(Road Town, Tortola) City Manager's Newsletter, 21st December, 2007 [Snip] Years ago, at this time of year several bands of carolers would go from house to house and village to village singing carols. One of those bands, the Great Britain Unity Band, is still going strong today. For many years, the Great Britain Band was led by Rosanna Helena Smith. Ms. Smith was born on 22nd November, 1890 and went on to raise 13 children with her husband, Henry Smith. She joined the band at an early age and took over its leadership from Camelita Greaves in 1924. For more than 60 years she led the band on its caroling rounds on Tortola. Every year people looked forward to seeing the Band with its colorful banner and flag and, on Christmas morning, when the bands tried to out-sing each other, many felt that the Great Britain Unity Band was the one which ruled the waves of carolers. Today the band is led by Ms. Iona Thomas, Ms. Smith's grand-daughter. [Snip] Eugenia O'Neal <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> City Manager, Road Town "The Little City With the Big Heart!" Virgin Islands Quoted by :-) Peter Moll East End Tortola BVI

Hello to who wrote this on behalf of Ann Q. I am a descendent of the late Alton Adams, who lived at the head of education street. I am a Finch. What wonderful memories you've documented. I too remember all the family names you mentioned (Ms. Etta, Mr. Clarence, Mr. George, etc). My family has been keeping the tradition of caroling going for the past 30 years. We start out Christmas eve night and go until 6am Christmas morn, where we meet at the Emancipation for a Caroling sing-off with all the choirs. My great-aunt Edna Adams was famous for her tarts, sweetbreads and all the Christmas treats. Thanks for the memories. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ann Q Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 9:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Christmas in the USVI Dear Chris, I remember days of fragrances, as all the women were making Sweetbread, and Tarts, cocoanut, guava, guavaberry. There is pork or mutton roasting, Marbie bitters simmering on the stove and fermenting in bottles in any bit of sun. Dondosla(sp), a large twisted peppermint candy is made, potato stuffing, peas shucked for pigeon peas and rice, Saltfish is soaking, to make saltfish pick-up as an appetizer, or stewed with green banana. But it is the callaloo that is the star of the show, my mother and I would go into the 'bush' behind our house to look for Man better man, sassafras, or as it is known locally callaloo bush, to make a pot for the carolers. My dad would bring home the beer, rum and demijohns(sp) of Guavaberry wine, and a block of ice in a bathing pan. As soon as the sun goes down on Christmas eve, carolers would appear, some on foot and in cars and trucks, accompanied by violin, squeezbox, mandolin, harmonica, tambourine, scratchy, trumped or sax. The carolers would sing one song at each house that stopped to, since we lived at the top of Pollyberg hill, they had a captive audience, there were the Lewis', Mr. Clarence-the barber, my cousin the Benjamin's, Miss Emmy Williams, Miss Florie, J. A. Jarvis and Georges, so we got a full concert, between wetting their whistle, and bowls of callaloo w/fungi. The later it got into the evening the more rabid the songs became and the louder and more off key the singers were. We had a gentleman that lived across from us named Mr. Faulkner, he wore all white all the time, just like Hercules Perot, down to the hat and cane, and walked just like him. He would blast, yes I said blast,Handel's Messiah from his Victrola, trying to drown out the singers. The singers in turn, would drink more and sing louder, as they were joined by other carolers, and the children and the dogs of the neighborhood, a proper cacophony abound. But fun was had by all. The next morning was sunrise service, many of those same carolers had not been to bed, and the fumes in church, well, it was good smoking was not allowed in church. After church, presents were taken to elder relatives, then home to eat all those aromas that tormented us that whole week leading up to christmas. Merry Christmas from the VI! Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone have 'official' proof of Sir John Moore's illegitimate children Alicia & John and are there others? thanks

FOR THE WHOLE KNIPSCHEER FAMILY The Knipscheer Family Website. All over the world there are living people with the surname Knipscheer or Knipscher etc. The roots of their ancestors are all from The Netherlands or Germany. Take a look at: http://home.planet.nl/~frede313 and find your Dutch or German ancestors. This internet site contents a huge genealogical archive with registrations from the 15th century. Regards Arnold

