March 26, 2023

Ranger Shannon’s Last Program

My friend Shannon is leaving the National Park Service after 13 years at Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Her new job is working for the Army Corps of Engineers as a Public Affairs Specialist.


I first met Shannon Moeck as a fellow student in one of Jonathan Noyalas’s Civil War seminars. She was hired as one of the first rangers at the park, which was still being developed.

I was happy to hear that she will continue to give occasional talks at Belle Grove, telling visitors the story of Judah the cook. This program takes place in the basement kitchen where Judah, an enslaved woman, prepared meals for the Hite family under the challenging conditions of the early 1800’s.



5 comments:

  1. Lovely photos! Congrats to your friend on her new job!
    Take care, have a happy new week!

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  2. It seems odd to me that the army has public affairs specialists.

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  3. Contrats for Shannon's new posting. That program in the kitchen sounds interesting!

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