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Jan 16, 2012, 2:10:41 PM1/16/12
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Some sayings Dominica
Monkey know way tree e achieve climb
One day one day kanka day
caribbea...@rootsweb.com wrote:
>
>
>Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: Journals of the Jamaican Assembly,,,, (CM Codrington)
> 2. Re: Island sayings from St. Thomas (Augusta Elmwood)
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:18:27 -0500
>From: CM Codrington <cm...@optimum.net>
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Journals of the Jamaican Assembly,,,,
>To: cari...@rootsweb.com
>Message-ID: <JMEHJNMMIACEDMMIC...@optimum.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>Hi Chris...
>Yes thank you I have NewsArchive on my list thanks
>
>My challenge is the journals and any print sources prior to 1830
>
>Thanks for your help
>Cod
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: caribbea...@rootsweb.com
>[mailto:caribbea...@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Chris Szczepanski
>Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 2:44 AM
>To: cari...@rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Journals of the Jamaican Assembly,,,,
>
>Hi
>
>Have you tried
>
>http://www.newspaperarchive.com
>
>They have the following newpapers in the archives:
>
>
>De Cordovas Advertising
>Sheet<javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,18032)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,0)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,0,0)>
>
>1858
>
>Gleaner, The <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,8031)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,0)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,0,0)>
>
>1834 - 2012
>
>Jamaica Guardian <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,18033)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,0)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,0,0)>
>
>1868
>
>
>Regards
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>On 15 January 2012 03:30, CM Codrington <cm...@optimum.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi all. Happy New Year.
>>
>> I wondered if any of the Jamaican researchers out there have ever accessed
>> the Journals of the Jamaican Assembly on line or via a library database?
>>
>> I know Gale has it in microfilm and I believe it is in the FHL in Salt
>> Lake....any experience with these tomes?
>>
>> Also suggestions re study of the Jamaican Newspapers Gazette etc circa
>> 1750-1880???????????
>>
>> Any and all info much appreciated
>>
>> Cod
>>
>> ***************************
>> The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and
>> Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/
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>http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/
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>------------------------------
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:48:19 -0600
>From: "Augusta Elmwood" <augu...@bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Island sayings from St. Thomas
>To: <cari...@rootsweb.com>
>Message-ID: <0041099EE56A4D98846C197861493C3A@AugustaPC>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
>Hi, List!
>
>The <Devil beatin he wife> caught my eye, because that was always an old New Orleans saying. up through mid-late 1900s and earlier, but I don?t know when it started -- the last time I heard it was from my mother. Of course no one passes them on any more.
>
>When I mentioned it to a French friend (suspecting that the saying had French origins), he said that the full saying goes something like <...le diable bat son ?pouse et mari sa soeur> meaning that when it was raining and the sun was still shining, the devil beat his wife and married his sister. I suppose this speaks to the abnormal nature of both occurrences. Interesting how these sayings got around!
>
>Thanks for asking the question. Looking forward to more sayings!
>
>Augusta Elmwood
>New Orleans, LA
>
>From: Dante
>Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 02:25
>To: cari...@rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Island sayings from St. Thomas
>
>>From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands:
>My Grannie had a number of West Indian sayings she liked to use:
>"Fisherman know everyday is fishing day, but not everyday is catching day."
>"Once a man, twice a chile."
>"Cockroach no have business in a fowl house."
>"Devil beatin he wife." (This referred to the common island phenomena of a light rain that would last maybe 5 minutes while the sun was still shining- I suppose the rain being the teardrops.)
>
>When I was growing up on St. Thomas, Arona Petersen was a neighbor. Among her books was Herbs and Proverbs of the VI St. Thomas Graphics, St. Thomas, VI 1974. This is a mix of descriptions of different island herbs and their uses along with some old time sayings. One of my favorites: "Donkey say, God make hill so you could rest in hollow."
>
>Then, from St. Croix, George Seaman collected a number of old time sayings in his Not So Cat Walk (The Philosophy of a People and an Era Expressed by Proverbs) George A. Seaman, St. Croix, V.I. 1974.
>
>Just a few of the things that come to mind..
>
>Happy New Year to you!
>Dante
>
>On Jan 13, 2012, at 2:00 AM, caribbea...@rootsweb.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> Folks,
>> Hope everyone is enjoying a splendid new year. I stumbled across these
>> island sayings (URL below) and wondered if those of you lucky enough
>> to live in the Caribbean could share some more, especially those you
>> heard your forebears intone.
>>
>> Cheers, all,
>> Laura
>>
>> http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2011/11/sayings-from-islands.html
>>
>>
>> End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 5
>> ***************************************
>>
>
> ***************************
>The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/
>-------------------------------
>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEA...@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>
>End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 8
>***************************************
>
____________________________________________________________
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Monkey know way tree e achieve climb
One day one day kanka day
caribbea...@rootsweb.com wrote:
>
>
>Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: Journals of the Jamaican Assembly,,,, (CM Codrington)
> 2. Re: Island sayings from St. Thomas (Augusta Elmwood)
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:18:27 -0500
>From: CM Codrington <cm...@optimum.net>
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Journals of the Jamaican Assembly,,,,
>To: cari...@rootsweb.com
>Message-ID: <JMEHJNMMIACEDMMIC...@optimum.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>Hi Chris...
