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M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - In order to explore the future we must know well from where we came. In order to learn about our past we must examine all aspects of it in microscopic detail. The current exhibition WHEN THE WALLS ANSWER, featuring dynamic works, from famed architect Gerville Rene Larsen and brilliantly acclaimed artist El’ Roy Simmonds, among a bevy of other local artists, that just opened at the Fort Frederik Museum, issues a resounding call to all those who wish to

M.A. Dworkin USVI - “Today, the people of the Virgin Islands gather in solemn remembrance, profound gratitude and enduring pride as we mark 178 years since our ancestors rose together and demanded freedom from the brutal and oppressive system of chattel slavery. On July 3, 1848, thousands of enslaved men and women converged on Frederiksted and stood before Fort Frederik, refusing to accept another day of bondage and indignity. At the forefront of that uprising stood G

The moment you step foot inside the environs of the St. George Village Botanical Gardens (SGVBG) you feel as if you have entered a magical corner of heaven. Your mind whisks you away to a place that is so overflowing with natural beauty, so blanketed with peace and tranquility, that you instinctively feel, deep down inside, that if you were trapped here for all of eternity, it wouldn’t be such a bad way to go. And yet Estate St. George did not always bring to mind such

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix, USVI - The historic Comanche Hotel sits gracefully on Christiansted Harbor beckoning all who seek the beauty of the Caribbean Sea, the history of the past, and those who wish to escape the routines of the everyday world. The Comanche Hotel is a place of refuge, a place to unwind, a place to let your thoughts float away across the blue waters of the ocean, and cleanse the mind of all that clogs a clear vision of the future. Through its doors have

John F. McKeon Melvin Herbert Evans, born in Christiansted in 1917, was a pioneering Virgin Islands politician and physician who made history as the first popularly elected governor of the US Virgin Islands. A Republican, he served as governor from 1969 to 1975, initially as an appointee of President Richard Nixon before winning the territory's first gubernatorial election in 1970. Following his governorship, Evans became the territory's delegate to the US House of Rep

Fishing Village to Commercial Center The area to the east of Fort Christiansvaern, which is located on the small inlet on the eastern side of Christiansted Harbor, became known as Gallows Bay. In its early days, the area was not officially indicated on any legal documents as Gallows Bay, but was labeled “Galge Bugten” on the famed mapmaker Peter Lotharius Oxholm’s 1779 maps. Yet, this labeling may be the first time official recognition was given to a place which was known on

John F. McKeon Danish Archivists Asbjørn Hellum and Ruth Hedegaard are not your average tourists taking photos on vacation. The two historians are leading an effort to save Virgin Island history by digitizing records spanning from 1672 to 1917. They are photographing historical records ranging from plantation deeds to church records. Their intent is to communicate the silent voices of the enslaved. This work, funded by a private foundation and supported by the Danish Nat

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Transfer day in the U.S. Virgin Islands is celebrated annually on March 31. It marks the formal transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917. It commemorates the end of colonial rule, the lowering of the Danish flag, and the raising of the American flag. Over the last 109 years there have been many heroes and heroines who have graced the Territory stage in the name of freedom, in the name of resilience, in the name of advancement.

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) through the Division of Libraries, Archives & Museums, is alerting the public to the confirmed theft of one of the three Fire Burn Queens - a mahogany crafted statue - from the North Art Gallery at the Fort Frederik Museum in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The Department reported the theft to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on February 24, 2026, and an investigation is currently underway.

John F. McKeon Image:Funeral Procession by Ellis Wilson In the colonial Danish West Indies, the plantocracy’s denial of traditional burial rights was a calculated tool of "social death," intended to strip enslaved Africans of their ancestral connections and reduce them to mere chattel property. By prohibiting cultural customs —such as night burials, drumming, and communal grieving—planters sought to prevent the "demonic" or "mutinous" organization they feared these rituals f

Staff St Croix Times USVI - Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued a statement denouncing a sweeping Trump Administration directive targeting historical markers at National Parks nationwide - a campaign that has reached the Virgin Islands National Park, where signs and exhibits documenting the Territory’s history are currently being removed. The Virgin Islands National Park protects more than 7,000 acres on St. John, that tells the story of the Territory’s past: Taino

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Returning to its roots, Project Promises’ annual bash of a fund raiser, Havana Nights, came home to Fort Frederick, where its inaugural outing began, to celebrate its 10th year anniversary. And what a celebration it was! Project Promises’ Executive Director and Founder, Resa O’Reilly Shearn, waved her magic wand and spun the old fort into a wondrous delight of Cuban flare. Havana Nights thrilled and excited the hundreds in attendance, from fire