Lecture Presented by Dr. Dan. C. Carter on 18 May 2023

The vestry system was yet another British institution which was widely adopted within the British Caribbean and which formed the nucleus of our early form of representative government. It was particularly relevant to the needs of Barbados during the time of extreme poverty which existed before and during slavery and in the post-Emancipation period.
This presentation explores the significance of the vestry minutes and records, which afford those in the area of genealogy research, a very credible alternative source.