Times of the Islands Spring 2021
Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, real estate, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities.
Presents the "soul of the Turks & Caicos Islands" with in-depth features about local people, culture, history, environment, real estate, businesses, resorts, restaurants and activities.
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astrolabe<br />
newsletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Turks & Caicos National Museum<br />
Front Street, PO Box 188, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos <strong>Islands</strong>, BWI TKCA 1ZZ<br />
tel 649 247 2160/US incoming 786 220 1159 • email info@tcmuseum.org • web www.tcmuseum.org<br />
VANESSA A. FORBES-PATEMAN<br />
Video recording is a crucial tool in recording irreplaceable memories. Here, former Museum Director Michael Pateman interviews TCI centenarian<br />
Alton Higgs.<br />
The Turks & Caicos <strong>Islands</strong> are like a beautifully woven tapestry <strong>of</strong> rich histories, cultures and traditions.<br />
However, many factors—from climatic events such as hurricanes and floods, to <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> traditional<br />
practitioners, to time itself—threaten <strong>the</strong> very existence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se irreplaceable, intangible aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
heritage. Video recording is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crucial tools in <strong>the</strong> permanent recording <strong>of</strong> TCI’s unique culture<br />
and history for generations to come.<br />
In this edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Astrolabe, we discuss <strong>the</strong> process <strong>of</strong> using video to dive into heritage. In Telling<br />
a Caicos Sloop Story, I and Vanessa Forbes-Pateman explain <strong>the</strong> People <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> Video Project,<br />
including <strong>the</strong> launch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> trailer, and provide details into <strong>the</strong> methodology used. In Filming <strong>the</strong> East<br />
Caicos Expedition Documentary, Mat<strong>the</strong>w Matlack discusses his experience <strong>of</strong> filming on East Caicos, a<br />
project discussed in articles in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> 2020 Astrolabe. Both projects will be submitted to <strong>the</strong> Turks<br />
& Caicos Film Festival <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
On Candid Camera<br />
Do you have an artistic, historic or cultural research question or article you would like to submit to<br />
<strong>the</strong> Astrolabe? Contact us at info@tcmuseum.org. a<br />
Dr. Michael P. Pateman, Ph.D., former Director, Turks & Caicos National Museum<br />
<strong>Times</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Islands</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 57
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