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==Resources== | |||
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*[http://www.antiguamuseums.net/links-to-resources/ Links to Digital Resources]. Links to bibliographies, almanacs, databases, digitized books, and more. | |||
*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. {{FSC|99549|item}}; digital versions at Internet Archive: | ||
**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando01oliv Volume One] | **[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando01oliv Volume One] | ||
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**[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Volume Three] | **[https://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Volume Three] | ||
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==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> | |||
==Strategy== | |||
Why use histories in your research?<br> | |||
*Learn why on the [[History|History Wiki page]] | |||
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Resources
Online Resources
- Links to Digital Resources. Links to bibliographies, almanacs, databases, digitized books, and more.
- 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. FS Catalog Collection; digital versions at Internet Archive:
Print Publications
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.[1]
Strategy
Why use histories in your research?
- Learn why on the History Wiki page
References
- ↑ 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.