Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Guam Symphony Society
Prior to 1966 the Guam Symphonic Wind Ensemble provided Guam with the only live symphonic music performances available. This ensemble was under the direction of
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Band Ensembles
When Lt. Commander William Sewell served as the third American Governor of Guam beginning in 1903, he reacted poorly to the Spanish flavor of the
Contemporary Guam Era
Brown Treesnake
The brown treesnake was accidentally introduced most likely by the US military to Guam in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The brown treesnake (Boiga
Contemporary Guam: Health
US Naval Hospital, Guam 1962-Present
In 1962 the Naval Hospital provided the services of a typical community hospital to active duty members, retirees, and their dependents, and veterans at its
Contemporary Guam: Health
Nursing Program, University of Guam
In 1966, a two-year associate of science degree nursing program began at the College of Guam, the predecessor of the University of Guam. It has
Guamanian Era
Guam Pattera: Changing Birth Practices (1950-1960)
A significant change in the use and availability of nurse-midwives occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. The shift away from midwife-assisted home births to hospital
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Guam’s Political Status
Since the claim by Spain over the Mariana Islands in 1565 and the settlement of Jesuit missionaries and conquest of the CHamoru people in the
Civic Society
Guam and Its Three Empires
Few peoples in the world have had continued colonial status for the past 330 years. However, the CHamoru people can claim this unfortunate distinction. It
Civic Society
Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School was established on Guam in 1968 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, an order founded in 1833 in Germany by
Civic Society
Namesake School: VSA Benavente Middle
Established in 1966 as Dededo Junior High School, Dededo Middle School was renamed Vicente S.A. Benavente Middle School on February 10, 1999. I Mina Bente