{"id":12,"date":"2022-07-25T14:23:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2022-09-12T23:32:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T23:32:42","slug":"the-new-umoma-opens-its-doors-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Claudette enjoys sharing new stories about our heritage and culture. Discover a glimpse into Barbadian heritage in the articles below. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest articles<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list aligncenter wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/samuel-jackman_barbados.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/samuel-jackman-prescod-national-hero-and-man-of-the-soil\/\">SAMUEL JACKMAN PRESCOD: NATIONAL HERO AND MAN OF THE SOIL<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Samuel Jackman Prescod was born in 1806 on the British West Indian island of Barbados, as a person of colour. He was born the year before the abolition of the slave trade, at a time when the fight for change was raging. The move that would ultimately lead to the end to slavery was being\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/samuel-jackman-prescod-national-hero-and-man-of-the-soil\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: SAMUEL JACKMAN PRESCOD: NATIONAL HERO AND MAN OF THE SOIL<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250427-WA0002-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250427-WA0002-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250427-WA0002-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250427-WA0002-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250427-WA0002-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250427-WA0002.jpg 1530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/hello-barbados-we-still-gatherin\/\">Hello Barbados! We still Gatherin&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">So, be sure to gather and participate in the cultural events of each parish as they showcase the stuff of which they are made. We are a small island with only eleven parishes but know that there are unique features to each parish. Whether it is the landscape, the language, the way they do things,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/hello-barbados-we-still-gatherin\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hello Barbados! We still Gatherin&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-St.-Lucy.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/we-gatherin-in-st-lucy\/\">WE GATHERIN IN ST. LUCY<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Starting from the north of the island, it is the month of January and \u2018We Gatherin\u2019 in St. Lucy. The theme for \u2018gatherin\u2019 in St. Lucy is \u2018Faith.\u2019 St. Lucy is the most northern of the eleven parishes that constitute the division of the island\u2019s landscape and is referred to by one writer as \u2018the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/we-gatherin-in-st-lucy\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: WE GATHERIN IN ST. LUCY<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-Introduction-961x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-Introduction-961x1024.png 961w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-Introduction-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-Introduction-768x818.png 768w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blog-image-We-Gathering-Introduction.png 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/we-gatherin-2025\/\">WE GATHERIN 2025<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A call from the homeland of Barbados has gone out toBarbadians across the island and the world to gather in this year 2025. Under the theme \u2018We Gatherin\u2019 the call is to \u2018Come Long Home!\u2019 Visitors have also been encouraged to join Barbadians as we gather to celebrate the heritage and culture of each parish\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/we-gatherin-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: WE GATHERIN 2025<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-1024x745.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-1024x745.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-300x218.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-768x558.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-1536x1117.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-2048x1489.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-1200x873.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Chapel-Street-3-1980x1440.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/the-1823-destruction-of-the-house-of-god-in-bridgetown\/\">THE 1823 DESTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE OF GOD IN BRIDGETOWN<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the year 1823, the horrific story of religious intolerance against the Methodist congregation, played out on consecutive Sunday evenings across a three-week period over October 5th, 12th, and 19th. The situation concluded on Sunday evening October 19th with the total destruction of the Methodist Chapel at Chapel Street in the capital of Bridgetown. The\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/the-1823-destruction-of-the-house-of-god-in-bridgetown\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: THE 1823 DESTRUCTION OF THE HOUSE OF GOD IN BRIDGETOWN<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/men-standing-outside-building-historic-barbados-1024x463.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/men-standing-outside-building-historic-barbados-1024x463.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/men-standing-outside-building-historic-barbados-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/men-standing-outside-building-historic-barbados-768x347.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discoverheritagetours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/men-standing-outside-building-historic-barbados.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#977f08\">\u201cHello, I&#8217;m Claudette Levi-Farnum, a trained Historian and your tour guide at Discover Heritage Tours.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Starting in Secondary School I&#8217;ve always had a love for history and storytelling and so I read and learned history facts as stories. This love led me to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and History and a Master of Arts in History from the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill campus in Barbados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, in the delivery of the history of Barbados, I still combine my love for history and storytelling, conveying historical information in story form, spiked with a little drama.&nbsp; This makes it exciting and very palatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My goal in forming Discover Heritage Tours is to acquaint Barbadians and the world one tour at a time, about the rich history of our island home Barbados.&nbsp; I also look forward to engaging young Barbadian minds to impress on them the knowledge and pride of this country and its vast ancestral heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claudette enjoys sharing new stories about our heritage and culture. Discover a glimpse into Barbadian heritage in the articles below. 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