Times of the Islands Winter 2020/21
Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, real estate, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities.
Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, real estate, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities.
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astrolabe<br />
newsletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Turks & Caicos National Museum<br />
Front Street, PO Box 188, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos <strong>Islands</strong>, BWI TKCA 1ZZ<br />
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Here’s a bit <strong>of</strong> “recent” history: an image <strong>of</strong> school teacher Eliza Simons and her students on Salt Cay back in 1964. I wonder what stories<br />
those students remember?<br />
TURKS & CAICOS NATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTION<br />
Continuing <strong>the</strong> Story . . .<br />
I am always asked where my love <strong>of</strong> exploring unknown history comes from. Growing up, my godfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Roosevelt “Roosie” Finlayson would entertain my cousin and me with Afro-Bahamian folk tales. He was<br />
such a performer that I looked forward to my visits with Roosie just for his stories. While <strong>the</strong>se stories<br />
are tales <strong>of</strong> fiction, at <strong>the</strong> time I believed <strong>the</strong>m to be real. It made me wonder about “once upon a time”<br />
and inspired a thirst to learn and uncover more. As I grew as a researcher, I learnt that <strong>the</strong> story is never<br />
finished. There is always more to uncover or ano<strong>the</strong>r perspective to tell.<br />
In this edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Astrolabe we present two examples <strong>of</strong> “continuing <strong>the</strong> story.” Jeffrey Dodge<br />
continues and expands upon <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> 19 Californians who went to East Caicos in 1940 to establish<br />
“utopia.” Eric Wiberg completes <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fauna, which was torpedoed by a U-boat and sunk near<br />
<strong>the</strong> Turks & Caicos during World War II, and <strong>the</strong> boat’s survivors.<br />
Do you have an artistic, historic or cultural research question or article you would like to submit to<br />
<strong>the</strong> Astrolabe? Contact us at info@tcmuseum.org. a<br />
Dr. Michael P. Pateman, Ph.D., former Director, Turks & Caicos National Museum<br />
<strong>Times</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2020</strong>-<strong>21</strong> 61
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