Browse Items (60 total)

An article from Guam Recorder, February 1926, that examines the study of place names of the Mariana Islands and includes a partial list of localities and its English translation.

Two entries from Father Aniceto Ibanez' diary from August 1865 and March 27, 1870.

First Lieutenant F.A. Stephenson's descriptions of petroglyphs (writings on or in stone) found in Talofofo caves and his interpretation of the symbols and figures. The top row of the illustration were partially obscured figures sketched out randomly…

Examples of petroglyphs. The top row of the illustration were partially obscured figures sketched out randomly by Stephenson. Editor's Note: From the Guam Recorder, April 1936

An article from Guam Recorder, November 1938, that describes the history, physical features, and composition of the Acho Yap, or money of Yap.

An illustration by Brother Marcelo Ansaldo, S.J. that shows the landing of the ship that brought Father Diego Luis de San Vitores and his six Jesuit companions to Guam in 1668. He labeled the map: "Location and sketch of the new coast of San Antonio…

Translated copy of Brother Marcelo Ansaldo's letter to the Queen, Mariana de Austria, that describes the events on June 15, 16, and 17, 1668 at Agana Bay, which include the arrival of Father Diego Luis de Sanvitores on the Islands de los Ladrones,…

Various diary entries by Father Aniceto Ibanez from 1850, 1855, 1867, and 1869 about specific people and events on Guam, Saipan, and Tinian.

An article that notes the retrieval of microfilm copies of Guam's history from the Archivo General de la Nacion in Mexico.

An image of a facsimile and the English translation of one of the "reales cedulas"