Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica
The History of the FGSJ
Newsletter
The first newsletter, entitled Georgian Jamaica , Volume 1, No. 1, went out in November, 1993 to those who attended the launch, and to others who were thought to be interested, accompanied by an application form for membership. The newsletter has been sent out regularly since. It contains a front page of news; a second page with a letter from the chair and a letters column for members; a third page with an article and a fourth page with news stories and dates for the diary.
These occurred in Jamaica in the early 1990s between the President of the Georgian Society of Jamaica (GSJ), and two visitors from Britain, one English, the other Jamaican, who were to become instrumental in bringing about the establishment of the Society. As a consequence, the FGSJ became a reality and was formally launched in London in October, 1993.
FGSJ Inaugural'
The FGSJ was inaugurated at a meeting held on 25th January,
1994 at the Irish Club in Eaton Square. Dr. Pamela Beshoff was
elected Chairman, Dr. Victor Page, Vice-Chairman and Mr. Anthony
Moulton-Barrett Treasurer. Douglas Blain, an early enthusiastic
supporter of the idea of the FGSJ, gave a talk on 'Falmouth -
a Georgian town in peril', an indication of the group's interest
in Falmouth which has continued.
The well-known artist, Jamaican-born Eve Foster, offered to allow
one of her paintings to be used as a Christmas card that year
and an FGSJ tradition was born, as Eve Foster has continued to
be generous with the use of her paintings on FGSJ cards.
Patsy Robertson (Chairman)
Stephen Porter (Secretary)
Bruce Young (Treasurer)
Jane Clark
Andrew Kerr-Jarrett
Andrea Lindo
P J MacDonald
DawnPenso
SimonRicketts