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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History
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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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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Just in Time for Cold and Flu Season: Hibiscus Tea
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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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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Faces in Need of Names
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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September 5, 1932: Destruction and Devastation
First-hand accounts of the 1932 hurricane from Lurey Curry Albury and her cousin, John Lowe.
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Island Roots Festival: Bridging Past and Future
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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Island Roots Festival: Celebrating All Things Abaco
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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