The Jamaican Historical Society will be hosting a lecture by Richard Atkinson on Wednesday the 30th of January, 2019 at 6.00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Theological College on Golding Avenue in Papine. Mr. Atkinson is a publisher and author. His… Continue Reading
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica will take place on Thursday 14 February 2019 at 6:30pm at The Jamaican High Commission, 1-2 Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ. This part of the event is free and… Continue Reading
Sad news has just been received that this wonderful 1800-1830 Merchant’s House, 6 Bravo Street, in St Ann’s Bay has now been demolished. It stands beside 21 Market Street in Falmouth as a piece of inexcusable vandalism. The Chairman has written to… Continue Reading
There will be a field trip to the Old Parish of Vere on Saturday, November 10th 2018. The itinerary will include Halse Hall, Bog Estate, the octagonal windmill at Hillside, Moorlands, Lionel Town, Monymusk Estate and distillery and St. Peter’s… Continue Reading
A Talk by Joanne Wishart on Wednesday 31 October 2018 at The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd , 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL Little known surveyor and mapmaker James Robertson (1753-1829) went from the Shetland island of Yell to the Caribbean to… Continue Reading
Treasures from the National Art Collection of Jamaica on view at the Jamaican High Commission in London – 23-26 October 2018 from 11am – 4pm daily. A rare opportunity to enjoy these remarkable art works on long term loan in… Continue Reading
There will be a conference and evening event celebrating the life and work of the Jamaican poet and writer, James Berry (1924-2017), at the British Library on Friday 5th October. The conference will consider Berry’s writing for adults and children,… Continue Reading
Lady Nugent’s Breakfast 2018 took place in Bath on Sunday 9th September, beginning with lunch at the Pump Room at 12:30pm. This was followed by a visit to Beckford’s Tower and tomb. A coach had been organised to take attendees… Continue Reading
If you enjoyed Anne M Powers’s talk about her book “A Parcel of Ribbons” then you might like to visit her website. For those who weren’t able to attend the talk, the website gives a flavour of what you missed!
Melissa York writes in the 22 February issue of the CityAM Living magazine supplement about a recent visit to Jamaica.
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