At Fort Frederica we have a wonderful view of the Marshes of Glynn on the other side of the Frederica River. Directly across the marsh from Fort Frederica is the Glynco site of FLETC, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. FLETC trains National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers, but 90 other Federal agencies also send …
From National Parks
Table Loom Weaving at Fort Frederica
Last summer I learned how to weave on a floor loom at Pipe Spring National Monument. When I told the Volunteer Coordinator at Fort Frederica, Ranger Michael, about it, he decided to buy a small table loom. After pricing them (even small looms can be expensive) he bought a Tumbleweed table loom for Fort Frederica. …
Truman National Historic Site in Missouri
As those of you who read the blog regularly know, Tom and I had a couple of detours on our trip from Arizona back to Ohio in October. We ended up staying near Kansas City Missouri for almost ten days. Six days in the QT parking lot and five days waiting for our alignment appointment. …
Repairing What We Made Before
This is our third season at Fort Frederica National Monument. Tom and I love it here. The weather is gorgeous January through April and there is plenty to do on the island. We go to movies, have our choice of restaurants, check out the fun and funky shops, and only drive three miles to the …
Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site
The final place Tom and I visited while we were in Kansas was Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site. This is the preserved schoolhouse where Linda Brown became the first black child to attend a white school in the Topeka Kansas School System. In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially segregated public …
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas
We had to spend the weekend in Junction City, Kansas, as we waited for the installation of our brake actuator. So we decided to head out to the nearest National Park site. This happened to be Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Emporia, Kansas. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve was an unexpected delight. Tallgrass prairie once covered …
Georgia History Day at Oglethorpe Point Elementary
Although Tom and I are back in a routine after the government shutdown, there are some things at work that were hurt by the shutdown. Planning – for instance. Our precious two years at Fort Frederica we spent the first couple of weeks of January fitting into our roles and getting a schedule established. That …
Santa Fe Trail, a National Historic Trail
As I explained yesterday, there are several different kinds of trails administered by the National Park Service. National Scenic Trails are the most well-known. But Tom and I prefer the National Historic Trails that tell a story of a particular place and time in history. We recently traveled most of the Santa Fe Trail. The …
National Trails System Celebrates 50 Years of Trails
I was going to write about the Santa Fe Trail today, but decided before I do, I need to give you a little more information on the National Trails System. The National Trails System Act of 1968 calls for establishing trails in both urban and rural settings for people of all ages, interests, skills, and physical abilities. …
Pecos National Historical Park in New Mexico
The last National Park Site I want to mention in New Mexico, is Pecos National Historical Park. It was the last site we visited in New Mexico last October. Pecos National Historical Park contains an ancestral Puebloan site. It also has a Civil War battlefield and is part of the Santa Fe Trail. I will write …