The Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 make evident the fact that the Founding Fathers considered the Caribbean islands, including Jamaica, strategically important to trade. The Journals of the Continental Congress are a part of A Century of Lawmaking for the New Nation, 1774-1873 . For images of a Jamaican hotel and an estate, search on the term Jamaica in Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America . Notice that this search also retrieves images of Jamaica Avenue and Jamaica, Long Island . To refine such a search, use a more concise term, like Jamaica, British West Indies .
Oral history is a way to gather information from people who took part in past events.
Zora Neale Hurston gathered oral histories for the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers effort and for her book on Jamaica. Learn more about using oral history from the Learning Page. Search the Today in History Archive on her name to learn more about Zora Neal Hurston .