Have an arm attached to the shifter all the way to the driver seat where he could sit on it and shift depending on how he puckers.

Good morning.

Was the founder of the Dutch colony of Berbice a man or a woman? And, what is his/her name?

Abraham Van Peere - man.

good morning

Alright, that was easy. You win. Abraham Van Pere.

Congrats!

Next one.

The Dutch fort that stands on Fort Island in the Essequibo River was built in 1744. It replaced another fort on the same island. When was the first fort built?

Thank you Sir Gil  I agree that was easy

1726

1726

on a side note I always loved the name Van Storms Gravesandie (sp) when we were doing history

Don't depend on Wikipedia for this answer.

Wikipedia is a great resource. I use it daily and contribute financially to its upkeep.

However, Wikipedia is not accurate always. For instance, it says that Janet Jagan died in Belem, Brazil.

The Wikipedia page for Fort Zeelandia is not fully accurate.

Try again.

i will find it providing some one get the answer before,

got some work to do.

Ok my friend it was built in

1720

Now you're right.

1720 was the year the first Fort Zeelandia was built on Flag Island, later renamed Fort Island. When Laurens Storm van Gravesande arrived on the island in 1738 he discovered serious architectural flaws in that fort and he decided to build a better one. Well, it's there up to today, thanks to Gravesande's good thinking.

Congrats!

Congrats Django..good job

Thank's Anjali.

I knew there was a reason why I liked Gravesande's name

There is still a lot of people in Guyana with that name Gravesande.

Gravesande died in 1775. When I worked as a journalist in Guyana, one of my pet projects was to research and write about historical figures. In some cases, I visited their graves and estates/properties because I'm an amateur historian, not content with books and docs only. I learned that Gravesande was buried somewhere in Soesdyke but when I travelled there no one knew the spot. It was not a wasted trip, though, because I met an old man named Benjamin Meertens who told me his great, great, great grandfather was Antony Meertens, the last Dutch governor of Demerara-Essequibo, and he showed me documentary proof. So, I wrote about him!

Here's a drawing of young Laurens Storm van Gravesande. Print it and keep if you really like him.

 Awww thank you Sir Gil, will do so.

Gil, I had a Berbician high school classmate named Lauren Gravesande.  I guess he's a descendant.  

There was someone with that name working at the Hydro in Pickering.

So anyone know the name of dat lil banna who appently stuck his finger in a dyke.

After I grew up a bit more I start to wonder about dis here story, is it a true true story or jus a dirty ting?    dyke got differnt meaning.

Gilly, there is a photo of the Pegasus hotel on this thread that was taken in the keys. I'd like to know when it was taken as it looks quite different from the one I took of the Pegasus last year. When I remember how to post pics, I'll share it here. I'm such a forgetful student!

Miraver upload picture using Add Attachment,follow promps

hope this helps.

Many thanks! Okay, help me find the posting of the other Pegasus photo.

Miraver, I took the other photo of the Key West Pegasus. It was in October 2011. Looks like they had a paint job after I took mine.

Mars, there are other changes too. They changed they placement of the flags, that evident right away. 

Oh sir! Where are you?

Maybe, maybe not.

You know, I'm sure, that the 18th century in Guyana was a time of slavery, and that Europeans like Laurens Storm van Gravesande were slave owners who gave their surnames to their slaves. Hence, a fair number of Gravesandes around today.

He's setting things straight about Churchill and will be over here soon.  

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Sorry I'm late.

April is ending this week, meaning it's tax deadline in Canada and Guyana. I hope you declared your incomes truthfully. I did, even mentioning my pay for running this brain-tickler scam. In the line "Other Income" I wrote "GNI Social revenue --- $0.00."

Anyway, let's get cracking.

Who was the first black Christian missionary in Berbice?

Seems like every one is late

Toby (named changed to Thomas Lewis)

Bai, yuh really sharp.

Yes, Toby was a slave from Senegambia [today's Senegal and Gambia] in plantation Hanover, Berbice. Born a Muslim, he was converted to Christianity, given his freedom, sent to study at the London Missionary Society, and returned in 1836 to serve Christians in Berbice as a cathechist-teacher, ie, a missionary. His Christianized name was Thomas Lewis.

Congrats!!

http://www.guyana.org/features...story/chapter28.html

 Not a few of them, perhaps, felt that the Africans were incapable of religious sentiment. But the Africans held religious beliefs derived from their homeland. It may be useful to note that some of the slaves, particularly these who came from the Fula-speaking area of Senegambia, were Muslims.

Toby, a young Hausa-speaking Muslim slave in Hanover, Berbice, debated religious questions with the Rev. John Wray, the Congregational missionary in Berbice in the early nineteenth century.

Interestingly, Wray's successor in Berbice, Rev. Howe, was very impressed with Toby's intelligence and his desire to acquire knowledge, that after converting him to Christianity, he arranged for the young man to go to England for further training by the London Missionary Society. He was granted his freedom and his name was changed to Thomas Lewis. In 1836, he returned to Berbice as a catechist-teacher

"It may be useful to note that some of the slaves, particularly these who came from the Fula-speaking area of Senegambia, were Muslims.''

A point to note the first Muslims in Guyana were Africans.

talk about late....I just found the answer too

Nice job Django

congrats Django  good job.

am late too  

@Riya & Anjali, no problema.

Mañana yuh go mek up pronto.

I late for something too..what yall late for?...stweeps, I forgot what I just read.

them sey spiffs does improve yo memory so light up one nuh