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Educational Resources

St. George Village Botanical Gardens is located on pre-historic grounds which have been studied by scholars and archaeologist over the years. This page contains a library of records reflecting the unique history of St. Croix, it’s people and culture.

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ST. CROIX TREE PROJECT

By Tonette Seitz, Director of Education, Hart Museum


Tonette has a BA in International Relations and National Security and recently graduated from the Cooperstown Graduate Program for Museum Studies. She is currently Director of Education at the Hart Cluett Museum in Troy, NY.

ST. GEORGE PLANTATION BLACKSMITH SHOP
1826

Researched by Martin Foil, Blacksmith Docent


Blacksmithing was an integral part of life and work on the St. George Plantation. The shop appeared on Danish census records for this plantation in 1826. With the exception of small modifications the shop looks much as it did in 1826.

ENSLAVED AND FREE BLACKSMITHS OF ST.CROIX (1835-1911)

Researched by Martin Foil, Blacksmith Docent


A historical record of enslaved and free Blacksmiths of St. Croix between 1835-1911, including the Smiths who worked at the Garden’s historic forge, first listed in the 1826 Danish census records.

PRICELESS HERITAGE. THE HISTORY & LORE OF ESTATE ST. GEORGE

Written by Ben Kesler, 1980.  


The area which in Danish times became known as St. George was first cultivated by Arawak Indians. Using fragile tools of bone and stone they slashed and burned the virgin forests, planted crops, and made shelters from sun, wind, and rain. The Spanish in Puerto Rico forced the Indians living on St. Croix to leave the homes they had built.

ST. GEORGE VILLAGE BOTANICAL GARDEN PROJECT PREHISTORIC COMPONENT

By Barbara O'Connor Cox, 1995


The rather extensive 23-acre St. George Site was a prehistoric village. A portion of this site is located on the property of the St. George Village Botanical Garden (Figure #1) on the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

DURING THE PERIOD OF DANISH RULE (1734-1917)

By George F. Tyson 1993


In Spring 1992 the Board of Directors of the St. George Village Botanical Garden asked the author to undertake archival research in Copenhagen, Washington D.C. and St. Croix for the purpose of locating and copying primary source documentation necessary for  reconstructing the history of St. George plantation during the period of Danish rule (1734-1917)

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