Friends of Fort Frederica News
2024-2025
DONATIONS HELP TO FURTHER MANY PROGRAMS AT FORT FREDERICA
If you are already a member of the Friends of Fort Frederica, this is a reminder to make your donation for 2024-2025. You can make a donation through the website or by contacting us at fortfredericafriends@gmail.com and asking to be sent a membership envelope. Thanks so much!
Fort Frederica Featured on National Websites
Fort Frederica was recently featured on two national websites! Read the full article in the Brunswick News below!
Groundbreaking for Archaeology Lab Building
In 2019, Paul Meschke, Ross Meschke, and Janice Whorton gave a generous gift to the Friends of Fort Frederica in honor of their father Karl Meschke. Karl was a scientist by trade and an archaeologist at heart who loved giving back to his community and enriching the lives of others through history and cultural explorations. The National Park Service, the Meschke family, and the Friends of Fort Frederica have collaborated to bring Karl Meschke's two passions, science and archaeology, to Fort Frederica National Monument in the form of an archaeology laboratory. The lab will be the focal point of archaeology research and education for years to come. The children of Karl Meshcke, Friends of Fort Frederica Board members and Fort Frederica staff broke ground for the Archaeology Lab on May 15th.
did you know?
In 2018, the archaeology program, with support from the Friends of Fort Frederica, uncovered over 100 anomalies that require further investigation. The public was invited to be involved with all aspects of the process from screening to digging to analysis. Over 200 individuals have volunteered to assist with the excavations, both young and old. They revealed unrecorded clay and tabby floors, plantation era warehouses, and even storage pits dating back to 600 AD from the indigenous inhabitants of Saint Simons. If you are interested in volunteering with archaeology, call Fort Frederica and speak with Chief of Cultural Resources Michael Seibert.
Friends of Fort Frederica Formed
At the launch of the Friends group in November 2017, Coastal Illustrated published an account of the occasion. Read it here!