The Bahamas. Revisited. Re-examined. Re-explained
Being a parent, in 1800s Bahamas, was apparently as complicated as it is today. Strong-willed children—or as Bahamians like to say, ‘head-strong’ children— throughout all history, were apparently always annoying, Continue Reading
Nancy Gambier died a free black woman. She certainly earned it. Nancy was wet nurse and nanny to James, Lord Gambier of New Providence. James, Lord Gambier was born in Continue Reading
That same Prospect Ridge. That small hill connecting West Bay Street to John F Kennedy Drive, in Nassau, was once a thriving plantation, worked by slaves. During slavery, it was Continue Reading
Why was Priscilla Munnings, a free black woman, hanged in August 1825, under a 1710 British copyright law – the Statute of 12 Anne? The case of King v Priscilla Continue Reading
William Campbell Adderley (1846-1892) MHA for City District (1889 until sudden death 1892) and Cleophas Adderley (elected 1967 by-election and 1968 General Election) were not related, as far as can Continue Reading
