From Volunteering

July 25, 2025

Pat Muse and Trish Taylor, Volunteers

One of the things Tom and I really enjoy about volunteering all over is the people we get to meet and work with. This season we have met Pat Muse and Trish Taylor, two volunteers working as campground hosts for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Pat calls them the two Pats and always introduces them …

March 31, 2025

Ed and Debbie Braun, Living History Volunteers

Ed and Debbie Braun are volunteering at Fort Frederica National Monument this year for the first time. In fact, this is the first time they are volunteering at a National Park site. Ed and Debbie are from Edmonton, Canada, so they have enjoyed avoiding the snow and cold in Edmonton. Like the rest of us, …

February 27, 2024

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 …

February 13, 2024

Liz and Ross Wunderlich, New Volunteers

When Tom and I arrived at Fort Frederica National Monument this year, we met new volunteers Liz and Ross Wunderlich. Liz and Ross had started in December and worked through the end of January. We quickly got to know and like Liz and Ross. Both of them are engineers, which gave them something in common …

August 29, 2023

Volunteer Robin Smith, Campground Host

When Tom and I changed sites at the end of June, we did it to make way for Volunteer Robin Smith who was coming in as a campground host. We had heard the name but weren’t sure what kind of person or campground host he would turn out to be. I am happy to report …

March 30, 2022

Denise and Bob Verba: Maintenance Volunteers

The only people that have volunteered more seasons at Fort Frederica National Monument (FOFR) than Tom and me are Denise and Bob Verba. They are in their seventh season of volunteering at Fort Frederica and we are only in our fifth. The Verbas started here one year before we did and came last year, when …

March 7, 2022

Goodbye to the Jennings

Last week I said goodbye to the Jennings. Steve and Susan have been interpretive volunteers here at Fort Frederica with us since the second week of January. They were last-minute replacements for another couple, but they came with enthusiastic and inquisitive spirits. We knew when they came that they would only be able to be …

February 28, 2022

Linda Usrey, Local Volunteer at Fort Frederica

Linda Usrey is another one of the volunteers that Tom and I work with here at Fort Frederica National Monument. Unlike the RV volunteers who come and go, Linda is a local. She volunteers two days a week for a couple of hours each day and for special events. Linda and her husband, Dave, moved …

February 11, 2022

Suzette and Blair Brumbaugh, RV Volunteers

Today I am highlighting Suzette and Blair Brumbaugh. Suzette and Blair have been working as maintenance volunteers at Fort Frederica National Monument since the beginning of December. They had intended to come down in November, but Blair had some health issues that delayed their arrival. Suzette and Blair Brumbaugh have a house in York, Pennsylvania. …

January 26, 2022

Susan and Steve Jennings, Fort Frederica Volunteers

As of January 10, we now how a full complement of RV volunteers at Fort Frederica National Monument. Susan and Steve Jennings were the last arrivals at Volunteer Village and they are a wonderful addition to the workforce here at Fort Frederica. More than any other place we have worked, Fort Frederica depends on the …