Ancestry Research found in Modern Education Tools New Year's Day updates <www.academic-genealogy.com/> Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory Examples: Top Search Engines and Directories http://www.academic-genealogy.com/topsearchenginesdirectories.htm brings out the best, under Instructions for General Internet Use. We have added, The Open University's OpenLearn website: Information on the Web (T180_5) Foundation skills to use search engines confidently to locate both information and images on the Web and learn how to critically assess and reference the information you have found for study purposes. Beginning on page 13, is #3.3 Focused search sites "An alternative to using general purpose search engines is to make use of focused search engines that only index known genealogical sites. . . ." http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=182768 Beginning on page 28, is an Appendix: Genealogical Resources http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=182798 Schools - Colleges - Universities: Alumni and Genealogy Education http://www.academic-genealogy.com/schoolscollegesuniversities.htm now has a worldwide comprehensive resource for current open online distance education, under Online Education and Resources. Besides having a "Massive List of Free Education Online For Autodidacts", which includes tons of educational resources, such as learning languages on iTunes, there is Open Education Resources (OER) Index. This site includes: "teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student, or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world." http://cwr.unitar.edu.my/file.php/1/Index.htm REPOSITORIES of interest include Fathom Archive, provided by Columbia University, which has: Jewish Studies, . . . " Hebrew manuscripts reflect regional variations in materials, culture and religious sensibility, and they consider how scribal practices and literary tastes evolved over the centuries . . ." http://www.fathom.com/special/jewish_studies/index.html . . . University of California eScholarship Repository has: Objectivity in History, . . . The purpose of this paper is to define a concept of objectivity based on criteria of comparison, . . . http://repositories.cdlib.org/postprints/1099/ . . . Wikipedia, with its related WikiEducator, developing free and open educational content for the world. . . . " a partnership that will make it possible to obtain high quality print and word processor copies of articles from Wikipedia and other wiki educational resources. . . ." http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/wndReader.asp?ArticleId=40445 Additionally, on another side (just the tip of the ice burg), is: Computer - Internet - Software: Genealogy Programs http://www.academic-genealogy.com/computerinternetsoftware.htm Support for Photography & Digital Preservation has: Picturing the family http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2688&topic=all " These photographs provide another type of record that can offer insights into our family history. But what can they tell us? How can we elicit the information they hold? And how do we analyse or evaluate that information? The purpose of this unit is to suggest how to approach the interpretation of the photographic record. . . ." Respectfully yours, Tom Tinney, Sr. Who's Who in America, Millennium Edition [54th] through 2004 Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions] Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

Sylvia, Help us to help you.. Do you have any more information than this? For example, can you tell us where your father was born or a closer guess on his birth date? What religion is he? (helpful to figure out what church records to look at). What was his last known residence? Where on St. Thomas did he live? occupation? Any other memories of him? Do you have any family left on St. Thomas still? Perhaps they can give you some leads. Good luck with your search! Dante (A fellow St. Thomian) On Dec 25, 2007, at 2:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Subject: CROMWELL!!! CROMWELL!!!! CROMWELL!!!! > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]m> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > My name is Sylvia. I am wondering if ANY know ANY CROMWELL's from St. > Croix or St. Thomas. I would really appreciate the info. I am 25 yrs > old and I KNOW that I have family, but I just don't know where exactly > where or who. I was born 1982 in St. Thomas. My father name is > ALDOPHUS CROMWELL and he should be in his 70 +, but I know I have way > older sisters and brothers. Thank you for the info if it is given.

My thanks to Peter for that link to Sure Proxy. It works! Fantastic! Dorothy

The e-mail address of the BVI's Chief Records Management Officer and Coordinator of the National Archive's Project acquired a couple of asterisks from somewhere during my recent post. It should have read [email protected] We now live too far out from the village for the Carollers to call for some of my wife's excellent guavaberry wine, but the fungi band from "the country" (Belle Vue, in this case) dropped in towards the end of this morning's sunrise service, as usual, and soon had the choir and congregation rocking to their scratch band. Afterwards, their joyful sounds followed us up the the hillside from the road below, as we left some late gifts with friends and family, some not yet up. A parcel of archival CD-ROMs ordered in September opportunely arrived from England yesterday. One of them is an electronic version of an 1875 history of Camberwell (now part of London) which we have in store in England. It contains substantial passages on Dr John Coakley Lettsom, the Quaker founder of the London Medical Society, who was born on Little Jost van Dyke (near Tortola), He freed all his slaves in 1768, against the wishes of neighbouring planters, before returning to London. Happy Holidays, everyone :-)) Peter Moll East End Tortola BVI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: BVI Family records Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:04:33 -0400 From: Spring <[email protected]> To: Rootsweb: Caribbean <[email protected]> CC: Peter Moll <[email protected]>, Verna Penn Moll <[email protected]>, Dante <[email protected]>, SLG <[email protected]> Sources of BVI Family Records (continued) (Snip) The Archives Unit Deputy Governor's office Burhym Building 49 De Castro Street Road Town Tortola VG1110 British Virgin Islands Tel: (284) 468 2365 Fax: (284) 468 2582 Email: [email protected]**

