This article was originally published on 21 October 2024 at https://nowgrenada.com/2024/10/rebeccas-dolls-connecting-threads-in-18th-century-grenada/. V&A conference group photo added. Historian John Angus Martin and artist Suelin Low Chew Tung have recently been...
Three dolls handmade by ex-enslaved Rebecca Ahmuty Snagg who lived in Grenada, were shipped to her ‘former mistress’ Maria Elizabeth Ahmuty, resident in England. The dolls, formerly in the collection of the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (BECM), and now...
My second foray into Europe was in 2008, landing at London Gatwick to work during World Travel Market, an uber-global tourism event where almost the whole world boasts its cultures and offers its best destinations. That trip, seeking out pavilions from across the...
I’ve survived 3 hurricanes to date: Ivan (2004), Emily (2005) and Beryl (2024), the last two thankfully, with minimal damage. I lost part of my roof to Ivan and a couple of windows, but overall, I fared well. Within days, I was back inside my house, living in a dome...
Finland is called Suomi in the Finnish language. Kalevala, the Finnish national epic poem, is based on Suomi oral storytelling traditions, and was first published in the 19th century. I gained a little understanding of Kalevala by reading English translations by John...
