Contact: Jon Burpee, 912-638-3638
The National Park Service is pleased to announce the details of new volunteer opportunities at Fort Frederica National Monument. The park is recruiting select volunteers to portray soldiers of the British 42nd Regiment of Foot and present historic weapons demonstrations to visitors from around the world. Interested volunteers must be able to complete training that will emphasize participant and visitor safety, proper drill and the history of Fort Frederica. Successful volunteers will be required to routinely commit four hours of volunteer time per month for drilling and presentations. Fort Frederica will provide appropriate period clothing. The program is made possible by the purchase of a reproduction British 3-pounder. Funding for the cannon and its accoutrements was made possible through visitor entrance fees. According to park ranger Jon Burpee the cannon will be useful in drawing visitors into Frederica’s past. “It is a unique tool to illustrate the history of struggle between the British and Spanish for control of the southeast coast in the early 18th century.” The goal is to offer cannon demonstrations once a month including a few firings at special events. The cannon demonstrations join park programs that demonstrate musket firing and living history programs at the Bloody Marsh unit of the park. For further information about this event and the expanding number of programs at Fort Frederica National Monument visitors may contact the park VisitorCenter at 912-638-3639. |
Last updated: April 14, 2015