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 …
Mailbox Renovation at Fort Frederica
For the previous six years we worked at Fort Frederica National Monument, the mailbox has been in sad shape. There were two mailboxes, side by side, across from the Administration Building. They were covered in lichen and one of them didn’t shut. They sat on a rotten wooden platform. Finally, this year someone decided they …
Learning from the Christ Church Labyrinth
As I mentioned before, I have been walking the Christ Church labyrinth during Lent. Today I wanted to share with you some things I was learning from the labyrinth. I walk the labyrinth three times a week on my days off. I thought I might get tired of it, but I have actually enjoyed it …
Anne and Paul Come to Visit
This week Anne and Paul Locher came to visit. Anne is my mother’s sister, so Anne and Paul are my aunt and uncle. But Anne is only seven years older than I am, so we have always been more like cousins than aunt and niece. If you are a regular reader of the blog, you …
Very Rainy Colonial Day at Fort Frederica
Last Saturday Fort Frederica National Monument had a very rainy Colonial Day. Colonial Day is our biggest event of the year and we usually have close to 1,000 visitors between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The weather forecast had called for rain all day with up to an inch of accumulation. Although we were concerned …
Roofing the Blacksmith’s Shop
Over the last couple of weeks, Tom and Denise and Bob Verba have been roofing the blacksmith’s shop. When Tom and I first came to Fort Frederica National Monument in 2017 there was no blacksmith living history program. Our first year here, Tom did a soldier talk or a musket-firing demonstration. After working at San …
Dedication of the Archaeology Education Lab
Last Thursday Fort Frederica National Monument had the dedication of the Archaeology Education Lab building. I mentioned the building being one of the changes at Fort Frederica. The building was a dream come true for Archaeologist Education Volunteer Ellen Provenzano and for Ranger Michael Siebert. When Michael first started working here seven years ago, he …
Instant Pot to Instant Fan
I recently bought an Instant Pot. Tom and I made the decision to invest in this cooking appliance, the first one I have ever bought for myself (not a gift). I have now been using it several times a week for the last month and I am a fan of the Instant Pot. I decided …
Azaleas at Frederica
I rave about the azaleas at Frederica every year. They start blooming at the beginning of February and continue to bloom through March. When I walked in the azalea garden this morning, it looked like most of them were done blooming because the weather turned suddenly very cold. No matter how long or short their …
Sixth African American Festival
On February 18, Fort Frederica National Monument hosted its sixth African American Festival. Tom and I have participated in all of them. They all kind of blur together at this point because they are all the same. Only the players change from year to year. I have worked at the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor tent …