Is There an Isaac Roberts in Your Bahamian Family Tree?
On April 29, 1923, a Bahamian cook was killed when the Nassau-based vessel on which he worked was shipwrecked. Now, a search is underway to locate relatives of Isaac Roberts.
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New Book Explores Mailboat Travel in the Bahamas
“Cruising by MailBoat” is an entertaining read about Fred Braman’s adventures exploring Abaco and other Bahamian out islands by mailboat, and a must-read for anyone interested in this unique mode of travel.
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The Beginning of Modern Tourism in Abaco
Every day this week, as a lead up to my Marsh Harbour book signing on Saturday, May 13th, I’ll be sharing historic Abaco photographs and brief excerpts from my new book, Those Who Stayed. When
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If It’s Thursday…
On Green Turtle Cay, Thursday is mailboat day.
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Best Bahamian Blogs and Websites (Part 2)
Yikes! In my recent blog post about Bahamas-related blogs and websites, I overlooked several of the very best. What was I thinking? With apologies for the oversight, here are three more of my favourite online
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Searching for Olaus Johansen
Last week, I described one of my family’s most perplexing genealogical mysteries. On March 15, two women will travel nearly 5,000 miles from Norway to Abaco, hoping to solve a family mystery of their own.
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Searching for Olaus Johansen: An Update
In mid-March 2015, writer and historian Eric Wiberg, a film crew from a Norwegian TV program, and two of the granddaughters of WWII sailor Olaus Johansen travelled to Abaco to try to locate Johansen’s final resting place.
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