{"podcast":{"title":"Light Hearted","slug":"light-hearted-754364","podcast_index_feed_id":754364,"rss_url":"https://news.uslhs.org/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://news.uslhs.org","image_url":"https://news.uslhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-LIGHT-HEARTED.jpg","author":"Jeremy D'Entremont, U.S. Lighthouse Society","episode_count":430,"summary":"The official podcast of the U.S. Lighthouse Society","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T08:23:53.936742+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-hearted-754364"},"episode":{"title":"Light Hearted ep 349 – Bertha Caler, granddaughter of Maine keeper Millard Urquhart","slug":"light-hearted-ep-349-bertha-caler-granddaughter-of-maine-keeper-millard-urquhart","published_at":"2026-07-19T04:02:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-hearted-754364/light-hearted-ep-349-bertha-caler-granddaughter-of-maine-keeper-millard-urquhart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-hearted-754364","url":"https://news.uslhs.org/2026/07/19/light-hearted-ep-349-bertha-caler-granddaughter-of-maine-keeper-millard-urquhart/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/light_hearted/content.blubrry.com/light_hearted/LH-2026-07-19.mp3","summary":"Millard Urquhart. a native of Jonesport, Maine, was born in 1899. After a couple of years working as a Coast Guard surfman at a local lifeboat station, Urquhart became the second assistant keeper at Ram Island Ledge Light in Cape Elizabeth in 1926. In the following year he moved to Seguin Island as a second assistant. He moved quickly up the ranks, becoming a first assistant in 1930 and then principal keeper in 1931. In 1939 he became the principal keeper at Libby Island Light Station, where he finished his career as a keeper in 1943. Urquhart’s granddaughter Bertha Caler has taken an interest in preserving the story of his career as a lighthouse keeper. Her mother and one of her uncles were born on Seguin Island. Bertha is an aficionado of lighthouses in general, especially in Maine.","meta_description":"Millard Urquhart. a native of Jonesport, Maine, was born in 1899. After a couple of years working as a Coast Guard surfman at a local lifeboat station, Ur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3409,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/light-hearted-754364/episodes/light-hearted-ep-349-bertha-caler-granddaughter-of-maine-keeper-millard-urquhart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-hearted-754364/light-hearted-ep-349-bertha-caler-granddaughter-of-maine-keeper-millard-urquhart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}