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8 Christmas Carols Sung in St. Croix ~ 1912

St. Paul’s Episcopal Anglican Church.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Anglican Church. Courtesy of the Royal Danish library   St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Above is a beautiful photograph of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church located in Frederiksted, St. Croix. It was taken the year of her centenary celebrations, 1912. Christmas Carols During the Christmas holidays one year, a new stained glass window was […]

Thorny Catch-and-Keep: The Country Policeman of our Islands’ Past by Dr. Dante Beretta

Virgin Islands Catch and keep plant

[Warning:  Some of the content, language, and accompanying documents of this article may be uncomfortable to some.  Nonetheless, the author chose to include these items to remain as accurate as possible to the story.] Catch-and Keep and the White Police This past February, we were visiting my old childhood homestead in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin […]

5 Working Conditions for Agricultural Laborers from the British West Indies in St. Croix ~ 1864

Working Conditions for Agricultural Laborers  Here is an interesting document found in the Royal Danish Library regarding the conditions under which laborers were employed from the British Islands.

Pass It On, An Inspirational Poem ~ 1913

happy girls in the US Virgin Islands, Danish West Indies, Dansk Vestindien

Here’s a little poem to brighten your day, found in the Danish newspapers. 🗞 Pass It On by Rev. Henry Burton Have you had a kindness shown?  Pass it on  T’was not given for thee alone.  Pass it on  Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another’s tears, Till in heaven, the deed appears—  […]

What Drinking Does, Its Effects Upon Society, Business, Politics, and Religion ~ 1916

What Drink does and its side effects in the Danish West indies

What Drink Does Here’s a post found in the archives of Royal Danish Library on drinking and its effects. There were several articles written in the St. Thomas newspapers, extolling the virtues of abstaining from alcohol. 

Valkyrien’s Band Marches Through Frederiksted ~ 1916

Valkyrien's Band in Frederiksted, St. Croix, Danish West Indies

H.M.S. Valkyrien H.M.S. Valkyrien was a Danish ship stationed in the islands in 1915 when unrest and strikes were anticipated among the workers and uncertainty about the eventual sale of the islands to the US left everyone feeling uneasy. While anchored in St. Thomas, crew members lent their assistance during the disastrous hurricane of 1916 and […]

13 Regulations for the Teachers of the Public Schools in St. Croix ~ 1900s

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Regulations for Public School Teachers

Africa Arise, An Inspirational Poem by Charles A. Emanuel ~ 1912

Our New Virgin Islands

The following poem was found in a little book called,  A Souvenir by Charles A. Emanuel from St. Thomas. ~ 1912 There are so many wonderful poems written long ago about the Virgin Islands. I love discovering them and sharing them here on the blog. Africa Arise By Charles A. Emanuel  Africa arise! The dawn […]

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