Chatting with Dr Leonard Richardson
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe regret that, since the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, our studio and related technology have been down. Our intentions were to keep you posted on our status. That, unfortunately, has not occurred until now, Sept. 5, 2018. During the recovery process, I have been functioning as a Crisis Counselor, in a local nonprofit agency, funded by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Most recently yours truly was promoted to Crisis Counselor Lead. This podcast will remain on hiatus until further notice.
Dr. Richardson will take you down Memory Lane and challenge you to dates, places, and people past and present of the Virgin Islands.
Note: Quelbe ("kwell bay") music is the official music of the Virgin Islands and Stanley (on flute) and his band, The Ten Sleepless Knights (TSK), are the Kings of Quelbe. Also called "scratch" or "fungi", quelbe is a form of a folk story. 00821 * Telephone: 340-718-2378. Be sure to view Stanley and TSK on YouTube.
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Meet Kai Frett, A Coordinator of the Community Cleanup of Hassel Island
September 02, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBSaturday, Aug. 26, there was an overwhelming attendance of volunteers who turned out to help clean up Hassel Island. Families, couples, singles, young, old, it didn’t matter, everyone showed up in mass assembly. But what is the interest and importance of Hassel Island? To answer that, let’s look at its history. Hassel Island forms the western edge of St. Thomas’s harbor. The island is approximately 135 acres in area. The highest elevation on the island is the southern peak, at 267 feet. The ...
Remembering Our Ancestors: Mr. Amadeo Estrill and Mr. Canada Lee
August 19, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBAs children, both Dr. Leonard Richardson & I, Etienne A. Gibbs, knew Mr. Amadeo Estrill as the friendliest man on St. Thomas who wasn't shy to walk up to anyone and spark a friendly conversation after a greeting of "Good morning!" or "Good afternoon!". Everyone on Main Street in Downtown Charlotte Amalie knew Mr. Estrill by his unique features: painter's coverall, smile, laughter, friendliness, but most impressively, his colorful expletives! I have never known Mr. Estrill's expletives to be ...
Euell Nielsen, a Living Historian, Brings a New Perspective to VI History
August 12, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBEuell Aira Nielsen, a native of Sewell, New Jersey, recently relocated to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. A living historian, Euell is the 3rd of 4 generations to be members at the First African Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, PA), the nation's oldest African American Presbyterian congregation, founded by a former slave in 1807. Euell has operated several small businesses, to include, Herstories (historical portrayals), Twist This (balloon twisting), Island Treazures (handmade crafts) & Dim...
August Monday and Other Holidays in the British Virgin Islands
August 05, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBThe most anticipated of national holidays are the 3 days of Festival in August (August Monday) that are set aside to commemorate the 1 August 1834 emancipation of African slaves. British Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival 28th July - 9th August 2017 = A celebration of their ancestors' freedom from colonialism & their cultural history. During that time, they showcase the culture & history of their people in grand style with extravaganzas of local & international music, pageants, Food Fairs,...
St. John's Carnival Equals Emancipation Day Plus Independence Day
July 01, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBJuly 3rd, Emancipation Day (E-Day) in the US Virgin Islands, is public holiday commemorating abolition of slavery in the Danish West Indies in 1848. E-Day is celebrated in many former colonies on various dates to recognize the abolition of slavery, serfdom, or other forms of servitude. The Danish West India Company settled on part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, which is now known as the US Virgin Islands, in the 17th century. The trans-Atlantic slave trade to the archipelago began in 167...
It's Carnival (Festival) Time on St. John, US Virgin Islands, Baby!
June 24, 2017 16:00 - 58 minutes - 52.9 MBThe St. John Festival is a month-long event that starts with steel pan performances & pageants, then builds up to the week of July 3rd (Emancipation Day) and the 4th (Independence Day). That final week is party time with the big events: the Village, the Food Fair, & the Parade. Carnival is the biggest annual event in the Virgin Islands & throughout the Caribbean. In the US Virgin Islands: VI Carnival on St. Thomas in April/May; the St. John Festival in June/July; & St. Croix’s Crucian Christ...
Cedelle Petersen-Christopher, Virgin Islands Cariso Singer and Culture Bearer
June 10, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBAccording to Mrs. Cedelle Petersen-Christopher, "Cariso is a melodic memory of our African past. It is an art form that was brought to the Virgin Islands and the rest of the Caribbean during the enslavement of West Africans. It is a form of communication that was done secretly so that the slave master could not understand. It is an art form that was sung by the ancestors to transmit secret messages of rebellion; freedom songs of historical and current events; storytelling of long, long ago; a...
