A postcard published in 1995 featuring an image of Talo’fo’fo’ Falls
SummaryThe Guam Museum has thousands of postcards in its collection, each showing the beauty, culture or history of the island in different ways across the
Summary
Each year as part of the Guam History and CHamoru Heritage Day festivities in Humåtak, a reenactment of Ferdinand Magellan's 1521 visit to Guam is held. Guam History and CHamoru Heritage Day was previously known as Magellan Day or Discovery Day and was set to coincide with the anniversary of the explorer’s visit.
Guam History and CHamoru Heritage Day festivities in Humåtak
Each year as part of the Guam History and CHamoru Heritage Day festivities in Humåtak, a reenactment of Ferdinand Magellan’s 1521 visit to Guam is held. Guam History and CHamoru Heritage Day was previously known as Magellan Day or Discovery Day and was set to coincide with the anniversary of the explorer’s visit.
Several decades ago, this reenactment focused primarily on celebrating Magellan, and the courage it took to explore oceans previously unknown to Europeans and lead the circumnavigation of the globe.
In more recent years, in connection with the renaming of this public holiday and using it to highlight CHamoru culture and history, the reenactment has changed to focus less on Magellan himself, but rather highlighting the life of CHamorus prior to colonization.
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School Days 1949
SummaryTwo CHamoru children walking to school in Guam in 1949. There are no notes with the photo to indicate the village or the names of
“Guam – Perch of the China Clippers” Article
SummaryAn iconic photo of two CHamoru fishers from the article, “Guam – Perch of the China Clippers” that was part of the July 1938 issue