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: 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 Read more…
Two gunshots rang out. One man, his pistol smoking, stood erect. The other crumpled to the ground. This July 11, 1804, duel between former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton and current Vice President Aaron Burr outside Weehawken, New Jersey, resulted in Read more…
I spotted it. I had always hoped to but never thought it would actually happen. Last week on Cumberland Island, I saw a pure white piebald deer. So what is a piebald deer and why should you be as excited Read more…