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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Pearce, Rev. E. J.
- Vol. 29 No. 2
- Year 1962
- Pages 38-39
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Roach, Patrick K.
- Vol. 40 No.
- Year 1992
- Pages 93-98
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Gunkel, Alexander, Handler, Jerome S.
- Vol. 33 No. 3
- Year 1970
- Pages 91-100
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- Vol. 57 No.
- Year 2011
- Pages 192-201
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Bowen, Linda
- Vol. 56 No.
- Year 2010
- Pages 115-133
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Chandler, M.J.
- Vol. 33 No. 1
- Year 1968
- Pages 51-52
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- Vol. 23 No. 1
- Year 1955
- Pages 30-47
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Handler, Jerome S.
- Vol. 30 No. 3
- Year 1963
- Pages 129-153
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Welch, Christina, Finneran, Niall
- Vol. 70 No.
- Year 2024
- Pages 16-42
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Drewett, Peter L., Harris, Mary Hill, Kaye, Quetta
- Vol. 43 No.
- Year 1996/1997
- Pages 102-114
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Hawkins, Christopher M., Borstad, Gary
- Vol. 35 No. 4
- Year 1978
- Pages 267-269
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Morairty, G. Andrews
- Vol. 14 No. 1 & 2
- Year 1946-1947
- Pages 2 to 4
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Morairty, G. Andrews
- Vol. 14 No. 1 & 2
- Year 1946-1947
- Pages 2 to 9
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Bowen, Thomas
- Vol. 30 No. 2
- Year 1962
- Pages 71-73
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Douglas-Smith, Aubrey
- Vol. 20 No. 3
- Year 1953
- Pages 105-116
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- Vol. 1 No. 3
- Year 1934
- Pages 155-180
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Karch, Cecilia A.
- Vol. 45 No.
- Year 1999
- Pages 1 to 35
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Campbell, P.F.
- Vol. 36 No. 2
- Year 1980
- Pages 129-135
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Connell, Neville
- Vol. 24 No. 2
- Year 1957
- Pages 53-65
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Jones, H.G.
- Vol. 28 No. 1
- Year 1960
- Pages 3 to 4
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Frost, Martin, Massiah, Edward B.
- Vol. 44 No.
- Year 1998
- Pages 69-71
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Battick, John F.
- Vol. 34 No. 2
- Year 1972
- Pages 76-84
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Underwood, Garth, Horrocks, Julia A., Daltry, Jennifer C.
- Vol. 45 No.
- Year 1999
- Pages 67-75
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Vandeyar, A., Suchentrunk, F. , Horrocks, J.A.
- Vol. 56 No.
- Year 2010
- Pages 141-147
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- Vol. 68 No.
- Year 2022
- Pages 84-119
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