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DOUGLAS, EVELYN (NEÉ STEWART)
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DOUGLAS, EVELYN (NEÉ STEWART)
BIOGRAPHY
Mrs. Evelyn Florencia Douglas (neé Stewart) was born on the 20th of April, 1929 to Mr. Joseph and Rosena Douglas. Her childhood days were happy days, but early in life she learned, “when poor you learn to endure and thank God for the little He gives you”. “Be content, be satisfied,” her mother would say, “don´t be like the ‘Children of Israel’”. Evelyn was the second of eight children, and she did everything her older brother did. She learned to catch birds, climb trees, pelt fruits, catch fish in rivers, and hunt crabs. She learned to make bird cages, kites, spin tops, and cricket bats from coconut branches; she could play cricket, swim on banana tree trunks in rivers, swing on ropes, and much more. Food was plenty because they reared their own animals, fowls, planted corn, peas, cassava, eddoes, cane, rice, etc. When food was scarce during World War II, breadfruit was their main dish. Her grand-father owned a cocoa plantation, so she loved to play in the cocoa-fields, ride on the cocoa house, and dance cocoa. Evelyn grew up in Tabaquite, which was a bright place in the 1930s. There were the Oilfield T.C.O.; three Chinese shops (if one bought a bread they gave you butter free and Le Biscuits for 1 cent); Two schools R.C. and C.M.; fruit trees on both sides of the road; and The Knolly Tunnel was a major attraction. In those days cocoa was King. Sugar-cane was also predominant. |
Evelyn attended the Tabaquite R.C. School and always was at the head of every class. She became a monitor and passed the First Year Exams with 2nd class honours. She did not get on the staff, for an unfavourable reason, so she left and attended the Osmond High School in Port-of-Spain.
During her days at Osmond High School, she first lived at Success Village, Laventille then at Norfolk Street, Belmont, then at Nelson Street, Port of Spain. She travelled on the Rio Claro train from Tabaquite to Port of Spain for several months, changing to suit the circumstances. She also travelled on tram cars that operated around the Savannah on Sunday evenings with her Aunt and the Trolley bus around town. So it was not difficult for her to walk to Shanty Town to hold Sunday School with the children, then when at Training College, to participate as a volunteer in the Legion of Mary.
Written and submitted by Ann Nitzinsky (neé Douglas) - READ THE COMPLETE BIO HERE.
During her days at Osmond High School, she first lived at Success Village, Laventille then at Norfolk Street, Belmont, then at Nelson Street, Port of Spain. She travelled on the Rio Claro train from Tabaquite to Port of Spain for several months, changing to suit the circumstances. She also travelled on tram cars that operated around the Savannah on Sunday evenings with her Aunt and the Trolley bus around town. So it was not difficult for her to walk to Shanty Town to hold Sunday School with the children, then when at Training College, to participate as a volunteer in the Legion of Mary.
Written and submitted by Ann Nitzinsky (neé Douglas) - READ THE COMPLETE BIO HERE.
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RC GOLDEN GIRLS MARK JUBILEE - by Lennox Grant - Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
RC GOLDEN GIRLS MARK JUBILEE - by Lennox Grant - Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
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