If you are a Descendant, we want to hear from you…
Over the centuries generations of people of different backgrounds have contributed to the rich story of Jekyll Island.
From Native Americans, to the first European colonizers, to the African Americans who labored on its cotton plantations, to the community of the Jekyll Island Club, both its members and those who built it and worked there -- all have contributed to a fascinating history of life on one of Georgia’s sea islands.
The Jekyll Island Foundation, as part of its educational mandate, welcomes hearing from descendants of inhabitants of the Island from its many stages of history.
To begin this process, in the summer of 2004, the Foundation launched The Descendants Project, to ensure the systematic collection of archival material about Jekyll Island from the families of those who have lived there -- beginning with an outreach program to the descendants of members of the Jekyll Island Club (1886-1942), about whom there are the most readily available records. The Project will, over time, reach out to the many others who have an important story to tell about this beautiful place.
If you are a Descendant or have information about Descendants of the Island that would help us better understand its history, the Jekyll Island Foundation’s professional staff is delighted to hear from you.
Please contact: Cindy McDonald, Director
Jekyll Island, Georgia 31527
The Descendants Project - Assembling an Archive - Initiated by the Board of the Jekyll Island Foundation, the Descendants Project is designed to reach out to the descendants of the members of the Jekyll Island Club to begin the first organized and sanctioned effort by the Foundation and Jekyll Island Museum to assemble an archive of information to form the basis of a "Jekyll Island Club Collection" to be housed on the Island under the auspices of the Jekyll Island Museum.
The Descendants Project - "Their Guilded Cage" - Celebrate your ancestor’s appreciation of Jekyll Island while simultaneously contributing to the important work of our Foundation. Get your exclusive copy of Their Gilded Cage.
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