Colonel Charles Lindbergh It was a landmark occasion when the infamous aviator, Charles Lindbergh touched down on the western end of St. Thomas in the Spirit of St. Louis. ~ January 31, 1928. Cheering fans and hundreds of spectators greeted him when his plane slowed to a stop, becoming the second plane to ever land on the […]
Aviators ✈️
Could This Be Charles Lindbergh’s Flower Girl? ~ 1928
Family Story: True or Not? Have you ever been told a fascinating story about a member of your family and attempted to verify it, only to be frustrated by what you found or didn’t find? My grandmother shared many intriguing stories throughout my childhood, which in turn, ignited my love for genealogy. Stories about haunted […]
A Visit from the Pan American Goodwill Flyers ~ 1934
As I was flipping through an old family album, this photograph of an African-American man wearing a captain’s hat and a dark blazer caught my eye. The children seemed enamored with him and I wondered who this mysterious captain could be? As I turned the photograph over, hoping to find my answer, I was disappointed. Nothing was written on […]
How One Woman Opened the Doorway for Commercial Flights to the US Virgin Islands ~ 1930s
At a time when women became teachers, nurses, and housewives, Clara Livingston became an aviatrix! ✈ As a young girl, Clara fell in love with flying. When she inherited her family’s beachside property in Puerto Rico, she converted a portion into a landing strip. Flying to St. Thomas & St. Croix In 1931, she purchased a Rearwin biplane, […]
All Passengers Survive After Seaplane Goes Down! ~ 1978
In the late 1970s, our volleyball team from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic school traveled to St. Croix to compete in the inter-island school competitions. ⛹🏼♀️ I can’t recall if we won or lost, but for many of us, it was our first trip to St. Croix and our first time on the seaplane. […]