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June 12, 2023

Hensley Settlement in Cumberland Gap NHP

Tom and I had the opportunity to tour Hensley Settlement in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on our second day of orientation. All the new rangers had to take driving training in order to lead tours a Hensley Settlement. Why driving training? Because the road to Hensley Settlement is up a mountain road requiring a …

June 5, 2023

Oriented to Cumberland Gap NHP

Tom and I have been working at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park for two weeks now and we are getting oriented to the park and how it operates. Some places we’ve worked had formal orientation training (Fort Union Trading Post, Pipe Spring, San Juan Island, Grand Portage). Others are more informal. Cumberland Gap’s orientation program …

June 2, 2023

Three States Before 9 a.m.

Because we are living in the Wilderness Road Campground, Tom and I have to drive through three states in order to get to work. We have to report to work at 8:30, which means that we have driven through three states before 9 a.m. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is located at the conjunction of …

May 31, 2023

Wilderness Road Campground at Cumberland Gap

During our four months at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Tom and I will be staying at the Wilderness Road Campground. We have never stayed in a park campground at the places where we worked before. The closest we got was the Paiute campground next to Pipe Springs. The Wilderness Road Campground has 154 sites …

April 21, 2023

Final Thoughts (for 2023) on Fort Frederica

We had a wonderful season at Fort Frederica National Monument and were sorry to leave when April arrived. I wanted to share just a few, final thoughts – and pictures – on our season. Denise and Bob Verba worked very hard during their time at Fort Frederica. This was their 8th season at the park …

April 19, 2023

Scavenger Hunt at Fort Frederica National Monument

The Scavenger Hunt at Fort Frederica National Monument is one of our most popular activities for people of all ages. The Scavenger Hunt started in 2020 when the park opened again after Covid. We were not allowed to give out the haversacks that go along with our Junior Ranger program. Without the haversacks, the Junior …

April 17, 2023

Knitting the National Parks by Nancy Bates

During our time at Fort Frederica National Monument I enjoyed knitting hats from the book “Knitting the National Parks” by Nancy Bates. My friend, Chris Ferlinc, gave me the book for my birthday and I really got into it while I was working at a National Park site. As soon as we got to Fort …

April 14, 2023

Colonial Towels for Sale at Fort Frederica

This year at Fort Frederica National Monument was the year of the colonial towels. Last year the bookstore manager, Ellen Provenzano, started selling some of the towels that I wove while I was demonstrating living history. I only gave her ten towels, but they sold so well that she let me know, before I even …

April 12, 2023

Schooner on the Frederica River

Every morning when I take my walk, I walk along the Frederica River. I walk past the Arch Ed building, through the woods by the street, then along the river. It is always a gorgeous view over the marsh I often stop to take pictures. The Frederica River is part of the intracoastal waterway. The …

April 7, 2023

New Windows in the Visitors Center

Another change here at Fort Frederica National Monument this year was new windows in the Visitors Center complex. These windows were installed in February, which is not a time of year you would do windows in Ohio, but was fine for coastal Georgia. Of course, they started the day before the African-American Festival. Those things …

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