Pure Grenada Nutmeg-Spice Festival launched in Grenada

Coordinated by Pancy Cross of the Grenada Board of Tourism and resident of Mt. Moritz, Grenada. ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — The Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association (GHTA) recently announced the launch of the second Pure Grenada Nutmeg and Spice Festival, a nationwide celebration of agricultural, culinary and artistic history of the ‘Isle of Spice”. This … More Pure Grenada Nutmeg-Spice Festival launched in Grenada

Setting an example for Family & Genealogy Research

By James Gill on Grenada’s Endangered Archives https://www.facebook.com/groups/158188037685838/ Good News — Mother’s names to now be added to marriage certificates in England and Wales! Since Queen Victoria’s time 1830’s—marriage certificates in England and Wales included only the names of the father of the bride and groom—not the mothers. Scotland and Wales already include mother’s names. In … More Setting an example for Family & Genealogy Research

Julien Fédon

Julien Fédon, also called Julien “Fedon,” “Foedon,” “Feydon,” and “Fidon,” [1] was the leader of a slave revolt that took place in Grenada between March 2, 1795 and June 19, 1796. Thus, the rebellion is known as the Fedon Rebellion. The rebellion broke out in a year that gave rise to various slave revolts in … More Julien Fédon

New Caribbean Surname Search for Scottish, Irish, English

I used to follow rootsweb as a means of connecting with other families in search of their ancestry in the West Indies. It’s as if Ancestry.com and Family Search took that over. But those sites aren’t free when it comes to communicating with others, freely. My ancestry comes from the white Scotish, Irish and English … More New Caribbean Surname Search for Scottish, Irish, English

The Munro Connection

Posts to follow discussing the history of Mt. Moritz and Grenada along with other related material and current day happenings. This research and information on Grenada’s history during the 1600, 1700 and 1800s is for the purpose of linking the Munros of Hermitage Estate, near Mt. Moritz and Belaire Estate. George Munro, born speculatively in … More The Munro Connection