A Hard but Happy Childhood
Even in her later years, my grandmother’s memories of Green Turtle Cay remained vivid. “I can remember more about what happened to me as a child than I can remember day-to-day,” she would say.
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Year: 2013
Bahamas DNA Project Update: DNA Test Kits on Sale
Good news for those of you thinking about participating in the Bahamas DNA Project, or looking for unique Christmas gift ideas for family and friends (Bahamian or not.) Family Tree DNA test kits are on sale from now until December 31, 2013.
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Recognize Anyone?
If you can help identify any of these people or scenes, please let me know.
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Bucket List Beaches
It’s possible that I’m biased, of course, but I think the Bahamian out islands have some of the most spectacular beaches in the world. So does National Geographic, which named Abaco’s Treasure Cay beach one of the 10 most beautiful on the planet.
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Bahamas DNA Project – Untangling My Family Roots
One of the speakers at this year’s Island Roots Heritage Festival was Peter Roberts, administrator of the Bahamas DNA Project, a private, non-profit organization that connects people who share Bahamian ancestry and traces their origins in Africa, Europe, and North America.
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Green Turtle Cay’s Historic Cemetery
As Bahamian performer Ronnie Butler sings, “Everybody wan’ go to heaven, but nobody wan’ dead.” But if you have to go, I can’t imagine a more beautiful place to be laid to rest than the cemetery in Green Turtle Cay.
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From My Grandmother’s Kitchen: Banana Pudding
From My Grandmother’s Kitchen: Bahamian Banana Pudding
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Fish Hooks Update: Restoration Begins January 2014
It’s official! The restoration of our little house by the ferry starts in less than three months.
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