Love and loss abound in this NEW historical memoir, documenting a way of life that no longer exists.

It’s heartwarming and heartbreaking all at once.

With 200 rare photographs, it’s a visual feast for those curious about St. John’s history under the Danish and US flags. 

Here is the blurb from the back of the book.

When a prominent St. Thomas merchant accumulates 2,500 acres on the island of St. John to raise cattle and cultivate bay leaves, he has no idea that his generation will be the last to farm the land. 

During the 1920s to the 1950s, Herman O. Creque's hard work pays off on his estates of Annaberg, Mary's Point, and Lamesure, but at the peak of their profitability, he dies, leaving them all to his wife, Emily.

Summer Fun at Francis Bay

Francis Bay is their children's favorite with almost thirty years of summer memories, fishing, hunting, and crabbing. One day, the beach and summer cottage will be theirs, or so they believe.      

Laurance Rockefeller and Frank Stick

When two conservationists from the United States visit the island in 1952, they find the unspoiled nature of Emily's lands enchanting and "wish to preserve them for the enjoyment of the nation."

Little do Emily's children suspect that life as they know it is about to change forever, and the unthinkable will tear their family apart.

The Virgin Islands National Park

Vintage St. John is a collection of their heartfelt memories woven together from personal interviews. They paint a vivid picture of life before the establishment of the Virgin Islands National Park... and life shortly after. 

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NOTE: Friends, thank you for your interest in my new book! 

Since so many people, who are not on St. John, want an "autographed copy" of the book, I will order a quantity from amazon and mail them to you.

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Discover Norman Island’s History of Piracy and Buried Treasure! 🏴‍☠️

The pursuit of buried treasure is the stuff of legends and has fascinated people for centuries with its promise of gleaming gold doubloons and pieces-of-eight.

When a prominent St. Thomas merchant accumulates 1,500 acres in the Virgin Islands, members of his community suspect he has found his wealth in a bat-filled cave on Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands.

The island, after all, was the secret hiding place for Captain Owen Lloyd in 1750, when he and ten pirates buried 44 wooden chests of stolen silver, but Henry O. Creque stayed silent as the rumors swirled around town.

Did Creque really find a stash of precious coins in a dimly-lit cavern? 

Join the author, one of Creque’s great-great-granddaughters, on this exciting adventure as she unravels the cryptic clues passed down in the her family.

They may reveal the closely guarded secret her ancestor was trying to keep!

Norman Island is thought to be the inspiration behind Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island. 

Vintage Norman Island is a collection of fascinating stories about the hunt for hidden treasure. They paint a vivid picture of the history of Norman Island when buccaneers and privateers used the island as their "treasure house."

Also available at amazon HERE.

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