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Making Baskets The Traditional Way

Monday, 27 May 2013 by

By Cordelia Creese
Children’s Club Coordinator

Children's Club participants -- all smiles!

Children’s Club participants — all smiles!

The third meeting of the Museum children’s club was held on Saturday May 18, 2013. Our theme for this session was” Basketry”. Nine children attended and four adults.

We all tried very hard to follow our instructor, Isabell Brown, and create our fish.

Getting the hang of it.

Getting the hang of it.

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A little help from Isabelle.

It took a lot of time and effort to be moderately accomplished in the fine art of weaving.

We all had such a great time in this very engaging session that three hours sped by without notice.

Beautiful results.

Beautiful results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our session ended with a short vote of thanks to Isabell by Andrew Clark.

The children’s club is extremely grateful to Ms. Brown for her donations of thatch, and samples of her work in basketry.

We will need many, more sessions to perfect our skills.

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Children’s Club Returns

Friday, 10 May 2013 by

By Cordelia Creese
Children’s Club Coordinator

The Museum’s Children’s club once again assembled on March 9, 2013.  Our members ranged in age from seven to twelve.

At our first meeting, we made word puzzles and bookmarks based on our theme: “the Commonwealth”. We had a great time finding the countries and making the flashy bookmarks.

chimney1Our second meeting on April 13, 2013 brought adventure; as we journey into the past and visited five of the fourteen chimneys remaining on Grand Turk.chimney4

We observed, drew and took photos of these chimneys.

chimney2The cooking areas below these chimneys were divided into compartments or sections. Why was this done is very puzzling; and the answer will be available in our next blog. Stay tuned!!!

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Kids Club Goes Kayaking!

Saturday, 21 April 2012 by

We had a fabulous day! Martin was the photographer extraordinaire! The kids had a ball. Thanks to Nikki for organizing and Oasis who donated everything but the tips!

Our happy Kayaking adventurers waiting for the last few to arrive before we hop on the bus and head for the North Creek. Yay! Turks and Caicos National Museum Kid’s Club!

Lots of happy smiles peeking out the windows of our blue bus. We are all ready for a grand day and of course adventure. The first adventure was a flat tire on the way to North Creek! But we managed to arrive right side up and happy.

First excitement of the day, besides the flat tire, upside down jelly fish floating all along the edge of the dock.

We are reassured that the upside down jelly fish do not sting, Judelane, our junior counselor, relayed the comforting information.

Time to get our life jackets fitted and snapped up tight.

Some of the jackets came in very pretty colors and everyone gets to choose.

The S on this happy campers jacket stands for speed! An athlete in the making.
Captain Mark watching as the first kayaks cross the creek to the mangroves. The point of the lesson is to go in a straight line!

Paddles up! Treat your paddle with respect, it can harm someone if you are not in control of your paddle.

Waiting patiently to climb into the yellow glass bottom kayaks. How Cool!

Donna and Tanya, our first moments floating, life is good! And the water is crystal clear!

Dr. Tomas and son, lead the way! Notice how expertly he holds his paddle!

Captain Mark addresses the group and teaches us all about mangroves. Crossing the creek was successful. Only one of the kids had kayaked before and we were almost pros already. The boats were quite stable and the weather fabulous.

Anupside down jelly fish! Want to hold one? The funniest event of the day was when Tanya, eager to hold a jelly fish, let go dropping it onto the floor of our kayak! Ugh!  Sting or no sting, not something you want in your boat. Our very kind guide removed it!

We hit the beach! Could the water be more beautiful?

Very proud kayakers! Perfect day, perfect water!

Nature walk, lessons about the bush and local plants. We learned a lot!

A sea cucumber, strange creature that grows in your hands. Unique feeling!

A sea urchin scooped out of the sea, alive and well. You can feel the prickles moving as  you hold it in your hand.

This is also a sea urchin but he is the nasty type. Don’t step on his spikes because if you do you will find yourself in bed for a month!

A live conch! Time for a true taste of the sea!

Whoopee! After all that paddling and learning it is time to jump into the refreshing turquoise water.

Time to paddle back to the dock, and on the way back a big boat came by and made us a big wave! We arrived right side up, no problem! Ya, Mon, thanks to Captain Mark and his crew, we were well trained.

A Huge thank you to Oasis divers who donated the excellent boat, fabulous Captain and guides, and the wonderful Blue bus that brought us back home both safe and happy to the museum!

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A Horseback Riding Adventure

Monday, 15 August 2011 by

About to depart on our great adventure

By Malcolm Ferreira

The last event of the Summer Children’s Program was horseback riding.  Chukka Tours organized the outing, free of cost.   Stephanie Human , Nikki Jennings and I provided assistance as “look-outs”.  We then had a picnic at the Lighthouse . A huge thanks to Chukka Tours who also provided transportation to and fro.   We were all happy and tired at the end of the day.

Grant, our driver from Chukka Tours, makes sure we are secured.

