My Barbados Blog

Here's another subject that I've received numerous e-mails about - many from students here in the U.S. who are writing term papers and involved in research projects. Barbados and America have ties that go back to the colonial days.

There's been a lively discussion in the postings on this subject, that I did in March of this year. The information I gathered for the article was obtained from articles, books, and sites around the Internet.

While some disagree on the dates as to whether Barbados influenced the American Declaration of Independence, or the whether the U.S. influenced the Treaty of Oistins, I'll let the article stand without revision until further investigation.

These historical ties are well known in the Charleston, South Carolina area, and the residents there are well informed on the historical ties.

If you haven't read the post, or even know about the history ties, you can read the March, 2006 article at the link below:

http://www.barbadostravel.squarespace.com/journal/2006/3/19/colonial-barbados-and-american-ties.html#comment498408