bloodline.proj
Welcome to my archive of projects, photos, videos, illustrations, and research about my family and Jamaica
This project began with a short documentary Bloodline (2019) where my mom and I discuss our family tree, her immigrating to the U.S. from Jamaica, stitched with home videos and photographs.
The Films
Now in 2022 and in my senior year at Pratt Institute, I’ll be continuing the world of Bloodline with my short thesis film.
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The Blog
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Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper ads from Jamaica (1943) and New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio (late 1800s mid-1900s I don’t remember)
National Museum Jamaica
My dad and I visited National Museum Jamaica in Kingston and got a wonderful tour from one of the outreach officers Stephanie Rose who explained the legacy of Taíno and African cultures in Jamaica.
1808-1815 Illustrations by William Berryman
Drawings of landscapes and enslaved people in Jamaica by William Berryman, 1808-1815.
My Ancestry and Jamaica Through the NYPL and Other Archives
I searched through the New York Public Library (and other archives) to find visuals of Jamaica and connect them to towns and decades where my ancestors lived. In the process, I found descriptions of real people in my family tree, portraits, photographs of property, and court proceedings. I also found slave inventories, postings for runaway slaves, and European illustrations of negro communities.