Here’s an interesting book about the history of St. John that I’m planning on reading this summer. Below you’ll find the Amazon review with a link to the book. Three Centuries of Afro-Caribbean Life This book covers three centuries of St. John history from the plantation economy of the early 1700s through the peasant economy […]
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Honoring Hurricane Heroes Past and Present
HMS Valkyrien ~ Crew Hurricane of 1916 Just over 100 years ago, a hurricane in October of 1916 tore through the Virgin Islands with a vengeance—leaving a path of destruction similar to hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. 🌧 The damage was of historic proportions for its time and it left a lasting impression […]
Today in Virgin Islands History ~ April 9
How One Family Shared the Sad Story of the 1733 Slave Revolt
On November 23, 1733, a group of captive men from the African Akwamu tribe planned an attack against their masters at Estate Fortsberg in Coral Bay. The slave revolt was an attempt to gain their freedom at all costs, even if it meant death. ⚔ During the 1930s, our great-grandfather owned the estates of Mary’s Point and Annaberg. Whenever […]