Tom and I recently visited the Midway Museum in Midway, Georgia. This is our sixth year on St. Simons Island, and I was looking for someplace new to go. Volunteer Linda Usrey suggested the Midway Museum to me last year, but it took a while for us to get up there. We went to the …
Christ Church Frederica, Episcopal
This last Sunday I attended worship at Christ Church Frederica, Episcopal, for the first time. Christ Church’s property adjoins Fort Frederica National Monument, so its location is very convenient. It has an 8 a.m. service which means that I can attend worship and still get to work on time. I could have been attending this …
Intern Sierra Takes the Wheel
Sierra Sutton is one of our awesome interns here at Fort Frederica National Monument. She is the Student Conservation Association Archaeology intern. Her primary responsibility is working with students in the archaeology program. Her boss is Ranger Michael, who used to be our boss before he got promoted to being Resource Manager. When she mentioned …
2023 Island Concert Series on St. Simons
One of the things we really enjoy about being on St. Simons Island in the winter is the February Island Concert Series. I attended three out of the four concerts in February and enjoyed the variety. The Island Concert Series is held in the St. Simons Presbyterian Church. 2023 was the 39th year for the …
Fort Morris State Historic Site
After visiting Fort McAllister, Tom and I headed south to check out Fort Morris State Historic Site. We were impressed by the restoration to Fort McAllister and expected to be equally impressed by Fort Morris. Unfortunately, Fort Morris State Historic Site was underwhelming. Part of the problem was a closed Visitor Center. We were there …
Fort McAllister State Park, Georgia
Last week, on one of our days off, Tom and I visited Fort McAllister State Park in Richmond Hill, Georgia, near Savannah. Because we have worked at Fort Frederica so many times, we need to go further afield to find new things to explore. Although we have driven by the exit for Fort McAllister many …
Ranger Jamieson Learns to Weave
During the two months I have been at Fort Frederica National Monument, Ranger Jamieson has been learning to weave. Ranger Jamieson is a young ranger who is trained as an archaeologist. She was hired at Fort Frederica to work with the archaeology program. But she really enjoys the living history program as well and has …
Prayer Labyrinth at Christ Church
Christ Church, the Episcopal church next to the RV sites at Fort Frederica, built a Prayer Labyrinth. I have been taking advantage of this way of praying when I take my morning walks on our days off. I have not been attending worship on Sunday mornings since we came to Georgia. Tom and I work …
Oglethorpe Point Elementary Georgia History
Last week Tom and I returned to Oglethorpe Point Elementary for Georgia History Day. Tom has gone every year for the Georgia History day, but I have only been one time previously, in 2019. Tom is always a hit in his colonial soldier clothing, so he is a good visual aid. This year Tom and …
Susan and Greg Come to Visit
Last week we had our first visitors of the year when Susan and Greg came to St. Simons Island. Susan Ross and Greg Clark got married February 4 but Tom and I were not able to go to the wedding. Instead, Susan and Greg came to see us on their honeymoon. They had spent a …