Historic Basseterre

Publication - Paton

Selection from William Agnew Paton, Down the Islands: A Voyage to the Caribbees (New York, 1896)

Publication - McQuade

Selection from James McQuade The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida (New York, 1890)

Newspaper - Spokesman 1975

The Labour Spokesman, 1st Febuary 1975

Publication - Pickard

The Girls' High School by Miriam Pickard

Publication - Sketch Book

West India Sketch Book (1834)

Document - Speech 2010

Throne Speech 2010

Publication - St. Johnston

Selection from a Colonial Governor's Notebook by Sir Reginald St. Johnston

Newspapers - Spokesman 1982

The Labour Spokesman, 4th September 1982

Newspaper - Democrat 1982

Democrat, 4th September 1982

Newspaper - Democrat 1975

The Democrat, 8th February 1975

Document- List 1832

Shopping list and Inventory for Government House 1832

Document - Report 1935

Papers relating to disturbances in St. Christopher (St. Kitts) January-February 1935

Document - Law 1885

An Ordinance for the raising by debentures of the sum of 5000 for the protection of the Town of Basseterre from flooding. (1885)

Document - Court 1

Selection from the Journal of Special Magistrate F. Robinson Taylor

Document - Law 1884

An Ordinance for the protection of the town of Basseterre against flood. (1884)

Document - Hospital Rules

Rules for the Government of the Cunningham and Sandy Point Hospitals (1883)

Document - Law 1916

Trades and Labour Unions (Prohibition) Ordinance 1916

Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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The Circus and the Berkeley Memorial
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College Street
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The Court House
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Archibald Paull Burt
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Sir Maurice Davis
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Sir Clement Malone
One of the cases which Malone as a barrister tried and lost was that of James Drew who was accused of throwing Elizabeth “Queeny” Nolan into a well and leaving her for dead. Drew was convicted and sentenced to..

Government Headquarters
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The Governor General
Imagine you were a youth in 1969 and you hear that for the first time a Kittitian was going to hold the post of Governor. How do you think you and your friends would have felt about it? The following is a br..

Rev John Duport
I magine you are John Duport faced with a group of boys carrying weapons, write a paragraph (max. 200 words) explaining how you felt about the incident. In class discuss Duport’s response to the chief who ex..

St. Barnabas Chapel
The image is from Andreas Vesalius De Corporis Humani Fabrica Libri Septem (Basel Johannes Oporinus, 1543) You can read more about Vesalius at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/vesalius_bio.html..

Bishop Daniel Davis
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St. George's Anglican Church
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The War Memorial
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Basil Henderson
Basil Henderson was a great organizer. He tried to find ways of helping his country and the various communities around St. Kitts. What would you like to do for your community and/or your country?..