Discovering the Importance of Historical Research

Discovering the Importance of Historical Research I had no idea when I started my research, the gold nuggets delving into both Jamaica and GB’s past would turn up. I spent three months researching each country’s history and culture for the period I was interested in – late 19th and early 20th century. It was Maya Angelou who said, and I quote ‘I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going’.