The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society has been in continuous publication since it first appeared in November 1933. From inception until volume 38, the Journal was issued as a quarterly and thereafter as an annual. Described in 1958 by the then editor J.W.B Chenery as “our great endeavour”, the pages of the Journal have been used to document the history and heritage of the island, as well as the development of the Barbados Museum. In so doing, it has become, to a large extent, an “authoritative voice” in Barbadian history, providing a forum for academics as well as amateur historians, genealogists, heritage practitioners and cultural enthusiasts to share their research and knowledge with a wider audience.
The offerings in this informational treasure trove also include valuable resources for the family historian:
- Family histories e.g. Lee, Alleyne, Oxnard and Collymore
- Extracts from newspapers including notice of baptisms, marriages, deaths, wills, sale of property, obituaries, business advertisements etc.
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Newspapers represented are:
- The Barbadian from 1822 to late 1861
- The Barbados Mercury from 1783 to early 1819
- The Barbados Globe, Official Gazette and Colonial Advocate covering the period 1850-1853
- The Barbados Globe, 1862
- The Liberal from 1858-59
- The Barbados Times for 1863, 1865, 1868, 1870
- Vestry minutes for St. Michael and St. John
- House of Assembly reports - compiled from the Minutes of the House and other sources
- 1715 Census data for St. Michael, Christ Church and St. George
- Extracts from Wills Recorded in England – 17th and 18th Centuries
- Obituaries and Biographies
- Lists such as “Servants to Foreign Plantations from Bristol, England to Barbados, 1651-1686.
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- Year 1968
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- Year 1970
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- Vol. 33 No. 2
- Year 1970
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- Vol. 33 No. 4
- Year 1970
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- Vol. 1 No. 3
- Year 1934
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- Vol. 1 No. 4
- Year 1934
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- Vol. 3 No. 1
- Year 1935
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