Migrant Histories and Family Genealogies from 19th and 20th Century Lagos
Image Source: Documenting the American South project (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) The Ekopolitan Project is coming to you live from the beautiful Pacific Ocean city of Vancouver, Canada where I have been attending a conference of the Continue Reading …
The record of the week is a sample from a register of baptisms that were conducted in Lagos or Badagry circa 1863. The baptisms were officiated by Padre Borghero, who we will remember from the last post was The Bearded Continue Reading …
Someone, whose name escapes us all, said a picture is worth a thousand words. The archival record of the week is a very famous photo of the nascent Catholic community in Lagos c. 1875. It has been reproduced several times Continue Reading …