Governor of Bahamas Lord Dunmore Takes Hog Island for Himself 1791
Beginning with Woodes Rogers, one thing can be said of most, if not all, of the early colonial governors. They came to the Bahama Islands to make money. Why else Continue Reading
Loyalists Seize Political Power in Nassau 1784
British Loyalists, after the American War of Independence, largely, had two choices. Britain offered them refuge in Canada or they could go to the Bahamas. Both choices came with generous Continue Reading
The Slavery Compensation Records 1838
The Slavery Compensation Records for the Bahamas make for interesting and sobering reading. There were 1,109 uncontested claims and 24 contested claims. Lord John Rolle, (claim 960) the famous absentee Continue Reading
Patrick Henry Burns first Superintendent of Telegraph Dies 1930
P. H. Burns was, in his time, one of the most important men in the Bahamas. Patrick Henry Burns, an American, from Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, was the first Superintendent of Continue Reading
Obituary of Mr. Raphael Manitz, a Chinese Nurse, Nassau 1904
In 1904, a man named Raphael Manitz, died in the New Providence Asylum. His death notice appeared in the 15th., October 1904 newspaper. Manitz had a wife, Lucy Munroe Manitz, Continue Reading