A Family Mystery Solved
Naming a child after a recently deceased sibling was common in times gone by, but it makes genealogical research even more challenging.
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Genealogy
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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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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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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We’re Getting There…
As a result of your comments and emails, we can now put names to some of the faces in the photos I recently posted.
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(More) Faces in Need of Names
Here’s a second batch of photos of unknown people. It’s likely they were taken between the 1930s and 1950s. Recognize anyone?
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