November 2014 saw the start of work to restore a small Georgian house on King Street in Falmouth. This privately owned house is one of many in the town whose owners cannot afford the cost of conservative repair, and one… Continue Reading
Women propped up the largest slave society in the British Empire. Jamaica Ladies is the first systematic study of the free and freed women of European, Euro-African, and African descent who perpetuated chattel slavery and reaped its profits in the British Empire. Their actions helped transform Jamaica into the wealthiest slaveholding… Continue Reading
In honour of Remembrance Day celebrations, Richard Smith speak to us on the role of Jamaicans and other West Indians in the World War I. He will tell us how early military enthusiasm in Jamaica contributed to the formation of… Continue Reading
An Analysis of the Role of the Enslaved Population on Ten Tharp Properties in 1805 Trelawny, Jamaica Following on from Ke Vaughn Harding’s talk on the recreation of a slave dwelling at Good Hope owned by planter John Tharp, we… Continue Reading
The FGSJ is delighted to offer the chance to hear Richard Atkinson talk with its chair, Peregrine Bryant about his highly acclaimed book, Mr Atkinson’s Rum Contract. There will be a chance, through the event moderator, to ask Richard questions. To book, see… Continue Reading
The Jamaican Historical Society will be hosting a lecture by Richard Atkinson on Wednesday the 30th of January, 2019 at 6.00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Theological College on Golding Avenue in Papine. Mr. Atkinson is a publisher and author. His… Continue Reading
The FGSJ has given a grant to the Wattle and Red Earth (WARE) Collective. Ann Hodges and Peter Francis, the driving force behind the Collective gave us a talk about their plans. To watch the video click here. The WARE… Continue Reading
Vale Royal in March 2024, and in better times After years of neglect by the Jamaican Government, Vale Royal is in a disastrous state. In January, the FGSJ team were informed of its condition and tried to gain access in… Continue Reading
The aim of the WARE Collective is to build an open-air museum featuring examples of traditional forms of Jamaican buildings. The idea is similar to that of the Weald and Downland Museum in Sussex. The site is at Southfield, St Elizabeth, which is… Continue Reading
Robert Barker bequeathed his superb collection of 18th century silver made in Jamaica to the Museum of Scotland. Many Scottish silversmiths were working on the island and producing fabulous work but that is only part of the story. To find… Continue Reading
We present a video of the talk given by Dr Kevin Brown of the Friends of the Jamaica National Railway to an audience at the Jamaica High Commission in July 2023. Dr Brown talks about the group’s work to revitalise… Continue Reading
Our next talk will be about the work to restore the Kingston railway station and part of the Jamaica Railway network. Our speaker will be Dr Kevin Brown, Chair of the Jamaican Diaspora (UK). Dr Brown studied mechanical engineering at the… Continue Reading
The FGSJ were introduced to a project set up by the Friends of the Jamaica National Railway, a group of U.K. rail enthusiasts. They are aiming to restore the Kingston Railway Station and, at least, a short length of track.… Continue Reading
In 2022, the FGSJ team visited the small brickworks which archaeologist Dr Ivor Conolley is setting up in Trelawny. To help, we obtained detailed advice from Tony Minter of the Bulmer brickworks in the U.K. (Tony came to Jamaica and… Continue Reading
The FGSJ has long been working with stakeholders on the project to restore and find a use for this historic Falmouth building. Once the Falmouth residence of John Tharp, more recently the town’s Tax Office, the building is now owned… Continue Reading
The Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica is a charity registered in the UK, no. 1074915.
It is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 3447992