A Sampling of the History of Caribbean Music
June 03, 2017 16:00 - 57 minutes - 51.4 MBCaribbean music genres are diverse. They are each synthesis of African, European, Indian,& Indigenous influences, largely created by descendants of African slaves, & contributions from other communities (such as Indo-Caribbean music). Some of the styles to gain wide popularity outside of the Caribbean include, calypso, dancehall, reggae, reggaetón (musical genre coming out of Puerto Rico in the late 1990s that were influenced by hip hop, Latin American, & Caribbean music), salsa, soca, & zou...
Memorial Day, the Day We Honor Our Fallen Servicemen and Servicewomen
May 27, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBMemorial Day, the day we pay respects to our fallen military, is observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates all servicemen & servicewomen of the United States. People visit cemeteries & memorials on Memorial Day. Since the attack on America on September 11, 2001, a total of 147 women deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait have lost their lives in service to America. Most Americans, & even members of the media, not aware that 147 brave servicewomen have died in the War on Terrorism...
History in the Making and History Made
May 20, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBMr. Joseph Lorand, Veteran Postman, celebrated his 25th Anniversary as a letter carrier in the Danish West Indies. On May 31, 1911, Mr. Lorand was recognized for his great contributions. He was awarded the silver cross of Dannebrogsmand. As acting Government Secretary, Baumann made the presentation, he praised & congratulated Mr. Lorand for this high distinction & for 25 years of dedicated service. ~ Courtesy ofVINTAGE VIRGIN ISLANDS™ National Maritime Day, celebrated May 22nd in the US each...
May Month's Collage of Celebrations in the US Virgin Islands
May 13, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBMother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It is celebrated similarly in the US Virgin Islands. Another celebration is the anniversary of Moravian Church on St. Thomas. St. Thomas Police Week: May 14-May 21, 2017 May 14: VIPD Officers to attend church. May 15: Memorial Service & Parad...
Blanche Mary Joseph Sasso, Virgin Islands Role Model, Lived to Be 105
May 06, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBBorn Sept. 15, 1899 in her Bunker Hill home on St. Thomas in the then Danish West Indies, Mrs. Blanche Mary Joseph Sasso, is the youngest of 5 children, & was known affectionately as Mamma Sasso, Auntie Blanche, Granny Sasso, & The Grand Lady. The Grand Lady & her sister played an important role in Virgin Islands history in 1921 when they embroidered the territory's first flag. Mrs. Sasso went on to educate generations of young Virgin Islanders. Since she was a child, Mrs. Sasso can remembe...
A Collage of Current Events Becoming History in the Making
April 22, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBThe Virgin Islands Carnival Committee announces 2017 Virgin Islands Carnival theme: “A Centennial Commemoration for our 65th Carnival Celebration” as submitted by Mr. Clement “Cain” Magras. History of St. Thomas Carnival: The 1st carnival was staged in 1912 during the final years of Danish occupation & lapsed during World War I. Revived in 1952; Carnival has become the 2nd largest festival in the Caribbean. A month-long series of dazzling pageants & talent shows are held to choose royalty to...
A Review of the Transfer Day Centennial Activities
April 15, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBThe demise of the islands’ first residents, the Indians, was evident when the first Europeans after Columbus arrived in the late 1500s. Many countries expressed interest in the islands in the 1600s, including Holland, France, England, Spain, Denmark, & the Knights of Malta. But it was the Danes who established the first settlement on St. Thomas in 1672, expanding to St. John in 1694. St. Croix was added to the Danish West India Company in 1733, & plantations soon sprung up all over the island...
Some Transfer Day Events as Witnessed by Valerie Sims of Vintage VI
April 08, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBValerie will address some of the events she attended: Parades, Book Launchings, Museum Openings, Fundraisers, Tour of the Danmark Training Schooner March 26, 2017 2:00 p.m.: Parade starting at the National Park Dock and ending at The Battery, Cruz Bay, St. John. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Governor’s Reception at The Battery. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.: Cruz Bay Block Party at Franklin Powell Park. March 29, 2017 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Governor’s Reception at Fort Christian in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Mar...
