Monday, January 28 – The Deputy Governor’s Office is pleased to announce that the topic of the second Deputy Governor’s History Research Awards is “Historical Sites in the Virgin Islands”.

The purpose of the awards is to promote, encourage and recognise local history research in the Virgin Islands. The general public is invited to participate.

Individuals and groups are invited to list historical sites in a particular locality and to do an in-depth research study on one of the sites. Sites may be on land or at sea, and may cover any subject or period, such as ecclesiastical, naval, plantation, or pre-plantation.

Chief Records Management Officer Mrs. Verna Penn Moll said that participants are encouraged to work in groups. “Every district or village of the Virgin Islands from Anegada to Jost Van Dyke is expected to be represented. This could be approached from a ‘district’ point of view; however, anyone may choose a site to research in any district or village,” she said.

Registration forms, rules, and guidelines are available from the Help Desk at the Central Administration Building and the Archives Unit located upstairs the Burhym Building in Road Town. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2008, but participants are urged to register their projects as early as possible.

For more information, please contact the Archives Unit of the Deputy Governor’s Office at 468-3701 ext. 2365, 3044 or 2562.

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