The Barbados Museum & Historical Society is a private organization but membership is open to both members and non-members who are interested in the numerous collections. Established in 1933 in the old Military Prison at the Saint Ann's historic Garrison , the museum has more than 500,000 artifacts that depict the island's rich history and natural history. Inclusive of some of these artifacts are antique maps of the island and paintings.
5-840: Notable members include Sir John Saint , who was President of the Society from 1946 to 1959. In 1993 the BMH&;S acquired the Newton Slave Burial Ground site located in Christ Church. Barbados Museum and Historical Society. "The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society" . BB. ISSN 0005-5891 . OCLC 1519178 . Retrieved 16 January 2023 . 13°4′56″N 59°36′9″W / 13.08222°N 59.60250°W / 13.08222; -59.60250 This article about
10-563: A Barbadian building or structure related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a museum in the Caribbean is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Saint (agricultural chemist) Sir Sidney John Saint CMG OBE FRSC (16 September 1897 – 15 June 1987) was an English agricultural chemist who spent most of his working life in Barbados , where he
15-694: The Royal Flying Corps , and he remained in the new Royal Air Force until 1919. He held a Salter research fellowship for two years from 1920, then was a lecturer in Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Leeds from 1922 to 1927. That year, he went out to Barbados as a Chemist in the Department of Agriculture, and in 1937 was appointed as the colony's Director of Agriculture, a post he held until 1949. While Director, he
20-647: Was Director of Agriculture, Controller of Supplies, a member of the island's Executive Council , and a Privy Counsellor. After retiring in 1963, he returned to England and lived in Sussex . Saint was educated at Beaminster Grammar School in Dorset and the University of Reading , where he graduated MSc . He also gained the London degrees of BSc and PhD . In 1916, during the First World War , Saint joined
25-739: Was also chairman of the British West Indies Sugar Cane Breeding Station. During the Second World War he was Controller of Supplies in Barbados. In 1947 he was appointed as a member of the Executive Council of Barbados, in which he remained until 1961, when he became a Privy Counsellor for Barbados. In 1963 he retired to England, settling at Hurstpierpoint , Sussex . Saint's other appointments included serving as President of
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