The Bahamas. Revisited. Re-examined. Re-explained
In 1902, the Bahama Islands, per capita, was probably the most educated and most churched country/colony in the world. Population 1902:—- 55,190 The total number of children enrolled in education Continue Reading
Jury service, was once the sole domain of men of property, in The Bahamas. Despite women finally getting the right to vote, just in time for the 1962 General Elections, Continue Reading
In 1899, Arthur E. Leslie, a coloured man, was a music and mathematics teacher in Savannah Sound, Eleuthera. Leslie was an accomplished pianist and poet. By 1905, he was appointed Continue Reading
The 1851 census was particularly detailed. Of note, was the need for the government to assess the number of able bodied men in the Colony. Men were needed to maintain Continue Reading
In 1924, unbeknownst to the local business community on Bay Street and Grant’s Town, Governor Cordeaux gave permission for the Brown and Dyer minstrel and carnival show to come to Continue Reading
