebuild Star’s Chapel replacing the rotted wood floor with bricks, rebuilding pews, plastering walls, and fashioning lantern brackets from the one found in the rubble by Roger Greeley
• 1915 on a tip from Curtis Matthews, Thomas Elliott and Dr. William I. Lawrance contact Lewis Parkhurst who agrees to purchase Star Island from Piscataqua Savings Bank to hold until funds can be raised and a non-profit organization established
• Carl Wetherell heads the campaign to raise $40,000 realizing $45,484.21 in contributions to purchase Star Island from Lewis Parkhurst and prepare the first operating budget
• Lyman Rutledge serves as Post-WWII Executive Director with an able Board of Directors led by board president Roger Greeley and board members Al Doolittle, Ruth Twiss, Warren Witherell, and Judge Charles Bolster who once again bring Star back to life
• 1986 Lindy Anderson, Chair of the Capital Campaign Steering Committee, leads successful efforts for Keeping the Star Spirit campaign that surpasses its goal of $400,000 for sprinklers
• 2007 Irene Bush leads efforts to raise a half-million dollars in gifts and loans to address emergency repairs and upgrades and to meet life-safety codes
• 2009 Board of Directors headed by Brad Greeley agrees to launch Shining the Star, a $5 million campaign to build the endowment, maintain access and affordability, and support enhancements and amenities