By Dr. Dante Beretta For every bad, there is a good. ย West Indian saying When the barometer reading steadily dropped and the weather turned ominous, island residents understood this as a foreboding sign. ๐จย Our grandfather, Georgeย Beretta fastened the jalousies and shutters and made his last-minute preparations. The Berettasย hunkered down in their family home, Crown […]
Historic Homes
My Mother’s Memories of Mary’s Point ~ 1940s
The history of Francis Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands: In this post, you’re going to learn a little information about the Creque family’s home at Francis Bay and the enjoyable memories my mom had there during her childhood. The property was sold to Laurence Rockefeller in 1954, and became a part of the Virgin […]