Dave Allen, owner of the Kerosene Lamp Antique Shop, will present “Home Lighting in North America” at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales presentation. The program is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles. Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.

In 1984, Allen and his wife Barbara started with five lamps which they “felt safe” bringing out after their children were grown. They started traveling and extensively collecting lamps, mainly from antique stores. The Allens operate an antique store in Forks where many of the lamps are available for sale. Allen has the kerosene lamp which was lit for the first time when he was born in 1937.

Allen will bring an assortment of lamps and lamp books. Do you have an old kerosene lamp you would like to know more about? Bring it with you to the program and he will do his best to help you with its history and identification.

History Tales is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 360-452-2662 or e-mail artifact@olypen.com.