There’s a new book published in December 2017 about the US Virgin Islands! 📒 Special thanks to David and Priscilla Knight of Bajo el Sol Gallery for letting us know. Here’s a quick review. Race Relations Race Relations in the US Virgin Islands is an account of the results of a 1917 territorial acquisition by […]
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Beautiful Island Paintings by Larry Gluck ~ 1960s
Larry Gluck, Artist Larry Gluck created some of the most captivating scenes of the Virgin Islands on canvas! On a well deserved vacation in 1961, he and his wife, Sheila traveled to St. Thomas where they fell in love with paradise. Larry began painting and explained, “it was only watercolor with its intrinsic beauty […]
The Ten Pound Baby!
Ten Pound Baby 🍼 Have you ever discovered articles about your family in the old newspapers? I’ve been thrilled to find as many as I have for our family. Here’s an interesting clipping about my uncle who was born in St. Thomas in 1948. The headlines read, A Robust Baby “A robust, ten-pound baby […]
Anansi and Company Book by Bish Denham
Our mother loved listening to Anansi stories during her summer holidays at Francis Bay on St. John. 🕷 As a child, these African-inspired folk tales were mesmerizing, especially when listening to them outside on a dark patio step with the sounds of the crickets and frogs in the distance. Here is an amazing little book […]
See the Damage to the Creque Marine Railway After Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Before Hurricane Damage The Creque Marine Railway is a special, historic property that first became a part of our family’s holdings in 1910. While visiting over Christmas, I had the opportunity to see what Hurricanes Irma and Maria had done. Unfortunately, it became obvious that the building suffered significant damage. Most of the steam […]
One of my Favorite Christmas Presents
Flip-Pal Scanner One of my favorite Christmas gifts has lasted the test of time! 💻 It’s a little battery-operated device called the Flip Pal Scanner. Have you heard of it? As a family historian, I’ve been collecting and sorting photographs for years and being able to take this with me wherever I travel is […]
A Leisurely Look at Main Street ~ 1940
Main Street Caption on the back of this photograph reads… 👀 Practically a free port, foreign made articles like French perfumes, Scotch whiskey, English brushes, cameras and toilet articles can be had at bargain prices. If you collect old photographs of the Virgin Islands, ebay.com is a great resource. Shop VI history! SaveSave
Movie Day on Main Street ~ 1963
Movie Day 🎬 Headlining at the Cinema Theatre was The Victors produced by Carl Foreman. Movie posters promised=> “The six most exciting women in the world… in the most explosive entertainment ever made!”. Editorial Review An epic and unusual anti-war drama about WWII, writer-director Carl Foreman’s heavily ironic saga is loosely based on the novel, The Human […]