Virgin Islands Educators of Various Circumstances Helping to Raise the VI Child
March 25, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDr. Amicitia Maloon-Gibson: Dr. Cita is an executive consultant, speaker, author, certified mediator, & life coach. Describing herself as a student-for-life, Dr. Cita holds advanced degrees in Management, Leadership, Human Resources Development, & Social Psychology. A decorated veteran with 29 years of service, Dr. Cita is passionate about giving back to the community, especially in areas of youth education, the homeless, & disabled veterans. Mrs. Turiya Hodge: Turiya is the owner of Myabah...
Extensive Trade and Shipping in the Charlotte Amalie Harbor
March 18, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBThe St. Thomas Harbor is one of the most important commercial ports in the West Indies of the 1800s. The harbor was a free port. Traffic there was extensive because of its good situation & fine facilities. It was popular among merchants & trading companies for its good facilities: the West Indies’ largest floating dock, good machine shops, clear channel marking, & inexpensive harbor fees. But it was also notorious for 2 problems: hurricanes & diseases, particularly yellow fever & cholera. In...
Main Street: The Stores and Their Proprietors, Part V
March 11, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBMain Street traverses east-west through Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas, parallel to the Waterfront to the South. As the capital and the largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie was founded in 1666 as Taphus (meaning "beer houses" or "beer halls"). The Main Street, the main tourist shopping center, is known for its Danish colonial architecture, building structure and history, with streets and places throughout the city with Danish names. Charlotte Amalie has many residential...
Continued Tour of Main Street, VI History Month, Transfer Day Centennial, & More
March 04, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBMain Street traverses east-west through Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas, parallel to the Waterfront to the South. As the capital and the largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie was founded in 1666 as Taphus (meaning "beer houses" or "beer halls"). The Main Street, the main tourist shopping center, is known for its Danish colonial architecture, building structure and history, with streets and places throughout the city with Danish names. Charlotte Amalie has many residenti...
Some Tidbits and Memories from a Few Locals
February 25, 2017 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MBOur continued tour of the Main Street stores and their proprietors is pre-empted until next week. In keeping with the excitement and anticipation of the upcoming Virgin Islands Transfer Centennial celebration, we'll address several locals who intend to call-in with some tidbits and memories. Because this year, 2017, is the US Virgin Islands Centennial Year when the United States Virgin Islands will commemorate the transferring the Virgin Islands from Denmark to the United States 100 years a...
Main Street: The Stores and Their Proprietors, Part IV
February 18, 2017 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.2 MBMain Street traverses east-west through Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas, parallel to the Waterfront to the South. As the capital and the largest city of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie was founded in 1666 as Taphus (meaning "beer houses" or "beer halls"). The Main Street, the main tourist shopping center, is known for its Danish colonial architecture, building structure and history, with streets and places throughout the city with Danish names. Charlotte Amalie has many residenti...
Touring Main Street at Kronprindsens Gade and the Rothschild Francis Square
February 11, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBOur stroll down Main Street continues; however, today we shall focus on the Rothschild Francis Square, our turn-around point. Better known as Market Square, it has long been a center of activity on the island of St. Thomas. In fact, the remains of a significant pre-Columbian settlement were uncovered near there in 2014 when a Main Street construction project turned up 2,000-year-old pottery and many other artifacts. The square has a dubious reputation as the site of many slave auctions in ...
Main Street: The Stores and Their Proprietors, Part Three
February 04, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBWe continue our virtual stroll down the middle section of Main Street, also known by its Danish name, Dronningens Gade. First, a brief history Saint Thomas and its harbor, particularly because it is in the capital city of Charlotte Amalie: After St. Thomas became a free port, it experienced palmy days during the second half of the 18th century as a regional shipping center. A significant amount of exchange of goods took place via the large merchant houses along Dronningens Gade. St. Thomas ...
Main Street: The Stores and Their Proprietors, Part Two
January 28, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBJoin us as we continue our stroll down the middle section of Main Street, also known by its Danish name, Dronningens Gade. First, a brief history Saint Thomas, particularly its capital city of Charlotte Amalie: After it became a free port, the island experienced palmy days during the second half of the 18th century as a regional shipping center. A significant amount of exchange of goods took place via the large merchant houses along Dronningens Gade. Shipping from Denmark fluctuated heavily...
Main Street: The Stores and Their Proprietors
January 21, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBCome with us as we stroll down the middle section of Main Street, also known by its Danish name, Dronningens Gade. Let us turn our attention to a brief history Saint Thomas, particularly its capital city of Charlotte Amalie, for a moment. After being turned into a free port, the island experienced palmy days during the second half of the eighteenth century as a regional shipping center. Furthermore, a significant amount of exchange of goods took place via the large merchant houses of Charl...
