By Dr. Dante Beretta For every bad, there is a good. West Indian saying When the barometer reading steadily dropped and the weather turned ominous, island residents understood this as a foreboding sign. 💨 Our grandfather, George Beretta fastened the jalousies and shutters and made his last-minute preparations. The Berettas hunkered down in their family home, Crown […]
Historic Homes
Our Mother’s Memories of Mary’s Point ~ 1940s
Have you ever been to Francis Bay beach on St. John? 🌴 It’s one of the most beautiful beaches that form part of the National Park. During the summer of 1927, this beach along with Mary’s Point and the historic Annaberg plantation were part of a purchase by Herman and Emily Creque, our great-grandparents. Recently, […]