A unique insight into colonial history

For almost 250 years Denmark was a colonial power in the West Indies. From the founding of the colony in 1672 to the sale of the islands to the USA in 1917. This is an introduction to aspects of the history of the Danish West Indies, which will be helpful to you if you would like to know more about the subject or if you want to search the digitized records from the colony.

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Personal history

Here you can read about the population in the colony. The texts focus on the demographic development through the colonial era and on how significant events in the lives of individual people were recorded, such as births, marriages and funerals.
Personal history