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ONCE UPON A TIME: Final Part … Through the lens of a Black archivist

By Antoinette "Anto" Seymour
Posted December 2024

Bahamian Storytelling Chant

“Once upon a time was a ‘wery’ nice time; monkey chew tobacco and spit out lime.”

So once upon a time there were hellos and goodbyes.

Adieu to "66" archival series. Adieu to 2024.

It is only fitting in this season that the final blog image contain a holiday scene, which is that of the blog writer as a UWindsor student at the annual Laurier Hall floor Christmas Party (early 1980s).

ONCE UPON A TIME: Part Seven … Through the lens of a Black archivist

By Antoinette "Anto" Seymour
Posted November 2024

Bahamian Storytelling Chant

“Once upon a time was a ‘wery’ nice time; monkey chew tobacco and spit out lime.”


So once upon a time there was CARISAn Andrea Henery who has had a riveting life, and who has kindly donated hundreds of UWindsor student life archival photos,
some of which will be showcased in the final blog next month.

Andrea resides in Canada.

She is at the far left in the photo above.

ONCE UPON A TIME: Part Six … Through the lens of a Black archivist

By Antoinette "Anto" Seymour
Posted September 2024

Bahamian Storytelling Chant

“Once upon a time was a ‘wery’ nice time; monkey chew tobacco and spit out lime.”


So once upon a time there indeed were the UWindsor CARISAns, and associates, who went on to create waves and nation-build across the planet.

And once upon a time those CARISAns, and associates, resided either at UWindsor dorms, offsite UWindsor housing, or abodes elsewhere in that

ONCE UPON A TIME: Part Five … Through the lens of a Black archivist

By Antoinette "Anto" Seymour
Posted August 2024


Bahamian Storytelling Chant
“Once upon a time was a ‘wery’ nice time; monkey chew tobacco and spit out lime.”

So once upon a time, as reminded in Blogs 1-4, there was the Caribbean Students Association or CARISA at UWindsor, a motley crew of Caribbean stars (although many non-Caribbean persons were indeed invited to the cookout), “mixed right up like conch salad” – which is a popular Bahamian phrase.

ONCE UPON A TIME: Part Four … Through the lens of a Black archivist

By Antoinette "Anto" Seymour
Posted July 2024


Bahamian Storytelling Chant
“Once upon a time was a ‘wery’ nice time; monkey chew tobacco and spit out lime.”

So once upon a time there was the Caribbean Homegoing Booklet, a funeral booklet perhaps like no other, an unlikely genealogical ‘talking piece’, chock-rich in legacy information.

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