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NEWSLETTER April 2012

Dear Members and Friends,

Please note our next talk:

Wednesday 11th April at 6 pm – Eric Wiberg “U-Boats in the Bahamas and Bermuda Triangle”

Because of war time censorship it was not well known that The Bahamas was an important theatre of war during World War 2. German and italian U-Boats sought to destroy cargo ships carrying vital war materials, especially oil from Texas and Venezuela, to embattled Great Britain. These ships were easy prey as they transitted the narrow shipping lanes around the Bahamas archipelago. Eric has over 80,000 nautical miles of seagoing experience under his keel, and his experience as a licensed US Merchant Marine Officer since age 25 colours the narrative and his understanding of events on the allied side. He has ridden aboard nearly a dozen tankers and bulkers in his 20-year maritime career.


Here are the links on YouTube to Dr. Tinker's lecture “The Bahamas in American History” of 29th March at The Bahamas Historical Society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RU7Ia_cPMw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05OAUzg_Itw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-kASgmM-1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1tN9htd1pc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spdhagEFRLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdt1idmmUd8


Please note upcoming events

Thursday 19th April at 6pm – Annual General Meeting...........Please Note: Membership fees due for 2012/2013

Agenda

  1. Call to Order and Apologies
  2. Minutes of AGM of April 2011 by Vernita Johnson
  3. Report on the state of the Bahamas Historical Society Museum and Volunteers by Mrs Joan Clarke, Corresponding Secretary and Coordinator of Volunteers
  4. Report of Editorial Committee by Anne Lawlor
  5. Treasurer’s Report by David Cates
  6. President’s Report by Jim Lawlor
  7. Nominations for Committees for 2012 – 2013 conducted by Capt. Paul Aranha
  8. Any Other Business

Sunday 6th May – Nassau Chamber Ensemble Spring Concert at BHS Museum

Thursday 24th May – Annual Lunch/Fashion Show

Kind regards,

Jim Lawlor, President

 

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