Jamaican History February 2005

February 2005
WEEK I
- Heart of Kingston
- Long Johnny
- James Augustus Harris
- 'Teacher'
- Joseph Golden
- the Callaloo Man
- a modern Micawber
WEEK II
- Poor Man's Theatre
- Sergeant David
- 'Big Tree' [incomplete]
- Poor man's City Club [incomplete]
- Foga, Maroon prodigy
- Cyril Brown
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Today is:

2005 - February 1-7

Stephenson
'W A S' - W. A. Stephenson

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The well-known journalist, William Alexander Stephenson, wrote most the articles about people and places that appear on this week's pages.
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Each day of the month a new page will become accessible, so please keep coming back to visit the site.
 
My apologies for the delays!

February

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1st

Parade Gardens
Parade Gardens

Parade Gardens - the heart of Kingston

2nd

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Long Johnny
Long Johnny

Long Johnny, the dog-catcher

3rd

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James Augustus Harris
James Augustus Harris

'Jeff' - James Augustus Harris

4th

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'Teacher'
'Teacher'

'Teacher' and his mission

5th

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Joseph Golden

Joseph Golden's story

6th

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Ram John
Ram John - the Callaloo Man

The Callaloo Man

7th

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At Jubilee Market
Waiting outside the Jubilee Market

A modern Micawber

     

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General comments:
 
These seven pages have introduced a few people who were well known to Kingstonians before World War I; there will be more people and places from that period in the next set of pages.

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. . . people to remember

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