heldenvansuriname: Jeanne Sophie Everdine Redmond was de eerste afgestudeerde vrouwelijke dokter in Suriname. In de volksmond verwierf zij de erenaam ‘dokteres’. Sophie Redmond, geboren in Paramaribo op 14 januari 1907, is de dochter van de onderwijzer Philippus Redmond en Adolfina Herku. Na de lagere school, volgt ze de MULO. Haar vader ziet graag dat zij…
heldenvansuriname: Wilhelmina Angelica Adriana Merian Rijburg alias Maxi Linder (1902-1981), was een Surinaamse prostituee die tot ver over de grenzen van Suriname bekend was. Zij was schaamteloos, welbespraakt, extravagant en onzelfzuchtig. Nederlandse zeelieden en soldaten noemden haar liefkozend “De Zwarte Parel van de West”. Tot haar klanten mag ze in de jaren dertig de meest vooraanstaande en machtige mannen van Paramaribo…
hanskou: Old church near Paramaribo 2 (Surinam) 1998 Scan from a print and cleaned up with Photoshop
ritchiesaurus: A mosque and synagogue next to each other in Suriname. I find this so fascinating. It symbolizes that people from different ethnicities, religions etc can live peacefully with each other
filavaria: The Treaty of Breda was signed at the Dutch city of Breda, 31 July, 1667, by England, the United Provinces (Netherlands), France, and Denmark–Norway. It brought a hasty and inconclusive end to the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667). The most important clause left England in possession of New Netherlands, including New Amsterdam, renamed New York,…
alibertinemusing-blog: SURINAME: SOUTH AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN ADVENTURE Some countries attract billions of tourists every year, and some simply don’t, and it’s not always a matter of how many attractions they possess. And while for the mainstream, these countries hold little importance, they are a haven for backpackers and tourists who want to get off the beaten…