>Yes thank you I have NewsArchive on my list thanks
>
>My challenge is the journals and any print sources prior to 1830
>
>Thanks for your help
>Cod
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: caribbea...@rootsweb.com
>[mailto:caribbea...@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Chris Szczepanski
>Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 2:44 AM
>To: cari...@rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Journals of the Jamaican Assembly,,,,
>
>Hi
>
>Have you tried
>
>http://www.newspaperarchive.com
>
>They have the following newpapers in the archives:
>
>
>De Cordovas Advertising
>Sheet<javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,18032)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,0)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,0,0)>
>
>1858
>
>Gleaner, The <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,8031)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,0)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,0,0)>
>
>1834 - 2012
>
>Jamaica Guardian <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,18033)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,14954,0)>
>
>Kingston <javascript:fcnLocationFilterSelected(4,43,0,0)>
>
>1868
>
>
>Regards
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>On 15 January 2012 03:30, CM Codrington <cm...@optimum.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi all. Happy New Year.
>>
>> I wondered if any of the Jamaican researchers out there have ever accessed
>> the Journals of the Jamaican Assembly on line or via a library database?
>>
>> I know Gale has it in microfilm and I believe it is in the FHL in Salt
>> Lake....any experience with these tomes?
>>
>> Also suggestions re study of the Jamaican Newspapers Gazette etc circa
>> 1750-1880???????????
>>
>> Any and all info much appreciated
>>
>> Cod
>>
>> ***************************
>> The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and
>> Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/
>> -------------------------------
>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
>> CARIBBEA...@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the
>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>>
> ***************************
>The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda
>http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/
>-------------------------------
>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
>CARIBBEA...@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the
>quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:48:19 -0600
>From: "Augusta Elmwood" <augu...@bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Island sayings from St. Thomas
>To: <cari...@rootsweb.com>
>Message-ID: <0041099EE56A4D98846C197861493C3A@AugustaPC>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
>Hi, List!
>
>The <Devil beatin he wife> caught my eye, because that was always an old New Orleans saying. up through mid-late 1900s and earlier, but I don?t know when it started -- the last time I heard it was from my mother. Of course no one passes them on any more.
>
>When I mentioned it to a French friend (suspecting that the saying had French origins), he said that the full saying goes something like <...le diable bat son ?pouse et mari sa soeur> meaning that when it was raining and the sun was still shining, the devil beat his wife and married his sister. I suppose this speaks to the abnormal nature of both occurrences. Interesting how these sayings got around!
>
>Thanks for asking the question. Looking forward to more sayings!
>
>Augusta Elmwood
>New Orleans, LA
>
>From: Dante
>Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 02:25
>To: cari...@rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [Carib] Island sayings from St. Thomas
>
>>From St. Thomas, Virgin Islands:
>My Grannie had a number of West Indian sayings she liked to use:
>"Fisherman know everyday is fishing day, but not everyday is catching day."
>"Once a man, twice a chile."
>"Cockroach no have business in a fowl house."
>"Devil beatin he wife." (This referred to the common island phenomena of a light rain that would last maybe 5 minutes while the sun was still shining- I suppose the rain being the teardrops.)
>
>When I was growing up on St. Thomas, Arona Petersen was a neighbor. Among her books was Herbs and Proverbs of the VI St. Thomas Graphics, St. Thomas, VI 1974. This is a mix of descriptions of different island herbs and their uses along with some old time sayings. One of my favorites: "Donkey say, God make hill so you could rest in hollow."
>
>Then, from St. Croix, George Seaman collected a number of old time sayings in his Not So Cat Walk (The Philosophy of a People and an Era Expressed by Proverbs) George A. Seaman, St. Croix, V.I. 1974.
>
>Just a few of the things that come to mind..
>
>Happy New Year to you!
>Dante
>
>On Jan 13, 2012, at 2:00 AM, caribbea...@rootsweb.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> Folks,
>> Hope everyone is enjoying a splendid new year. I stumbled across these
>> island sayings (URL below) and wondered if those of you lucky enough
>> to live in the Caribbean could share some more, especially those you
>> heard your forebears intone.
>>
>> Cheers, all,
>> Laura
>>
>> http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2011/11/sayings-from-islands.html
>>
>>
>> End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 5
>> ***************************************
>>
>
> ***************************
>The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/
>-------------------------------
>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEA...@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>
>End of CARIBBEAN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 8
>***************************************
>
____________________________________________________________
53 Year Old Mom Looks 33
The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried
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