Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this program, we hop in the History Center's time machine to meet Mary Musgrove in the year 1744!
When General James Oglethorpe arrived in the new Georgia colony, he sought the help of Mary Musgrove for her unique skills and position in the colony. Mary Musgrove spoke both the Creek language of Muskogee as well as English. She grew up among the Yamacraw Creek but also received a formal English education. And, quite uniquely, she owned and operated her own trading post with her husband. Mary Musgrove played an essential role for General Oglethorpe as a translator and mediator between the colonists and the native tribes, even becoming the official translator of the Georgia colony.
Actress Nicole Castereno portrays Musgrove from her trading post in colonial Savannah, Georgia.
Schedule a Webcast at negahc.org/digital
Recommended Resources:
Mary Musgrove New Georgia Encyclopedia: georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mary-musgrove-ca-1700-ca-1763
James Oglethorpe & the Founding of Georgia: youtu.be/3AZKCjEMws8
Yamacraw Indians New Georgia Encyclopedia: georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/yamacraw-indians
In this program, we hop in the History Center's time machine to meet Mary Musgrove in the year 1744!
When General James Oglethorpe arrived in the new Georgia colony, he sought the help of Mary Musgrove for her unique skills and position in the colony. Mary Musgrove spoke both the Creek language of Muskogee as well as English. She grew up among the Yamacraw Creek but also received a formal English education. And, quite uniquely, she owned and operated her own trading post with her husband. Mary Musgrove played an essential role for General Oglethorpe as a translator and mediator between the colonists and the native tribes, even becoming the official translator of the Georgia colony.
Actress Nicole Castereno portrays Musgrove from her trading post in colonial Savannah, Georgia.
Schedule a Webcast at negahc.org/digital
Recommended Resources:
Mary Musgrove New Georgia Encyclopedia: georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mary-musgrove-ca-1700-ca-1763
James Oglethorpe & the Founding of Georgia: youtu.be/3AZKCjEMws8
Yamacraw Indians New Georgia Encyclopedia: georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/yamacraw-indians
