It's not too late to sign up for the BMHS Panama Tour!!
Almost 20,000 Barbadian men were recruited to work on the canal throughout its construction. The contribution of these 20 000 sons (and daughters) of Barbadian Heritage must not be le
...ft unremembered and unremarked and we need to keep alive the memory of the Panama migration. This number effectively represented approximately 10% of the total Barbadian population at the time. Barbados benefitted economically from the repatriation of income sent home by the workers. Today their legacy lives on. Through Panamanians of Barbadian descent, aspects of Barbadian culture, norms and values are still intact even two or three generations later.
The BMHS Study Tour of Panama is intended to commemorate our contribution as Barbadians to this important and significant event in World History and allow participants to get in touch with our Panamanian connections and heritage.
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends and contacts. For further details on the tour please contact June Clarke at 246-429-8850 or june@travelhouse-bgi.com or Peggy McGeary at the BMHS 427-0201See More
The Department of History and Philosophy presents This Week's History Forum by Nicholas Courtney who will present a paper entitled "The Tennant Family in the Caribbean" in the New Bruce St. John Room, Faculty of Humanities and Education on March 14, 2014 at 4:30pm. All are invited!
