During this women’s history month, have you thought about important women who have shaped your life? What about women who have shaped Camden County? That is where Matilda Harris comes in. This St. Marys educator, who spent her 60-year career ministering to African American students throughout the county, deserves our Read more…
It’s a pink balloon! It’s a flamingo! No, it is a roseate spoonbill. This time of year, we are likely to see a flash of pink in the sky or along our marshes as roseate spoonbills travel to our area to nest. How do these avians get their distinctive plumage, Read more…
Many of us may know Catharine Littlefield Greene as the wife of famed Revolutionary War hero, Nathanael Greene, and builder of Cumberland Island’s first Dungeness Mansion in the early 1800s. However, during her lifetime she was known for something else: her romances. Let us look at two of her most Read more…
If we lived in St. Marys on this date 209 years ago, we would be captives in our own city. In January of 1815 during the War of 1812, the British occupied St. Marys, wreaking havoc on the city and its inhabitants. Discover the details of this invasion below. Early Read more…
Rumors have been circulating about the ship docked at the new marina in St. Marys, Georgia. Is it a pirate ship? Is it the Niña? In fact, it is the Nao Trinidad, a replica of Magellan’s ship which led the first circumnavigation of the globe. In this article, we will Read more…
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night. So I decided to do some digging – not into who exactly this Santa Claus was or why Mommy was kissing him, but into the object that spurred their smooch: mistletoe. In this article, we will discuss this locally-found Read more…
“The country is very good for cattle, but a poor place for piety or morality.” This was the observation of George Clark, the first Methodist preacher in St. Marys, on his arrival to this area in 1799. It appears Clark – in fact the first Protestant minister to reach the Read more…
Maybe you have noticed it: the flash of brilliant orange wings flitting by before gently alighting on a nearby nectar bush. This is a sign that monarch butterflies are on the move. As they make their massive fall migration south, you may spot them in Southeast Georgia. Below, learn more Read more…
This month forty-three years ago, the Secretary of the Navy made an announcement which brought big changes to Camden County: Kings Bay would become the future home port for the new Trident-missile submarines in the Atlantic Ocean. One unexpected change this base brought? Patrol dolphins and sea lions. Below, discover Read more…
Maybe you think I am referring to harvesting season in Italy, Spain, or even California, but did you know that Southeast Georgia has its own olive producing industry? In this article, we will delve into the history of olive production in Georgia – including Cumberland Island – and the renaissance Read more…