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I met the Lawlors today. Very nice people, and very helpful. They gave me some more old maps and promised more images and information should I need it. I must get a copy of their book when it becomes available (pre-ordered on Amazon, woot)! It seems like it will have all kinds of exceedingly useful things. There is even a chapter on shipbuilding! Of course, most of that focuses on the later period, but should still be helpful. They also have a house on the island, which will probably give me another place to dig. They were extremely excited that someone wanted to do archaeology there. It is all very encouraging!

I really didn't get much else accomplished today. I did pick up a map from Lands and Surveys, but it is of horrible quality, and practically useless for my purposes. There's 15$ down the drain! I don't think it is possible to get a better one, either. *sigh*

I didn't make it to the archives, and I didn't get a chance to call the methodist minister at HI. There is always tomorrow though! I'm not even sure there is anything else I *need* at the archives that i can think of. One of the maps I got today was Thomas Walker's 1702 map of Harbour Island. And we all know how much I love Thomas Walker don't we? If I knew for sure he was a native Bahamian, he's be my favourite native Bahamian historical figure. But I don't think he was. for someone who loves pirates as much as I do, I seem to like a lot of pirate hunters, don't I? But walker is also The Apple Guy. And the chief justice hat refused to go! He was a bit fantastic. This wasn't quite as exciting as seeing the Cockram map, because they only had a copy, but still exciting!

Speaking of pirate hunters and my favourite historical figures, I finally had my dinner at the British Colonial Hilton (where Fort Nassau used to stand) that I've been promising myself since last year. I wrote a letter to <3WR. They had a dessert buffet, and it was very quiet. An enjoyable dinner, and not at terrifyingly expensive as I'd feared.

I hve a few things on my mind right now, however.

The first is that i'm not sure if i should apply to give a paper on Harbour Island and the maritime cultural landscape stuff that I have been working on at SHA this year (in Toronto), or if I should give some kind of paper at the SAA (which I'd like to do, and I know there will be a Bahama session), or both? That's a big money commitment though. SHA is in Toronto. I don't remember where the SAAs are next year. Oh, Atlanta. So, I dunno! but the regualr abstract submission for SHA ends on the... err, yesterday. Hrm. So an extra 25$ fee if i get something in by July 1st. I kind of feel like I have to go to SHA - I haven't missed one in forever, and it is in Toronto. But really. Really? I dunno :x I guess if I don't go home for Christmas it would be pretty easy to swing! And Dad and Jennifer are thinking about Texas themselves...