U.S. Virgin Islands – The American Folklife Center at the U.S. Library of Congress announced this week that Virgin Islands historian and culture bearer Myron D. Jackson is a recipient of the 2022-2023 Community Collections Grant for Individuals. The project – The Evolution of Folk Culture in the U.S. Virgin Islands aims to analyze historicContinue reading “Jackson Receives Library of Congress Grant”
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“And when you’re gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story? – from the musical Hamilton Let’s keep our mother’s stories alive. Submit your story to the Virgin Islands Museum Civic and Cultural Center’s Memories of My Mother Interactive Digital Archive. Memories of My Mother Interactive Digital Archive Questionnaire
Memories of My Mother: An Interactive Digital Archive Happy Mother’s Day 2021! Today, the Virgin Islands Museum, Civic and Cultural Center begins work on its first digital exhibition entitled: Memories of My Mother: An Interactive Virgin Islands Digital Archive Project. We will be collecting essays, poems, stories, anecdotes, memories, photos, videos, letters, and other memorabiliaContinue reading
Creating A Cultural Corridor in Charlotte Amalie Happy New Year! May 2021 be a year of health, peace and prosperity for our community. Today, we are asking the question: Can cultural heritage be an economic driver in the U. S. Virgin Islands? We say yes. In 2021, we will begin fundraising for Phase One ofContinue reading