"Dorothy Kew" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Unfortunately, Chris, the download is not available to Canadians, no doubt > due to copyright issues. There is no place on the right hand side of the > page where it can be downloaded. The only choices are to search for the > book on various websites or to find it at a library, all of which listed > are in the United States. > > This is a factor that I have found many times when other listers report > books available for download on Google Books. Because of copyright > restrictions most of them cannot be downloaded in Canada. > > Dorothy > Have you tried a proxy server We in Australia generally have the same problems as Canadians in accessing Google books and have much success using a proxy such as https://sureproxy.com/ or http://proxify.com/ I have more success with "Sure Proxy". Try both, just enter the url in the space provided. Good luck Peter

The same seems to apply in the UK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "C.M. Codrington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 12:13 AM Subject: RE: Grenada Handbook 1902 and proxy servers > Hi Dorothy > > I didn't know about that, thanks for the lesson. And Merry Christmas/ > Happy > Holidays to all > > Cod > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 54 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Wonderful Peter: I have just tried sureproxy and I wa sable to download th eGoogle books for the first time! Thank you for enlightening us! And A Merry Christmas to you and all on the List Ernest M. Wiltshire Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 6:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Grenada Handbook 1902 "Dorothy Kew" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Unfortunately, Chris, the download is not available to Canadians, no doubt due to copyright issues. Have you tried a proxy server We in Australia generally have the same problems as Canadians in accessing Google books and have much success using a proxy such as https://sureproxy.com/ or http://proxify.com/ I have more success with "Sure Proxy". Try both, just enter the url in the space provided. Good luck Peter No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.6/1192 - Release Date: 12/21/2007 1:17 PM

My name is Sylvia. I am wondering if ANY know ANY CROMWELL's from St. Croix or St. Thomas. I would really appreciate the info. I am 25 yrs old and I KNOW that I have family, but I just don't know where exactly where or who. I was born 1982 in St. Thomas. My father name is ALDOPHUS CROMWELL and he should be in his 70 +, but I know I have way older sisters and brothers. Thank you for the info if it is given.

Hi Dorothy I didn't know about that, thanks for the lesson. And Merry Christmas/ Happy Holidays to all Cod -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 54 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Hi Tim, Help please!! I have the reference to the two Grenada Handbooks but cannot see how to download them as a Pdf file. Am I missing something? Don't rush before Christmas as I am sure you will be too busy. A very happy Christmas to you. Regards, Alan.

Unfortunately, Chris, the download is not available to Canadians, no doubt due to copyright issues. There is no place on the right hand side of the page where it can be downloaded. The only choices are to search for the book on various websites or to find it at a library, all of which listed are in the United States. This is a factor that I have found many times when other listers report books available for download on Google Books. Because of copyright restrictions most of them cannot be downloaded in Canada. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: C.M. Codrington To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 9:21 AM Subject: RE: Grenada Handbook 1902 Hi Alan...I checked it quick after reading your posting... The download link is in the right pane at the top Cod

Hi Alan...I checked it quick after reading your posting... The download link is in the right pane at the top Cod -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 48 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

The full text of this 187 page book may be downloaded as a PDF file from: http://books.google.com/books?id=LswCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=grenada&lr=&ei=vlJvR6vcHpK4igHy-oR6#PPA31,M1 There are many full text books that may be downloaded from books.google.com. Also check at scholar.google .com for journal articles. I found the Grenada Handbook by going to the Google home page and clicking on "Books" on the drop down menu, "More". At "Books" I searched for 'GRENADA' and got many items that had to do with Maurice Bishop, but eventually came to the Grenada Handbook. I subsequently did an advanced search on 'GRENADA HANDBOOK' and came up with many items more specific to an earlier time period -- again many full-text and downloadable. Tim

Thanks Ann That was just wonderful.... Cod Also thanks for the Christmas web-site which was quite helpful and reminded this non-resident of Jonkanoo -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 48 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

You painted a wonderful and exciting picture, commendable! Best regards, Denis Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. George Bernard Shaw On Dec 23, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Ann Q wrote: > > Dear Chris, > I remember days of fragrances, as all the women were making > Sweetbread, and Tarts, cocoanut, guava, guavaberry. There is pork > or mutton roasting, Marbie bitters simmering on the stove and > fermenting in bottles in any bit of sun. Dondosla(sp), a large > twisted peppermint candy is made, potato stuffing, peas shucked for > pigeon peas and rice, Saltfish is soaking, to make saltfish pick-up > as an appetizer, or stewed with green banana. > But it is the callaloo that is the star of the show, my mother and > I would go into the 'bush' behind our house to look for Man better > man, sassafras, or as it is known locally callaloo bush, to make a > pot for the carolers. > My dad would bring home the beer, rum and demijohns(sp) of > Guavaberry wine, and a block of ice in a bathing pan. > > As soon as the sun goes down on Christmas eve, carolers would > appear, some on foot and in cars and trucks, accompanied by violin, > squeezbox, mandolin, harmonica, tambourine, scratchy, trumped or sax. > The carolers would sing one song at each house that stopped to, > since we lived at the top of Pollyberg hill, they had a captive > audience, there were the Lewis', Mr. Clarence-the barber, my cousin > the Benjamin's, Miss Emmy Williams, Miss Florie, J. A. Jarvis and > Georges, so we got a full concert, between wetting their whistle, > and bowls of callaloo w/fungi. > > The later it got into the evening the more rabid the songs became > and the louder and more off key the singers were. > > We had a gentleman that lived across from us named Mr. Faulkner, he > wore all white all the time, just like Hercules Perot, down to the > hat and cane, and walked just like him. He would blast, yes I said > blast,Handel's Messiah from his Victrola, trying to drown out the > singers. The singers in turn, would drink more and sing louder, as > they were joined by other carolers, and the children and the dogs > of the neighborhood, a proper cacophony abound. But fun was had by > all. > The next morning was sunrise service, many of those same carolers > had not been to bed, and the fumes in church, well, it was good > smoking was not allowed in church. > > After church, presents were taken to elder relatives, then home to > eat all those aromas that tormented us that whole week leading up > to christmas. > > Merry Christmas from the VI! > Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, > St. Barths, Barbados > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Ann, How wonderful your description of the days you remember of the past. Such smells, sounds, and visions...thank you so much! June Gauntley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ann Q Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 6:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Christmas in the USVI Dear Chris, I remember days of fragrances, as all the women were making Sweetbread, and Tarts, cocoanut, guava, guavaberry. There is pork or mutton roasting, Marbie bitters simmering on the stove and fermenting in bottles in any bit of sun. Dondosla(sp), a large twisted peppermint candy is made, potato stuffing, peas shucked for pigeon peas and rice, Saltfish is soaking, to make saltfish pick-up as an appetizer, or stewed with green banana. But it is the callaloo that is the star of the show, my mother and I would go into the 'bush' behind our house to look for Man better man, sassafras, or as it is known locally callaloo bush, to make a pot for the carolers. My dad would bring home the beer, rum and demijohns(sp) of Guavaberry wine, and a block of ice in a bathing pan. As soon as the sun goes down on Christmas eve, carolers would appear, some on foot and in cars and trucks, accompanied by violin, squeezbox, mandolin, harmonica, tambourine, scratchy, trumped or sax. The carolers would sing one song at each house that stopped to, since we lived at the top of Pollyberg hill, they had a captive audience, there were the Lewis', Mr. Clarence-the barber, my cousin the Benjamin's, Miss Emmy Williams, Miss Florie, J. A. Jarvis and Georges, so we got a full concert, between wetting their whistle, and bowls of callaloo w/fungi. The later it got into the evening the more rabid the songs became and the louder and more off key the singers were. We had a gentleman that lived across from us named Mr. Faulkner, he wore all white all the time, just like Hercules Perot, down to the hat and cane, and walked just like him. He would blast, yes I said blast,Handel's Messiah from his Victrola, trying to drown out the singers. The singers in turn, would drink more and sing louder, as they were joined by other carolers, and the children and the dogs of the neighborhood, a proper cacophony abound. But fun was had by all. The next morning was sunrise service, many of those same carolers had not been to bed, and the fumes in church, well, it was good smoking was not allowed in church. After church, presents were taken to elder relatives, then home to eat all those aromas that tormented us that whole week leading up to christmas. Merry Christmas from the VI! Ann"Sharing the information."Researching the USVI, St.Eustatius, St. Barths, Barbados ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message