Daily Photo – May 10, 2018
Amy Roberts residence – New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay
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History
The Fears That Your Elders Grew By
There’s a line in a Crosby, Stills and Nash song that says, “And you, of tender years, can’t know the fears that your elders grew by.” I heard that song as I was writing this
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Wherefore Art Thou, Lilla?
Inspired by the program Who Do You Think You Are?, I’ve resumed my quest to solve one of my own family’s genealogical mysteries – Ma Lilla.
More...The Wild Man of Green Turtle Cay
It’s a unique Green Turtle Cay custom that dates back more than a hundred years. At the head of the island’s vibrant New Year’s Junkanoo parade would be a canvas-draped wheelbarrow. Hidden beneath the tarp
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Abaco Road Trip: Cherokee Sound
Earlier this year, I finally got the chance to get back to Cherokee Sound, a small fishing village that, by comparison, makes sedate Green Turtle Cay seem like a lively metropolis.
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Abaco Life in the Early 20th Century
Though my grandmother shared her memories informally, some of her contemporaries have published their memoirs, creating a valuable source of historical information and providing fascinating insights into Abaco life.
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Do You Recognize These Folks?
My cousin Evan Lowe (grandson of Pa Herman’s sister, Aunt Bessie) recently sent me this image. Evan is 99% sure that the woman on the right is his grandmother, Bessie Caroline Curry Lowe (b. 1903,
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Celebrating Our Bahamian Culture: Island Roots 2014
At this year’s Island Roots Heritage Festival, May 2-4, we’ll celebrate our Bahamian culture.
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