Grenada Heritage: Our Bishops

Remembering ... Bishop Justin Field OP (1899-1969) James Field was born on the 6 July 1899 in Down Hatherley, near Cheltenham (England), and, much to his parents' distress, was received into the Catholic Church at the age of 16. Four years later, he entered the Dominican novitiate at Woodchester,...

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Grenada’s Endangered Archives (part 2)

Grenada’s endangered archives programme (EAP295) Update: Following a Hurricane – Hope For Our Heritage by Laurence Brown staff of History department at the University of Manchester (UK) In collaboration with the University of the West Indies, Dr Laurence Brown is engaged in a project to digitise and preserve...

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Conservation: Digitisation

Create a custom-made book cradle to minimise risk during the digitisation processIntroductionWhen in 2009, as part of the long-term digitisation strategy, the British Library digitised 250 early Greek manuscripts as the first phase of an ongoing externally-funded project to digitise the entire Greek manuscript...

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Archiving the Caribbean & Latin American

The Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Heritage Archives (LACCHA, established 2008), with the Society of American Archivists (SAA, founded 1936) are to have their Roundtable Meetings this August.They will have a guest speaker Kent Norsworthy, Content Director of Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC). ...

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Heritage: The French Battle of Grenada and the Comte d'Esta

 The Battle of Grenada and the Comte d'Estaing         Once the French joined the American Revolutionary War, it became a more global conflict as they began to send reinforcements to the Revolutionaries and to challenge British naval dominance.  Setting sail in...

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Grenada and UNESCO: Caribbean Media and Communication

Grenada to host UNESCO Caribbean Media and Communication ConferenceThe Grenada National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with the the Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG), Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM), and the UNESCO’s Office in Kingston, organized...

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Grenada family history: Sources at the UK National Archives

Introduction The UK National Archives does not hold the locally created records of Grenada such as church registers, civil registration registers, wills, or censuses etc. Where these survive they are to be found in Grenadian Archives, Register Offices and individual churches. You will need to contact the...

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