Mr. Leonard "Brother B" Bonelli, a Contemporary We Honor and Thank
January 14, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBWe welcome you back after our Holidays hiatus. Thank you for re-joining today, the first of our shows for 2017. With 2017 the year of the centennial of the transfer of the US Virgin Islands to the United States, we will focus our shows all year long on topics, places, and people related to Transfer Day, including the pre- and post- periods. Today we will focus on a local Virgin Islander who has contributed significantly to the Virgin Islands community, and continues to do so. I'm referri...
From Us to You: Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
December 24, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIt’s that time of year when Dr. Richardson and I (Etienne A. Gibbs) would like to take time to send special and heartfelt holiday wishes and music to all our faithful audience family and friends in appreciation and thanks. So, this Christmas Eve we want to do something different.What and Why? Simply because we're in the holiday mood and we want to send Shoot Outs in the best way possible.So here goes: To our faithful Stateside family and friends: It’s time for carols and snow, t...
Dr. Maxine Nunez, Retired Professor of Nursing and Academic Dean at UVI
December 03, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBDr. Maxine Nunez, DPH, MPH, MSN, CNE, RN is a retired Professor of Nursing from the University of the Virgin Islands & former Academic Dean of the St. Thomas Campus. Dr. Nunez studied community health/public health administration & research at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health & Hygiene where she earned her doctorate. Research activities include serving as research core director of the EXPORT Exploratory Center from 2004 to 2009 at UVI. During that time, Dr. Nunez mentored jun...
Virgin Islander, Homer Hans Bryant, from Dancer to Dance School Founder
November 26, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBWelcome home Homer Hans Bryant & his Bryant Youth Professionals (YPP) Dance Company. Former principal dancer with the world-renowned Dance Theater of Harlem, his professional credits span from a command performance for the Royal Families of Norway & England to the motion picture, The Wiz, with Diana Ross & Michael Jackson. A former member of Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief’s Chicago City Ballet, his teaching & training experience includes working with Canada’s mesmerizing Cirque Du Soleil pr...
Dr. Ronald Harrigan and the Development of Education in the Danish West Indies
November 12, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDuring the past 3 weeks in the edition of "Centennial Countdown" in the Virgin Islands Daily News, Dr. Ronald Harrigan's article was published about the Virgin Islands' education foundation that was laid long before Transfer Day. It was a 3-part series on the development of a system of education for the free & enslaved population in the then-Danish West Indies, leading to a literate population by the time emancipation in 1848 & the islands' transfer of March 31, 1917. Dr. Harrigan has had a ...
Dr. Ronald Harrigan and Dr. Leonard Richardson
November 05, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBDr. Ronald Harrigan & I were classmates at CVI 1966-1967. Dr. Leonard Richardson, my neighbor from our youth, were members of the Boys Scout Troop sponsored by Sts. Peter & Paul School. These gentlemen have immersed themselves in educating the masses abroad & our Fellow-Virgin Islanders. Retired Dr Harrigan, with a PhD in Education, is actively educating via his recent articles & upcoming book. In the Oct. 27th edition of "Centennial Countdown" in the Virgin Islands Daily News, his article w...
Public Education in the Danish West Indies & David Hamilton Jackson Day
October 29, 2016 16:00 - 33 minutes - 29.7 MBPublic Education in the Danish West Indies This week students in my three classes and I at UVI were treated to a serendipitous presentation by my former CVI classmate, Dr. Ronald Harrigan, who discussed the history of education in the Danish West Indies. In his recent article in the Virgin Islands Daily News, Dr. Harrigan stated, "While there is a plethora of information in the print media on this topic, there is still much more to be researched and shared, especially with those who may onl...
All the Info about Voting in the US Virgin Islands
October 22, 2016 16:00 - 38 minutes - 34.2 MBDo you intend to vote in this election, November 8, 2016? Then visit the official web site of the Elections System of the US Virgin Islands at www.vivote.gov. Their goal is to answer any questions you may have about the election process. Within their site, you will find information for voters, candidates and poll workers, including links to state and federal web sites, Board Meeting Agenda’s, information on community outreach events and newspaper articles. Their greatest desire is to see all...
