Category Archives: Oral History

“The Mood Dictates the Hat”

Posted on November 7, 2010 by The Grand Bahama Heritage Foundation

Sprightly,elegant,feisty,gentle are the ladies who love to wear hats.  Strong in personality,dignified in manner and outspoken on their topic,  Bahamian ladies are as diverse and lovely as  the sea shells gracing our shores.  Strong as conch shells yet colorful as … Continue reading →

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Chantal Bethel, Bahamian Artist and Lyndah Wells, Photographer

Posted on October 4, 2010 by The Grand Bahama Heritage Foundation

Chantal Bethel and Lyndah Wells are two of the three artists working on our new project HATTITUDES. (I’m the 3rd and yes, the one who will be recording the story of our fashionable island ladies and their love of hats). … Continue reading →

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