Thank you Richard.. I visited all these site Interestingly enough IF Nutmeg started in 1843.. that is the exact year that the grandparents started plantations.. One thing that interest me after seeing all these maps... is how our grandparents were at one time all over Grenada in different areas. You assume that they arrive there and mostly live in the general area. I find mine from St. John's to St David's.. mention in LDS paper Carriacou, and Hillsbourough , and Gouyave,on several birth certificates of children.. Was this common?? Or did I have a larger family than I now know??? Very interesting. Lenora From: "Richard Allicock" <richwyn@idirect.com> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:19 PM Subject: Nutmeg History Grenada > Some-one wrote recently that Nutmeg cultivation was introduced to Grenada in 1843. The source below certainly supports that. > > > In 1843, nutmeg is introduced to Grenada from the Dutch East Indies and soon takes over from sugar as the island's principal export. > > SOURCE: http://www.information.kuoni.co.uk/Common/CountryInfo/Info/GDGND2.html > > > But then other sources say this: > During the 18th century, Grenada's economy underwent an important transition. Like much of the rest of the West Indies it was originally settled to cultivate sugar which was grown on estates using slave labor. But natural disasters paved the way for the introduction of other crops. In 1782, Sir Joseph Banks, the botanical adviser to King George III, introduced nutmeg to Grenada. The island's soil was ideal for growing the spice and because Grenada was a closer source of spices for Europe than the Dutch East Indies the island assumed a new importance to European traders. > > The collapse of the sugar estates and the introduction of nutmeg and cocoa encouraged the development of smaller land holdings, and the island developed a land-owning yeoman farmer class. > > SOURCES:: > > http://www.traveldocs.com/gd/history.htm. > > > www.wikipedia.org/wiki/History+of+Grenada > > www.worldrover.com/history/grenada_history.html > > globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ CountryHistory.asp?CountryID=126&RegionID=4 > > Can we reconcile the two versions of History? Thanks. > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > For information on individual islands, research aids, island bulletin boards or history please visit the CaribbeanGenWeb project at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/