Revisiting the History of the Capitol Building of the Virgin Islands Legislature
October 08, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThe present Legislature of the Virgin Islands is a 15-member body in which all the legislative powers of the territory are vested. It enjoys the powers & privileges held by most state legislatures of the United States. The Capitol Building, in which the body is housed, is located on the Island of St. Thomas. The Capitol Bldg is an exceptional example of 19-century classical architecture. This building replaced 2 earlier military structures dating to the periods of 1827 & 1873. The present ...
History of the Capitol Building of the Virgin Islands Legislature
October 01, 2016 16:00 - 37 minutes - 33.7 MBThe present Legislature of the Virgin Islands is a 15-member body in which all the legislative powers of the territory are vested. It enjoys the powers & privileges held by most state legislatures of the United States. The Capitol Building, in which the body is housed, is located on the Island of St. Thomas. The Capitol Bldg is an exceptional example of 19-century classical architecture. This building replaced 2 earlier military structures dating to the periods of 1827 & 1873. The present bu...
VI Sons: Albert Daniel, Joseph Patrick Gimenez, Canada Lee, & Camille Pissarro
September 24, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBAlbert Edward Daniel, a native of St. Thomas and the son of Lucy Ann & Charles Daniel, of Charlotte Amalie, was born on May 16, 1897 in the then Danish West Indies. He lived all his life on St. Thomas. Although he had no formal training in the field of Art, he became a self-taught artist and sculptor with an original approach to his subject matter. It is significantly coincidental that he should have spent his early years living in the same house at 14 Dronnigens Gade in which houses the Enid...
Judaism in the US Virgin Islands, Then and Now
September 17, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThis month is the Hebrew Month of Elul, a time of deep reflection and prayer for the Jewish people. The month ends with the beginning of their new year, Rosh Hashanah, which takes place this year Sunday evening, October 2nd, 2016. Jews will begin the year of 5777. A week later, on October 11th, 2016, they will celebrate Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement. Jews around the world, and in St. Thomas, of course, will gather in synagogues that evening and the next day to confess their sins, ask f...
Update on Hubert Harrison, The Voice of Harlem Radicalism
September 10, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB"Hubert Harrison was an immensely skilled writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist who, more than any other political leader of his era, combined class consciousness and anti-white-supremacist race consciousness into a coherent political radicalism. Harrison's ideas profoundly influenced "New Negro" militants, including A. Philip Randolph and Marcus Garvey, and his synthesis of class and race issues is a key unifying link between the two great trends of the Black Liberation Mo...
Virgin Islanders Show Up and Show Out During Labor Day in New York
September 03, 2016 16:00 - 59 minutes - 53.3 MBThe founders of Virgin Islanders United, Inc. set out to design an organization that would provide the best of the civic & social worlds, & become a full-service organization for Virgin Islanders at home & abroad. The original slogan for the organization was “Three Islands, One Love” denoting the then 3 Islands that constituted the U.S. Virgin Islands. Years later however, the slogan was changed, to acknowledge the addition of Water Island to the territory chain, & to reflect a more global ...
Learning about Our Ancestors: General Bordeaux's Fight for Emancipation
July 02, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBJohn Gottliff, a/k/a Moses Gottlieb, General Buddhoe, Bordeaux, was born enslaved on March 19, 1820 at Estate La Grange, a large sugar plantation near Frederiksted, St. Croix in what was then the Danish West Indies. John Gottliff’s activities on July 3, 1848 & the following days that have been chronicled by many writers. Dr. Svend E. Holsoe has provided the most reliable account, which is based on eyewitness testimonies extracted from official court records and other first-hand accounts. H...
Learning about Our Ancestors: Johannes Sobotker, Abraham Markoe, & Adolph Sixto
June 25, 2016 16:00 - 45 minutes - 41.1 MBIn today's episode we'll take a look at three distinguished and unique ancestors: Johannes Sobotker (August 8, 1777 - March 23, 1854) was the son of a rich plantation owner and the grandson of the Government Secretary Johannes Sobotker. Abraham Markoe (July 2, 1727 - August 28, 1806) was a Danish businessman living in Pennsylvania who actively supported American independence. Adolph "Ding" Sixto, (February 17, 1858 - July 5, 1930) was born of VI parents on the island of Vie...
Learning about Our Ancestor, Part 11: Mrs. Maud Proudfoot’s Service Above Self
June 11, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBBorn July 5,1893 in Colon, Panama, as 1st-born to Emma Blake & John Brouwer, Mrs. Maud Virginia Brouwer Proudfoot came to the Virgin Islands as a very young child. Married March 3, 1918 to Leslie Proudfoot, Mrs. Proudfoot started her career of public service in the 1920's with the American Red Cross, where she began her life of social work. Appointed by Gov. Paul M. Pearson July 1, 1933 as the first and only social worker in the newly established Dept. of Social Welfare, where she served in...
