Have you ever heard of wattle fencing? I had not until Tom was researching a project here at Fort Frederica and decided to use this method. Wattle fencing is a woven, light-weight, sturdy method of making permanent or movable fencing. It is an ancient, English method and was used by British colonists all over the …
Racial Bias in Cell Phone Technology
I recently started thinking about racial bias in cell phone technology. This isn’t something that I would have considered, being covered by white privilege. But, during the Super Bowl, there was a commercial for the Google Pixel 6. One of the advantages to this new camera is new technology that gets skin tones of non-white …
Pictures of Azaleas on St. Simons Island
If you have been following my blog for a while, you know that I love the azaleas here on St. Simons Island, Georgia. I walk in the Wesley Memorial Gardens most mornings and the flowers have been beautiful for weeks. They started with just some buds, and then gradually bush after bush has been blooming. …
African American Festival at Fort Frederica
The last Saturday of February, as we have for five of the last six years, Fort Frederica hosted an African American Festival. This is the culmination of Black History month for us. Two years ago we dedicated the Abbott Cemetery and had an attendance of 900 people. This year’s attendance was much smaller, perhaps reflective …
Driving 145 Miles to Chicken Salad Chick
Tom and I recently spent most of a day off driving 145 miles to go to Chicken Salad Chick. I wrote about Chicken Salad Chick previously in my blog, and Tom and I head there every other week or so when we are in Columbus. We love the many different kinds of chicken salad served …
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 …
Blue Water Pottery in Bellingham, Washington
My favorite deep dish pie plate that I have been using for years recently developed a crack. I use this pie plate every time I do living history cooking or make a pie. It is the perfect size to fit inside the baking kettle (dutch oven) and holds rolls, a small cake, or a fruit …
Frederica Road Construction Changing Entrance
When we arrived at Fort Frederica National Monument at the end of December, we noticed that construction had finally begun on the realignment of Frederica Road. Frederica Road is the road that goes past Christ Church, the National Monument, and Wesley United Methodist. Christ Church has struggled with parking for years. The church is a …
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 …
Carnegies on Cumberland Island National Seashore
As promised, I am writing today about the history of the Carnegies on Cumberland Island. They are responsible for the island being preserved and protected from development. The Carnegies donated the land for the National Seashore. They are also responsible for some of the problems with administering Cumberland Island National Seashore today. Much of the …