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==Online Resources==
*[http://www.antiguamuseums.net/links-to-resources/ Links to Digital Resources]. Links to bibliographies, almanacs, databases, digitized books, and more.


==History==
Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632; nearby Barbuda was colonized in 1661 from Antigua.  Antigua and Barbuda formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until 1956, when Antigua and Barbuda became a separate Crown Colony. They were part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 until 1962.  They became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in February 1967, and obtained independence in November 1981.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>
Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632; nearby Barbuda was colonized in 1661 from Antigua.  Antigua and Barbuda formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until 1956, when Antigua and Barbuda became a separate Crown Colony. They were part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 until 1962.  They became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in February 1967, and obtained independence in November 1981.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>


==Local Histories==
==Local Histories===


*Oliver, Vere Langford. ''The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time''. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{FSC|99549|item}}; digital versions at Internet Archive:  
*Oliver, Vere Langford. ''The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time''. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{FHL|99549|item}}; digital versions at Internet Archive:  
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando01oliv Volume One]  
**[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando01oliv Volume One]  
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando02oliv Volume Two]  
**[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando02oliv Volume Two]  
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Volume Three]
**[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Volume Three]


=== Websites  ===


== References  ==
*[http://antiguahistory.net/default.aspx The History of Antigua and Barbuda: A Digital Archive], by Dr. Susan Lowes, Associate Director for Research and Evaluation, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University
 
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Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632; nearby Barbuda was colonized in 1661 from Antigua. Antigua and Barbuda formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 until 1956, when Antigua and Barbuda became a separate Crown Colony. They were part of the West Indies Federation from 1958 until 1962. They became an Associated State of the United Kingdom in February 1967, and obtained independence in November 1981.[1]

Local Histories=[edit | edit source]

  • Oliver, Vere Langford. The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. FHL Collection; digital versions at Internet Archive:

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.