• The archeological remains of Fort Frederica

    Fort Frederica

    National Monument Georgia

Online Research Sites

The following online resources include primary resources such as diaries and letters, as well as essays and interactive history sites.
 
essay link
"An Introducation to James E. Oglethorpe" by Scott White
 
oglethorpe's account link
Oglethorpe's:  "An Account of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia" 1732.
 
lord egmont's diary link
Percival (aka Lord Egmont) was one of the more active members of the Georgia Trustees.
 
digital library
Website contains many links to various digitized colonial records such as wills and maps.
 
colonial records
This website has online digitized copies of come of the Colonial Records of Georgia, a series of volumes collecting early documents of the Georgia Trustees.
 
join the army
Visit this site to learn about the British Army during the 18th century. Join up and "experience" life as an infantryman.
 
historic clothing link
Link to Colonial Williamsburg's clothing history and online activites.
 
link to online kids activities
Link to Colonial Williamsburg's "Kid's Zone" with online activities, puzzles, and games.

Did You Know?

side plate detail of an Indian trade musket

Mary Musgrove's work as Oglethorpe's interpreter, her trading posts, and her status among the Creeks, ensured that she was the largest landowner in colonial Georgia.  Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia