Hi Richard, Please read below and let me know if you find it helpful to your search from the 1850's onwards. Thanks. Richard INDEX TO PLANTATIONS. The department has compiled a card index from directories showing owners of plantations under the plantation name, mainly during the 19th and 20th Centuries, which is also helpful for some family searches. NEWSPAPERS. There are newspapers in Barbados for 1783-1784, 1787-1789, and for most years from 1805 onwards. Although the earliest Barbados newspaper is believed to have been published in 1731, only a few single issues in the years 1733, 1742, 1745-1747, 1753, 1761, 1766, 1775, 1781, 1783 and 1803 are known prior to the collections existing in Barbados. Extracts from the newspapers between 1783 and 1870, mostly relating to Barbadian affairs and families, have been published in Volumes 1 to 33 of The Journal of The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. BARBADOS MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNALS. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society, established in 1933, has published a Journal since that date. Volumes 1 to 25 have been indexed for names by Mr. E. M. McConney, now of Portland,Oregon, in typescript. The index is available for use at The Museum, and at the Department of Archives. The Museum has a considerable genealogical collection, including the notebooks of the late Mr. E. M. Shilstone. Enquiries should be addressed to The Director of the Society, at The Garrison, St.Michael, Barbados. RESEARCH. The Department does not undertake extended genealogical research for enquirers, but will on request give the names and contacts for any research agent currently active. Researchers at the Department have access to the notebooks of the late Mr. H. G. Hutchinson who specialised in searching genealogies. SITUATION AND OPENING HOURS. The Department is situated 3.5 miles north of Bridgetown, on Highway 1 (West Coast Road). It is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. The Department is permitted to close between 12 noon and 2:00 p.m. in the event a shortage of staff at lunchtime will leave the Search Room unsupervised. Department of Archives Barbados November 1998 bda@caribsurf.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Peirce To: richwyn@idirect.com Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: Barbados Archives Hello Richard I saw your note on Google - West Indies. I would appreciate hearing if you learn of any secrets to access the Barbados records. I am a Barbadian living in Toronto and am searching my ancestors in Barbados and have reached back to around the mid 1800's. I have been stuck here for some time. Any wisdom and guidance would be much appreciated. Thank you. Richard Peirce - Toronto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.