 

 

Adjusting Andrew's stirrups

 

 

Saddled up and ready to go

 

 

 

 

Hitting the trail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yours truly back at the stables

 

Ready to go to the lighthouse for our picnic

 

 

Omari found a friend at the lighthouse

 

Stephanie and the gang ready to go

A day to remember

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Bird Walkin’ and Talkin’ — Oh Yeah!

Monday, 08 August 2011 by

By Malcolm Ferreira

Monday last. August 8, 2011 we did the bird walk with Malcolm as the guide…we didn’t get to draw because we were so tired…we did the entire bird trail in the HOTTTTT sun….

Everyone ready Binoculars and all !!

 

Checking out an Osprey

 

 

 

 

 

 

They seem to be liking it

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to view the Pelicans....Jaheim always seem to be ready for a photo shoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking a break from the sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a good day and we saw lots of birds!

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How to be a Pupppy Pet Parent

Monday, 25 July 2011 by

By Malcolm Ferreira

Stephanie Human from The TCSPCA visited the clubhouse on July 25 and brought along two puppies.  She ve a full lecture on care, feeding, grooming and all it entails to have a pet…then the kids drew pics pf puppies, guided by Judelain.

Stephanie Human from the TCSPCA about to begin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proper grooming techniques being explained

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winston and Misti getting attention

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for some grooming

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cute puppies and lots of smiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out for a walk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judelain draws for us - the professor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All About Fish!

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 by

By Malcolm Ferreira

On July 18, Jodi Johnson from the DECR visited the Clubhouse and gave a wonderful presentation about the fish in the TCI using the projector and then the kids drew pictures of their favorites.

The kids are ready for the fish presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jodi showing Stanley the LIONFISH exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeto draw fishes -- the kids get down to work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholars at it --- brain storming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malik was the first to finish - beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will has the entire ocean in his creation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A group of very talented artists with their fish.

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A Trip to Gibbs Cay

Saturday, 04 June 2011 by

By Donna Seim

Toady the Children’s Club took a trip to Gibbs Cay. The idea was to introduce them to the mysteries of the ocean and teach them about the environment while having fun.

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Gathering at the museum before we walk to Scotia Dock to board the boat.

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On our way iwth Oasis Divers. Yeah!

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Getting our snorkel gear on! Some of us who have never snorkeled needed blow up vests.

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NIkki our leader and lots of smiling faces!

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How many know how to swim? How many have snorkeled before? How many cannot swim? Time to break into groups.

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Getting the basics from Nikki.

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Here goes the advanced group with Malcome as the fearless leader!

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Went snorkeling and look what we found! Conchs!

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We were visited by 12 stingrays and one seemingly friendly barracuda.

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Come join the fun, time for a splash party.

 

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Stamps, What About Them?

Saturday, 23 April 2011 by

By Donna Seim

Today we talked about postage stamps and visited the museum exhibit of stamps from the past.

Afer our visit, the children were to think of a design from the Turks and Caicos and design their own stamp. They did a fabulous job! As you can see from the pictures.

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Nkki Miller Jennings explaining about stamp design.

All the kids went to work creating their designs.

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There was lots of discussion and sharing of ideas.

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A beautiful Turks Head Cactus stamp.

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Lots of fish on stamps.

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Sandy the Donkey and a Turks Head Cactus on this stamp.

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Preparing for Tomorrow

Monday, 19 July 2010 by

Today, I came to the National Museum and I was introduced to water color painting. This is going to be used for the Children’s Club program tomorrow.

What I like about water color painting is that when you’re doing it, you have to mix the paint with water – and that’s fun. The water colors are very clear and easy to use. Before doing anything, I drew a picture of a day at the beach and things that could be found there. After drawing my picture, I painted it and left it to dry.

This was a demonstration of water color in the subject of arts and crafts that I had to complete so that I can be ready to help other children tomorrow.

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The Colors of the Turks and Caicos Islands

RED was chosen to represent the nation’s capital, Grand Turk. The color is taken from the red/pink fruit found on the national plant, the Turks Head Cactus. They were once found in abundance on Grand Turk before they were removed to accommodate the salt ponds.

WHITE was chosen to represent Salt Cay. The color came from salt. The salt industry was largely responsible for populating the islands of Salt Cay, Grand Turk and South Caicos.

ORANGE was chosen to represent South and East Caicos. The color comes from the Spiny Lobster and fish and reflects the fishing industry in the “Big South.”

TAN was chosen to represent Middle Caicos. The color is taken from the raw material (thatch) that once covered the roofs of the houses. It is also used to make straw hats, baskets and brooms. Middle Caicos is known for the superior quality of native craftwork.

GREEN was chosen to represent North Caicos and Parrot Cay. The color is taken from the fruit trees and other types of trees that flourish in the most fertile of all the islands. North Caicos is also home of Wade’s Green Plantation, the most successful of Caicos Islands cotton plantations.

