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Green Turtle Cay 

Do You Recognize These Folks?

April 2, 2014July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 4 Comments Bahamian Ancestry, Green Turtle Cay, Historic Photograph, History, Post

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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Green Turtle Cay History 

Celebrating Our Bahamian Culture: Island Roots 2014

March 4, 2014July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 6 Comments Bahamian Music, Eddie Minnis, History, Island Roots Heritage Festival, Post

At this year’s Island Roots Heritage Festival, May 2-4, we’ll celebrate our Bahamian culture.

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Genealogy Green Turtle Cay 

Green Turtle Cay’s Historic Cemetery

October 28, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 6 Comments Cemetery, Green Turtle Cay, History, Post

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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Hibiscus Blooms - Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
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Just in Time for Cold and Flu Season: Hibiscus Tea

October 6, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 1 Comment Bush Medicine, Cold and Flu, Hibiscus, History, Jamaica, Post

Before they had access to local doctors, neighbourhood pharmacies or affordable transportation, many Bahamians relied on “bush medicine.” Here’s a simple recipe for hibiscus bush tea.

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Genealogy Green Turtle Cay History 

We’re Getting There…

October 1, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 2 Comments Cherokee Sound, Green Turtle Cay, Historic Photos, History, Post

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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Genealogy Greater Marsh Harbour Green Turtle Cay History 

(More) Faces in Need of Names

September 24, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 14 Comments Duke of Windsor, Green Turtle Cay, Historic Photos, History, Post

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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Genealogy Green Turtle Cay History 

Faces in Need of Names

September 19, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 11 Comments Albert Lowe Museum, Green Turtle Cay, Historic Photos, History, Post

I’ve amassed a collection of old Bahamian photographs, but there are dozens of images of people I don’t recognize. Are any of these faces familiar to you?

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Green Turtle Cay 

September 5, 1932: Destruction and Devastation

September 5, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 26 Comments 1932 Hurricane, Green Turtle Cay, Historic Photographs, History, Hurricane, Post, Weather

First-hand accounts of the 1932 hurricane from Lurey Curry Albury and her cousin, John Lowe.

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Genealogy Green Turtle Cay History 

Island Roots Festival: Bridging Past and Future

August 26, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 2 Comments Green Turtle Cay, History, Island Roots Heritage Festival, Post

Of all the fun we had at the 2013 Island Roots Heritage Festival, I think the Junkanoo was my favourite part — young Abaconians echoing the past while rushing toward the future.

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Green Turtle Cay 

Island Roots Festival: Celebrating All Things Abaco

August 24, 2013July 25, 2020 AbacoSun 2 Comments Green Turtle Cay, History, Island Roots Heritage Festival, Junkanoo, Post

For a few days each May, tranquil New Plymouth pulses with activity as the Island Roots Heritage Festival takes over the settlement.

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