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However more than that, Desmond has been the driving
force in helping Antigua record its rich history on
paper for many decades. It became one of his aims in
life to research and record all he knew about Antigua.
As such his motto was “Knowledge to be of any
value must be communicated”.To this end he has written many publications about
Antigua, and in addition to this in his late 70’s he
created the website
www.antiguamuseums.org and enriched its content
regularly. There really is no better source of
information about the history of the islands of Antigua
and Barbuda than this web site.
Desmond was a truly remarkable man and his teachings
will forever remain embedded in the history of
Antigua.
His passing was a very sad day for
Antigua,
and for ourselves, the loss of a mentor and friend.
To carry on his mission – “Knowledge of any value must
be communicated”, the family has requested that an
endowment fund be established to support the research
libraries at the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda and the
Dockyard Museum, both of which he founded. The fund will
initially be used to publish his latest work “Heritage
Treasures”, and to reprint his many previous
publications. Contributions may be mailed to: The DVN
Fund, Museum of Antigua & Barbuda, PO Box 2130, St.
John’s, Antigua. Those wishing to make a wire transfer
should email abbotth@candw.ag for account details.
To find out more about the work of Desmond please visit
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