TURQUOISE was chosen to represent the islands of Providenciales, Pine Cay and West Caicos. The color is taken from the beautiful turquoise waters that surround these islands on which our famous Caicos fishing sloops sail. These turquoise waters also contribute to our newest industry, tourism.

PINK was chosen to represent the beautiful conch shell, flamingoes and the numerous uninhabited cays that make up our chain of islands.

YELLOW represents God’s glory as the sun shining down on all our beautiful islands and cays. The sun also contributes to our newest industry, tourism.

View a timeline of important events and dates in the history of the islands

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A Few Artifacts You’ll See at the Museum

Our collections represent the rich historical, cultural and natural heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands and its people.

Lucayan Duho

Photo courtesy of Joanna Ostapkowicz. The Duho is one of the rarest artifacts in the museum’s collections. It was used a ceremonial seat for the cacique or chief of the Lucayans, the first inhabitants of these islands.

Fresnel Lens

The Grand Turk Lighthouse was erected in 1852 and was originally designed to burn whale oil and had an Argand reflector lamp. In 1943 the lighthouse was converted to a Fresnel Lens one of these lenses is now on display at the Museum.

Swivel Gun

The Molasses reef wreck, an early Spanish Caravel was equipped with three types of breech-loading swivel guns, one type is shown above. The swivel guns are thought to be anti-personnel weapons placed wherever convenient along the ship’s rail.

Salt Industry Post Card

The museum has diverse collection of early postcards of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Most post cards depict scenes on Grand Turk, the capital and from the salt industry.

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Governor of the Turks & Caicos Islands

Her Excellency Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam

Nestled in the heart of Grand Turk, the Turks and Caicos Islands National Museum stands as a guardian of the rich history of the Turks and Caicos Islands and its vibrant culture. Housed in the historic "Guinep Lodge," a 200-year-old architectural gem, the museum invites all to embark on a journey through time, exploring the deep and diverse heritage of our nation.

From the ancient era of pre-Columbian civilization to modern-day milestones, the museum’s curated collection offers significant insight into the stories, traditions and legacies that have shaped the Turks and Caicos Islands. With admirable dedication, the museum serves as a custodian of these narratives, preserving invaluable artefacts that chronicle the experiences and contributions of its ancestors. Through its exhibits, the past comes alive, providing a unique cultural tapestry of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Beyond its role as a preserver of history, the museum is a vital hub of education and community engagement inspiring pride in our historical roots. The museum is more than a keeper of the past; it is an active participant in shaping the future of our islands. I encourage residents and visitors to experience the Turks and Caicos Islands National Museum.

Your support not only helps safeguard the heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands but enriches collective understanding of the extraordinary journey that has shaped these beautiful by nature islands.

Minister for Tourism, Envrionment, Heritage & Culture, Maritime, and Gaming

Hon. Josephine Connolly

"It is a pleasure as Minister with responsibility of Heritage to welcome you to the Turks and Caicos Islands National Museum website. This Gem of an operation is perhaps the most notable establishment in regards to sites of historical interest. Since its establishment in 1991 it has always been an intricate part of our tourism product.

As a supporter, I believe the National Museum’s success depends on all resident and visitors; and as Minister I am committed to strengthening our tourism product through the infusion of authenticity and the increase in awareness of the National Museum in the development of heritage assets for sustainable tourism development.

Visit and explore the Grand Turk and Providenciales locations and experience our heritage and culture through interactive displays and exhibits. Special thanks is extended to the National Museum, a tangible product, a repository for artefacts and documents, providing a true island experience.".

Hon. Josephine Connolly
Minister for Tourism, Envrionment, Heritage & Culture, Maritime, and Gaming

Former President of Turks and Caicos Islands Community College

Dr. Hubert A. Fulford

"My interest in history and research goes back to my years as a student at the then Grand Turk Secondary School, where my teacher and later mentor, the late Helena Jones Robinson instilled a curiosity in me to appreciate context.  At that time, not fully appreciating the impact that curiosity would have on me, I sought only to please my teacher.

Pursuing tertiary education at various institutions, in various countries and at various levels, my initial foundation of inquiry was further stimulated.  Libraries and museums would form a very important part of my education, specifically during my studies in Jamaica, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Returning home after my studies abroad, my first visit to the Museum so captivated me that I began to tell all persons, visitors and islanders alike, that a visit to the museum was a MUST! The quaintness, yet thorough organization and presentation of artifacts of various kinds avowed me.

I found tremendous joy in taking my TCI Studies students to the Museum, standing back and listening to their expressions of excitement and curiosity as the curators and assistants would walk them through the various displays and presentations.

The Jamaican expression “likkle but tallawah” (small but strong) aptly fits our Museum.  The significance of this institution to our history and culture cannot be over stressed.

Welcome to The Museum.  A combination of history, culture and enchantment awaits you."

Dr. Hubert A. Fulford

Former President of Turks and Caicos Islands Community College

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