MEET A ‘BAGONIAN
Goldburn Job
‘The History Man’
You’re in for a pleasant, interesting and unusual encounter when you meet up with Goldburn at the ‘His-story Parlour’ on the new Esplanade in S’boro. He embodies and fulfills the ancient traditional tribal role of the African Griot, the keeper/teller of the oral history of the tribe and its families’ roots and major occurrences.
His Booth #11 displays household utensils from by-gone eras amongst old maps, books, photos, drawings, crafts and historical information.
What makes the whole experience a unique one is his seemingly endless knowledge of Tobago’s history from the perspective of its African inhabitants. He is also a walking repository of information on the birth of the various steelbands, labour movements, uprisings, and folk songs etc.etc. ad infinitum………And little wonder, as he studied under and learned from Tobago’s late, great cultural anthropologist Dr. J.D. Elder – the father of and inspiration behind Tobago’s Heritage Festival, an annual island feast of all things African.
Goldburn’s also attached to the Island’s Information Division as a researcher on village history and as well as manning the parlour, he offers tours of the villages for those buffs wanting to get behind the origins of village names and the oral re-enactment of major events. Living history!
The Historic Parlour is a walk-in facility – so do just that and try not to be in a rush – remember it’s the passing of time that created history – Educate yourself!
BOOTH #28 – THE ESPLANADE, SCARBOROUGH – TEL: 394 5741
GLENNON
SHARPE
Snakes
Alive!!
Young
Glennon started his love affair with snakes when he was bitten by one!
Luckily for him, there are no venomous snakes in Tobago, that is, not
lethally venomous. Growing up in a small Tobago village abundant with
wild life, he continued his hobby holding and playing with snakes. He
believes that snakes have always been looked at in a negative way but
in fact are used in pest control all over the world and their venom
is used to make life saving medication. He has over 40 snakes in captivity,
and has made a career out of lecturing and exhibiting his wildlife collection,
which consists of deer, agouti, porcupines, caimans, iguanas, scorpions,
centipedes and spiders amongst others.
Although Tobago has 21 species of snakes (3 are endemic) none are venomous.
The largest, the 12 ft. Boa Constrictor, is found in the depths of the
rain forest and others range from the 3 metre long Cribo, to the smaller
Fiddle String, Cat Eyed, Whiplash, Doctor, Coffee, Cloudy and the peculiar
Worm Snake found only in T&T.
To come face to face with his collection, contact Glennon ……………
Tel: 660 7632 or 625 7719.
For more info. on the Flora & Fauna of Tobago see ‘Amazing
Tobago’ – Souvenir Map by Phil Dobson – Available
at gift shops and supermarkets.
-TEHRESSA
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About
8 years ago, I arrived here just as Tehressa was leaving to go
where I had come from.
She was off to pursue her modelling caree
r
and as I frequented the family Bar & Restaurant,‘The
Waving Gallery’ at Store Bay, we struck up many a conversation.
At the time I thought. “With your personality and your legs
over a metre long, you’d go a long way babe”! And
go she did. Six World tours, strutting her stuff on the catwalks
of Europe, U.S.A. & Australia, but still finding the time
to come home, relax and help out at the Restaurant. She’s
there every evening, while days are spent looking to the future
and a degree in Tourism Management.
While traveling around Europe she learnt four other languages,
so that ought to help!
The first of 4 girls by her Tobago mom and dad, she’s a
real local girl, amiable and bubbly, a regular girl-next-door,
except that she has 3 King Pythons as pets, (wonder what they
eat) and a passion for Formula One Racing and fast cars! She makes
a point of attending at least one race every year – Way
to Go Tehressa!!
