>> Click to enlarge << At a short break in greeting well wishers at the ... Photo by: Paula Roberts

As part of Connie Small’s 100th birthday celebration, she returned to the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse where she and her husband Elson retired from lighthouse duty in 1948.

>> Click to enlarge << Connie Small is shown here leaving the Portsmouth ... Photo by: Paula Roberts

As her limo parked by the her old house next to the tower, Connie said she was feeling all choked up and would be unable to properly greet guests at the tower. So instead she “held court” with her many admirers in the cafeteria of the Portsmouth Coast Guard Headquarters directly adjacent to the lighthouse. Connie took the time to speak directly to each person and pose for photographs with every family.

>> Click to enlarge << The crowds begin to line up to climb the tower at ... Photo by: Paula Roberts

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