The Colonisation of the Virgin Islands
Channel: Island Ancestors
Date: 01/01/2022

Did you know that the Virgin Islands were under six empires? I’m a born and raised Virgin Islander with roots there going back nearly 300 years. When I started researching my family I quickly realised that Virgin Islands history is far more complex and interesting than I ever imagined. 

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In this video, I introduce you to the history of the Virgin Islands and why it’s a historically fascinating place.

🕰  Content
Intro 0:22
Where are the Virgin Islands? 01:00
Who lived in the Virgin Islands? 02:00
Pirate's Hideaway to early Colony 03:03
The emergence of the Dutch and Danish 04:30
French Settlement 06:00
English claim 06:45
A curious bunch 08:27
Dansk Vestindien 10:23
Quakers and Non-conformist Protestants 11:00
The Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico 11:30
The 1917 Transfer 12:34
20th Century to Present 13:10
Available Records 13:45
Outro 14:36

🎥  Why I do Genealogy: https://youtu.be/V6qCc8uhVkA
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📖 Further Reading
Harrigan, Norwell, and Pearl Varlack. The Virgin Islands Story. Ginn, 1975.
 
Origins and genetic legacies of the Caribbean Taino
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877975/
 
Dansk-Vestindien, 1672-1917
https://danmarkshistorien.dk/vis/materiale/de-vestindiske-oeer-dansk-vestindien/
 
from danish west indies to america’s poorhouse
http://smallaxe.net/sxsalon/discussions/danish-west-indies-americas-poorhouse
 
Puerto Rico History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico#History
 
Artists before Columbus: A multi-method characterization of the materials and practices of Caribbean cave art
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440317301413#fig2
 
Dansk Vestindien med tilgrændsende spanske og engelske Kolonier
http://www5.kb.dk/maps/kortsa/2012/jul/kortatlas/object65484/en/
 
Charte over den Danske Øe St: Jan i America
http://www5.kb.dk/maps/kortsa/2012/jul/kortatlas/object79552/en/


📚 Resources 
Guy Grannum: Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
https://tinyurl.com/GrannumAncestry
https://grannum.wordpress.com

Southwark Libraries: Tracing your Caribbean family
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/southwark-archives/tracing-your-caribbean-family

Family Search Wiki
https://www.familysearch.org/

🎵 Music
https://artlist.io/Dexter-2490240

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