Saba History

Okay, last adventure to share with you for a while… the Museum! Believe it or not, Saba does have a Museum. It is set up with how life would have been early on, in a home built in 1840 by a sea captain named Josiah Peterson. The home is scattered with paintings from the last owner of the home, that painted life then, his name was Harry Johnson. He was a police officer and an “amateur artist”. 

In the home, we saw Sulphur from the mine here in Saba that has since been closed down due to tourist that got trapped inside. We saw old fashioned irons, and cooking kettles. An old record player and a 100 year old organ!

I loved the paintings and old pictures of sailors and Sea Captains. Looked to me, like pirates! I asked about the different races, and the museum guide said that they didn’t have slaves. But that the darker skin was the indigenous people or they came over from the Netherlands as they abolished slavery in 1863.

We also saw very interesting vases they used to hold flowers in beautiful arrangements. Interesting maps and an old school chalk board. 

In the bedroom we found a VERY tall bed, and a baptism dress, draperies, and bedding of original Saba Lace…. A tradition they still maintain today.

This is a picture of a passport from the 1900’s! How they have changed!

This picture is from the FIRST CAR to come to Saba in 1947 and here is the 2^nd that came a while later.

The first airplane to land her BY SEA was also in 1947, and it wasn’t until 1959 that an airplane was able to make a landing on the island itself.

For reference… this is the airport today!

After the museum we took time to enjoy the nice weather outside, and the swings hanging from a tree on the grounds.