Besides having so much interesting history, Fort Frederica National Monument is beautiful. I take a morning walk every day around 8 a.m. and love to see the changing conditions and unchanging beauty. Over the seven seasons we spent at Fort Frederica I have seen a lot of beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Lots of gorgeous days …
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History Still Comes Alive at Fort Frederica
During our very short two months at Fort Frederica National Monument, Tom and I were out every weekend doing living history. Unlike previous years when we had other volunteers with us, it was mostly just the two of us. Sometimes we had a ranger out there with us and Jamieson came to weave two days. …
Setting Up for Special Events
Although people enjoy special events at National Park sites, they often don’t think about the setting up that has to happen before the special event. No matter how many people are involved in the event, there are just as many people who worked hard before the event and cleaned up after the event. At Fort …
Kathy and Marty Wise, Maintenance Volunteers
Over the last two months, it has been our privilege to get to know Kathy and Marty Wise, who are new maintenance volunteers here at Fort Frederica National Monument. Although Kathy and Marty came toward the end of January, they are both people who are good at jumping in and helping out. This is the …
Georgia History Day at Oglethorpe
Once again this year, Tom and I represented Fort Frederica at Georgia History Day at Oglethorpe Elementary School. The Fort was well represented with Ellen Provenzano and Ranger Bob Lumas doing a session on archaeology and Tom and I doing a session on colonial clothing. Last year Tom and I did a similar session but …
Seventh Season at Fort Frederica National Monument
Tom and I are back at Fort Frederica National Monument for our seventh season. This one will be our shortest yet because we want to be back home at the beginning of March. We need at least a month to see our doctors and family before we head out on our next big adventure. Fort …
Five Favorite Places of 2023
Every year since Tom and I retired, I have written a blog post about our five favorite places. Sometimes I have to expand the list a little, but I can usually narrow it down to five or six. You can read each of the favorite places lists by searching for favorite places in the blog …
Appalachian People, the Friendliest Welcome
Tom and I have lived all over the US working for the National Parks. The welcome we received from the Appalachian people we met at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park was the warmest and friendliest of any we have experienced. We felt more connected to the people in the Appalachian community after four months than …
Lots of Ways to Camp at Wilderness Road Campground
There are lots of ways to camp. Camping can range from people sleeping on pads on the ground to Full-timers in big rigs who hardly ever sit outside. Over our summer at Wilderness Road Campground, we saw a huge variety of ways for people to camp. Class A’s are generally the biggest motorhomes. We didn’t …
Seen at the Visitors Center
When you are working at a National Park Visitors Center, you never know what you will see. Here are some random things that didn’t fit into any of my other posts about Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. A big part of our job at the Information Desk was taking reservations for tours. Starting at 9 …