Daily Photo – October 3, 2022
Green Turtle Cay’s New Plymouth Inn, one of Abaco’s oldest remaining structures, is currently being restored for use as a hotel and restaurant.
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History
She’s My Queen Too, Isn’t She?
Though it’s been nearly 50 years since The Bahamas gained independence, to many she was still “our queen”. And the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was a time of great celebration in Abaco.
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Lighthouse Society Recognized by The Bahamian Project
Hope Town’s Elbow Reef Lighthouse Society team was recently photographed for inclusion in The Bahamian Project.
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We Have Names for The Faces in This Historic Abaco Photo
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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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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Man-O-War: From Shipwreck to Boat Building Capital
Jeremy Sweeting brings the story of Man-O-War into the 21st century with his recently published book, Man-O-War: From Shipwreck to Boat Building Capital.
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The Bahamas Genealogy Group Has Moved
Back in 2017, I first wrote about the Bahamas Genealogy Group, an online group of about 600 members whose purpose is to share and preserve quality Bahamian genealogical and historical information. Recently, Yahoo Groups, where
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Recognizing Bahamian Author and Historian, Rosemary Hanna
This post may contain affiliate links. Learn more… I was happy to see my friend and fellow Bahamian author, Rosemary Hanna, recognized in this recent blog post. Rosemary is the author of Pictorial History and
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Daily Photo – May 10, 2018
Amy Roberts residence – New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay
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Are You a Descendant of the First Families of Abaco?
Forty years ago this week, the inaugural Island Roots Heritage Festival took place in Key West and then in Green Turtle Cay . During the planning for the first Island Roots Festival, Key West historian
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