Learning about Our Ancestor, Part 10: Judah Philip Benjamin’s Colorful Past
June 04, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBJudah Philip Benjamin was born August 6, 1811 on St. Croix in the Danish West Indies (DWI, now the US Virgin Islands) to Jewish parents. At the time of his birth, his family was in transit from England to America. However, due to the War of 1812, they were forced to settle in the DWI until the war ended. They finally arrived in America in 1814, settling in Charleston, South Carolina. An exemplary student, young Judah, at the age of 14, entered Yale University. Two years later he was expelle...
Learning about Our Ancestor – Part 9 - 2 Events That Impacted Our Ancestors
May 28, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWe’re referring to the celebration of Memorial Day and the visit of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, the first sitting Royal to visit the Virgin Islands 40 years ago on May 28, 1976. She is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defense Forces. A constitutional monarch, Margrethe takes no part in political decisions aside from ceremonial state functions, such as appointing the Prime Minister, and does not express political opinions. https://en.w...
Learning About Our Ancestors Segment, Part 8 - Sosthenes Behn, Founder of IT&T
May 21, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBLouis Richard Sosthenes Behn (Jan 30, 1882 – June 6, 1957) was an American businessman who held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) at the time of his death as a veteran of the US Army. Sosthenes was born in the island of St. Thomas, then part of the Danish West Indies. His ancestry was German on his paternal side, and French on his maternal side. He served in the United States Army and was commissioned a Captain June 19, 1917 while serving in the Signal Corp. He served with distinction ...
Learning About Our Ancestors Segment, Part 7 – Cherrie Raphaelia Creque, Pioneer
May 14, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBCherrie Raphaelia Creque was the only one as Miss Virgin Islands who placed as the Top 15 of Miss Universe 1971 while the very first queen of Virgin Islands was Priscila Bonilla who competed at the Miss Universe 1961 in the United States. Born on October 11, 1950 to James and Lavida (nee Blyden) Creque, Cherrie was raised on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She started school at the age of 3. During her sophomore year at Sts. Peter and Paul High School, Cherri became a member of the ...
Learning About Our Ancestors Segment, Part 6 – Enid M. Baa, Pioneering Librarian
May 07, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBMs Enid Maria Baa, for whom the Public Library in Downtown Charlotte Amalie is named, played a huge role as a pioneer in establishing and managing the libraries of the US Virgin Islands. Ms Baa took part in establishing the very first High School library and went on to matriculate at Howard University. She moved on to Hampton Institute in the midst of her undergraduate career, graduating from Hampton's Library Science Program in 1933 Upon her return to the U.S. Virgin Islands, she became the...
Learning About Our Ancestors Segment, Part 5 - Alton A. Adams, Queen Visited BVI
April 23, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBMr. Alton Augustus Adams, Sr, born in 1889 on the island of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, is remembered as the first black bandmaster in the United States Navy, when he was appointed as such in 1917. “Although naval policy at the time restricted blacks to menial jobs, Adams and his all-black ensemble provided a bridge between the local population and their all-white naval administrators. His memoirs, edited by Mark Clague, with a foreword by Samuel Floyd, Jr., reveal an inspired acti...
Learning about Our Ancestors Segment, Part 4 – Governor Ralph M. Paiewonsky
April 16, 2016 16:00 - 1 hourRalph Moses Paiewonsky (Nov. 9, 1907, St Thomas, Danish West Indies – Nov. 9, 1991, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) was a businessman and politician who served as the 9th civilian governor of the US Virgin Islands from 1961-1969. The son of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants to the Danish West Indies, Ralph Paiewonsky graduated from New York University in 1930nwith a degree in chemistry. His father owned A.H. Riise & Co. Ltd., an apothecary, general store, and a bay rum distillery in St. Thomas. Af...
Virgin Islands History: Learning about Our Ancestors Segment, Part 3
April 09, 2016 16:00 - 59 minutesThere are Many Ways to Learn from Our Ancestors: Full genealogy an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor or older form: pedigree the study of family pedigrees an account of the origin and historical development of something The Caribbean Genealogy Library, website and FacebookThird-Party Oral Results Family member Non-family member, for ...