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Cherokee Sound 

Cherokee Fire and Rescue Fundraiser This Saturday

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 AbacoSun 0 Comments

Cherokee Fire & Rescue is holding a fundraiser on April 16 to raise funds toward a new fire station and tanker truck. Please join in, or contribute if you can.

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Elbow Cay/Hope Town 

Remembering the SS Athelqueen

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 AbacoSun 4 Comments History

Atop Hope Town’s cholera graveyard hill, overlooking the Elbow Reef, is a monument dedicated to crew members of the SS Athelqueen. This is their story.

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Abaco 

Abaconians Find Treasure on the Sea Shore

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 AbacoSun 0 Comments History

“Treasure,” from sea shells to space junk, has been washing up on Abaco beaches for centuries. During the early 1930s, however, cold, hard cash — or rather, the promise of it — turned up in Abaco.

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Genealogy Man-O-War Cay 

We Have Names for The Faces in This Historic Abaco Photo

January 20, 2022January 18, 2022 AbacoSun 1 Comment History

Thanks to Abaco Sun readers, we now know the names of the people in this photo, as well as where and (roughly) when it was taken.

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Abaco, Bahamas Greater Marsh Harbour Volunteer 

Murphy Town Volunteer Work Force Seeks Skilled Workers

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 AbacoSun 1 Comment Derek Dawkins, Murphy Town

If you’re a skilled carpenter, plumber or electrician looking to help Abaco recover from Hurricane Dorian, the Murphy Town Neighbourhood Co-op Work Force wants to hear from you.

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Green Turtle Cay Junkanoo 

Green Turtle Cay Welcomes 2022 With Mini New Year’s Junkanoo

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 AbacoSun 0 Comments

Though smaller and more subdued than normal, Green Turtle Cay’s 2022 New Year’s Day Junkanoo was a welcome reminder of pre-Covid, pre-Dorian normality.

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Abaco History Man-O-War Cay 

Anyone Recognize These Abaco Vessels From the Early 2000s?

December 2, 2021December 1, 2021 AbacoSun 1 Comment

Can anyone name these vessels from Man-O-War Cay, circa 2001?

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Elbow Cay/Hope Town 

Daily Photo – October 30, 2021

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 AbacoSun 0 Comments
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Green Turtle Cay 

Daily Photo – October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 AbacoSun 0 Comments
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Daily Photo Elbow Cay/Hope Town 

Daily Photo – October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 AbacoSun 0 Comments
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Celebrating Our Bahamian Culture: Island Roots 2014
Green Turtle Cay History 

Celebrating Our Bahamian Culture: Island Roots 2014

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September 5, 1932: Destruction and Devastation

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Perfect for a Winter Day: Bahamian Conch Chowder

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From My Grandmother’s Kitchen: Bahamian Stewed Conch & Dough Boys
Cuisine Recipes 

From My Grandmother’s Kitchen: Bahamian Stewed Conch & Dough Boys

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Sheep Tongue Souse

May 20, 2019August 25, 2020 AbacoSun 6
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From My Grandmother’s Kitchen: Banana Pudding

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A Hard but Happy Childhood
Genealogy Green Turtle Cay History People 

A Hard but Happy Childhood

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Wanted: Old Abaco Pics & Documents
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Wanted: Old Abaco Pics & Documents

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Island Roots Festival: Bridging Past and Future
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Island Roots Festival: Bridging Past and Future

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Who Do You Think You Are?

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