Does Anna Heegard belong in the Bough Family Tree The Woman behind the emancipation of the slaves in the Danish West Indies. Growing up in New York City did not isolate me from Virgin Islands History/lifestyle. My grandmother and family were always engaged in a discussion about life on St. Croix and the generations. Their…… Continue reading A Family Legend
Tag: Danish West Indies Genealogy
Something about Susan Caroline Bough
Not everyone has the luxury of scholars documenting the story of your ancestor. However, Dr. Elizabeth Rezende discussed in a lecture, at the St. Thomas University of the Virgin Islands Campus, “Susan Bough, negotiating through a Man’s World of Business in the Danish West Indies, 1905-1920. Dr. Rezende, Adjunct Professor, taught Anthropology and Caribbean History…… Continue reading Something about Susan Caroline Bough
SNGF -My Ancestral Birth Chart
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun with Randy Seaver. The challenge is to create a five or six generation ancestor chart that shows your ancestor’s birthplaces . As I was looking at the ancestral birth charts on Randy’s Genea Mussings blog, I was struck by the participants ability to identify 5 generations. I took note of the…… Continue reading SNGF -My Ancestral Birth Chart
