From National Parks

Colonial Day at Fort Frederica

On Saturday, March 25, we celebrated the 281st anniversary of the founding of Fort Frederica with a Colonial Day Celebration.  Tom and I participated in the Colonial Day by being part of the living history team demonstrating and interacting with folks. Tom was part of the Heron Company in Oglethorpe’s 42nd Regiment of Foot.  Six …

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Ocmulgee National Monument

Ocmulgee National Monument is the final national park site we saw on our three day trip through southern Georgia.  Ocmulgee is in Macon – the geographic center of the state.  It is the site of 10,000 years of occupation by Indians, from Ice Age hunters to Creeks.  Between 900 and 1100 the Mississippian culture dominated …

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Andersonville National Historic Site

Andersonville National Historic Site is, like most of the Civil War sites, a difficult place to visit.  I have a difficult time understanding people who are willing to kill their fellow citizens instead of changing their way of life.  I probably would have been a Loyalist in the Revolutionary War, asking “why can’t we all …

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Gullah Geechee Heritage Day

On Saturday, February 25, Fort Frederica celebrated Black History Month with Gullah Geechee Heritage Day.  As one of the barrier islands along the southern coast, St. Simons is part of the Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail.  What is a Gullah Geechee?  I’m glad you asked! The Gullah Geechee are descendants of the freed slaves who lived …

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