Pree History

By Danielle Barnett

"Pree" means "to look or check out something" and it also sounds like the English prefix "pre" meaning "before".

This podcast is exploring Caribbean history, with a focus on Jamaica. We'll visit eve... more

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March 22, 2021Henry Morgan and the City of Ash
Henry Morgan, revered pirate turned pirate hunter, kept himself busy being a terror to the Spanish on the high seas. This episode covers his most daring expedition of all, capturing Panama, a key source of Spain's wealth in the New World. His trips would lead to the complete destruction of Panama City and loosen the grip of Spain on the Americas. He also returned home a hero and turned his back on his pirate brethren without hesitation. This is Henry Morgan, who helped shaped Jamaica's early years as a pirate haven and English colony.
Sources:
Pieces of the Past: A Stroll Down Jamaica's Memory Lane. Rebecca Tortello.

Empire of Blue Water: Henry Morgan and the Pirates who Ruled the Caribbean Waves. Stephan Talty.

Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day. Carrie Gibson.

https://blog.marinersmuseum.org/2012/10/the-difference-between-pirates-privateers-and-buccaneers-pt-2/

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/books/chapters/0603-1st-earl.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Morgan-Welsh-buccaneer

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/Sir-Henry-Morgan/
Intro & outro music: Music: Dutty - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/YeHqPHl1114
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March 15, 2021Mother Seacole - The Colorful Wandering Healer
Mary Seacole took what she learned from her "doctress" mother who cared for the British army in Jamaica and her adventures in Panama during a cholera epidemic to care for her boys during the Crimea War. Mary didn't let others, including contemporaries like Florence Nightingale, discourage her from serving the front lines.
Sources:
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands, by Mary Seacole

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/mary-seacole/

https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/2005-05-02/page-58/

https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/2009-11-30/page-104/

https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/2002-04-08/page-2/

https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1866-01-15/page-6/

https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1998-02-11/page-2/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Seacole

https://www.maryseacoletrust.org.uk/learn-about-mary/

https://illustratedwomeninhistory.com/mary-seacole-was-a-jamaican-born-nurse-who-helped/

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A126874863/WHIC?u=mlin_n_bevpubl&sid=WHIC&xid=966b6beb

https://jamaica-history.weebly.com/blundellblundle-hall.html
Intro & outro music: Music: Dutty - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/YeHqPHl1114
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March 08, 2021Jamaica's First Black Millionaire
George Stiebel didn't have an easy life being half-Jewish and mixed race but he fought and won an uphill battle to make a comfortable life for his family by trying everything and never giving up. Follow George as he became a school dropout, carpenter, trader of legal and illegal goods, prisoner and stranded in South America before making big bucks. All while this went on, his heart was with his family who would bring him great joy and great tragedy. George would live on in Jamaica's heart forever as the builder of Devon House, a national treasure.
https://www.devonhouseja.com/about-us

http://jamaicagreathouses.com/devonhouse/

http://jamaicagreathouses.com/devonhouse/santodomingo-prison.html

http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0028.html

https://www.jpost.com/Features/Sugar-Slavery-and-Jews

https://jamaicans.com/much-know-george-stiebel-builder-devon-house/

https://jewishjournal.com/culture/lifestyle/travel/10647/

https://www.geni.com/people/George-Stiebel/6000000070172108871

https://www.geni.com/people/Sigismund-Stiebel/6000000051169344826

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100804/business/business2.html

https://earthjournalism.net/stories/digging-into-the-mining-arc

Devon House Families. Enid Shields.
Intro & outro music: Music: Dutty - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/YeHqPHl1114
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11min
March 01, 2021The Mad Master of Edinburgh Castle
In the 1770's travelers who passed too close to Edinburgh Castle, Jamaica, frequently disappeared. No one seemed willing to make the suspected murderer, Lewis Hutchinson, take responsibility for his sadistic actions until a feud with a neighbor got out hand.
Sources:
Gleaner Article: Weird Jamaican Story of the Killer of Edinburg Castle (https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1948-10-24/page-2/)

Gleaner Article: Lewis Hutchinson, the Jamaican Highwayman (https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1963-12-29/page-8/)

Cundall, F. (1915). Historic Jamaica. Institute of Jamaica.

Nelson, L. P. (2016). Architecture and empire in Jamaica. Yale University Press.

Dream House | Edinburgh Castle: The residential icon of ‘yesteryear’ | Outlook | Jamaica Gleaner (http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/outlook/20200112/dream-house-edinburgh-castle-residential-icon-yesteryear#slideshow-2)

Dr Jonathan Hutton – All Things Georgian (https://georgianera.wordpress.com/tag/dr-jonathan-hutton/)

Jamaica has its own Edinburgh Castle, with a very gruesome history (https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/jamaica-edinburgh-castle-very-gruesome-17568187)

Lewis Hutchinson: Jamaican serial killer (born: n/a - died: 1773) (https://peoplepill.com/people/lewis-hutchinson/

https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/S1XbBgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1)

Jamaica: the country with more Campbells per head of population than Scotland | HeraldScotland (https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13839601.jamaica-the-country-with-more-campbells-per-head-of-population-than-scotland/)

Murder in Paradise: Jamaica’s “Mad Doctor” Lewis Hutchinson (https://the-line-up.com/mad-doctor-lewis-hutchinson-jamaica)

The Killer in the Castle (https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1950/11/15/the-killer-in-the-castle)

Intro & outro music: Music: Dutty - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/YeHqPHl1114
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13min
February 22, 2021Black, Green and Gold: The Jamaican Flag's Unique Colors
Jamaica is the only country in the world without red, blue or white in its flag (so far). How did this happen and what's the story behind that and how did the new country decide, after a long decision making process and arguments, to settle on the iconic black, green and gold? We may have a combination of black pride and Scotland to thank for the current flag design. See early flag design submission from the public here: https://nlj.gov.jm/story-jamaican-national-flag/
Sources:
https://nlj.gov.jm/story-jamaican-national-flag/

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100701/cleisure/cleisure4.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Jamaica

https://jis.gov.jm/information/get-the-facts/the-jamaican-flag/

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/when-members-of-the-house-saw-black-when-members-of-the-house-saw-black_98140?profile=1607

http://www.flagupscotjam.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Rev-William-McGhie-rev.pdf

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-church-scotland-minister-who-3951493

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-daily-mail/20180525/283192969032914

http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090802/ent/ent3.html

https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/jm.html

https://nava.org/good-flag-bad-flag/

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/vexillonaire/
Intro & outro music: Music: Dutty - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/YeHqPHl1114
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12min
February 20, 2021 Pree History Trailer
Trailer for Pree History. A podcast about Caribbean history and folklore.
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1min

FAQs about Pree History:

How many episodes does Pree History have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.