Children playing on the HMS Bounty anchor in front of the Pitcairn Island Courthouse & Meeting Hall.
BRADLEY & EMILY CHRISTIAN, 2005
 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT |
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| We have been asked by the Pitcairn Police & Customs Officer to make this announcement. Friends of Pitcairn and visitors to the island are asked NOT to send or bring honey, other bee products, or used hive equipment or clothing to Pitcairn. As many of you know, the Pitcairners have begun to expand their beekeeping efforts, and the island hives have recently been declared 100% free of disease. In order to keep the hives pristine, it is very important that the island not be accidentally exposed to products of bees from other areas that could contaminate the Pitcairn bee population. The Pitcairners and the bees thank you very much! |
Click for a number of articles about Pitcairn, some written by us, others written by people who have sent them to us. You may also want to look at: The Saga of HMS Bounty and Pitcairn Island to get a feel for the history of the island.
| The Pitcairn Government Web Site |
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| For up-to-date official information about visiting or residing on Pitcairn Island, philatelic (postage stamp) releases and news, and other government information, visit the Official Pitcairn Island Government Site. You can also contact the Pitcairn Island Administration in Auckland, New Zealand via email at: admin@pitcairn.gov.pn |
The Pitcairn Islands Administration is now offering Pitcairn flags for
sale in two different sizes:
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The Miscellany, Pitcairn Island's newspaper, is full of island news, stories of trips to Oeno and Henderson Island, monthly fish catch, ship arrivals, local gossip, birthdays, articles written by vistors, events and activities that have happened during each particular month. Now, you can subscribe to Miscellany and read the latest issue right here on the web. Visit the Miscellany web site
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To download a .PDF version of this map (Acrobat Reader 3.0 required), click here.
Both maps courtesy of Jean-Pierre Langer, jplanger@mcn.mc
Hand-crafted miro-wood carvings and exceptional basketry are among the unique gift items that Pitcairn Island exports to the world. Are you a stamp collector? Pitcairn is a favorite specialization for hundreds of philatelists world-wide. In addition to Pitcairn-produced items, there are many Pitcairn and HMS Bounty-related products available from all over the world, including books, videos, music, and t-shirts. The Mall also features cruises and sailing expeditions that will allow you to visit Pitcairn yourself.
| Earthquakes and the Pitcairn Internet |
| Pitcairn gets its new connection to the Internet due to a seismic station being placed on the island by the Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory. They have a network of seismological stations around the world that feed data in via satellite. That satellite connection is shared with the Pitcairn residents to connect to the Internet. You can see the seismic data from the Pitcairn Island Station, and it's updated every 30 minutes. |
Barbara Kuchau has formed the FRIENDSofPITCAIRN Yahoo Group where we can discuss Pitcairn and Bounty issues via email, or on line if that's what you prefer. To join, all you need to do is go out to Yahoo Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FRIENDSofPITCAIRN/ and sign up.
In order to participate in Yahoo Groups, you need to sign up for an "account" with Yahoo. It is free, and you can avoid getting spam by carefully choosing which types of solicitation you will allow. The account is simply a way to list and access the Yahoo Groups to which you belong.
Visit the Pitcairn Islands Study Center News Page which covers some of the key news releases about Pitcairn. Here are some articles on the Internet that people have told us about. If you see articles, please send us the urls. Also let us know if you notice that articles have been taken down or move to archives.
Pitcairn: Adventist Pastor, Wife Find Paradise on Tiny Island, Adventist News Network, 7 Jun 2005.Mutineers' kin sex abuse appeal, International CNN.com, 18 Apr 2005.Picking up the pieces on Pitcairn Island, nzherald.co.nz, 22 Mar 2005.Fire destroys Pitcairn Island home, nzherald.co.nz, 21 Mar 2005.Pitcairn raising funds for boat shed replacement, Yahoo Asia News, 15 Feb 2005.Pitcairn guilty launch challenge, by Phil Mercer, BBC News, 4 Feb 2005.ONE News Insight: Pitcairn Paradise Lost, TVNZ ONE News, 17 Jan 2005.Pitcairn social work - the hardest job on Earth?, by Phillip English, New Zealand Herald, 16 Jan 2005.Alleged Pitcairn rapist faces court, news.com.au, 11 Jan 2005.2004 for New Zealanders: Simon Moore, by Michele Hewitson, New Zealand Herald, 2 Jan 2005.A first place to look for Norfolk Island news on the internet is Topix.Net - Norfolk Island News which covers some of the key news releases about that Island.
Car find linked to Patton murder, News.com.au, 24 Jan 2005.Island of Discovery, by Brad Crouch, Escape.com.au, 28 Nov 2004. Drama takes a back seat for Norfolk poll, by Stephen Gibbs, smh.com.au, 23 Oct 2004. Buffett headed to Long Bay jail hospital, smh.com.au, 21 Sep 2004. Locked in limbo on Norfolk Island, smh.com.au, 31 Aug 2004. Paradise lost to murder, by Louise Milligan, The Australian, 21 Jul 2004. Murder Rocks Remote Pacific Isle (A politician has been shot and killed on the former Australian penal colony of Norfolk Island - apparently becoming its second murder victim in 150 years.) BBC News, 19 Jul 2004. Norfolk Island: Murder in Paradise, by Helen Dalley, NineMSN, 27 Jun 2004. 10 'persons of interest' in Janelle's murder to be named tomorrow, by Candace Sutton, smh.com.au, 30 May 2004. The Norfolk Island Murder Mystery, by Tracy Bowden, ABC 7:30 Report, 27 May 2004. Never a mutiny on this bountiful trip, The Advertiser, 14 Feb 2004. Murder on Norfolk Island: One year later, who killed Janelle Patton?, by Tim Latham, Background Briefing, 30 Mar 2003.
Pitcairn Island has a population of approximately 50 persons, give or take a few, of which 6 are the families of the pastor and schoolteacher from abroad. In such a small community, everyone is known by their first name or nickname. This directory of the population will introduce you to the people, their interests, and their relationship to each other. Come in and meet the neighbors!
These photos will give you some idea of what Pitcairn and the Pitcairners, past and present, are like. If you have pictures of Pitcairn, and will send us copies, we'd be happy to include some of them here.
In 1789, a famous mutiny took place when Master's Mate Fletcher Christian and about half the crew took control of the HMS Bounty, and set the Captain, Lt. William Bligh, adrift in the ship's launch with those crewmembers who remained loyal to him. Several of the mutineers along with their Tahitian & Tubuan consorts and a handful of native men found sanctuary on Pitcairn. The current population of Pitcairn are descendants of 6 of the mutineers from this famous voyage, and their women.
An outstanding bibliography compiled by H. L. Kerr in April 1989 (the 200th anniversary of the mutiny) and updated regularly. If you have references you'd like to add, please contact the author.
We are collecting any songs, poems, or short stories, as well as book, film, and record reviews, and other cultural information about the HMS Bounty and its aftermath ... if you know of any, let us know.
This is the place to locate information about the ancestors, descendants, and cousins of the Bounty crewmembers, with downloadable files and lists of the approximately 9,100 Bounty descendants we now know about. Also, George Snell has the Bounty Descendants file displayed on his website in tables. Stop over and take a look: http://www.ourbounty.com/bounty/index.html
| Information on Telecommunications |
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Pitcairn has recently installed a new Inmarsat "mini-M" telephone system. This new system uses the British Telecom Earth Station in New Zealand.
Inmarsat "mini-M" - available 24 hours/day: The station is usually unattended, but there is an answering machine for phone calls. The station is checked for calls at 20:00, 00:00 and 05:00 GMT. If you're lucky, there might be someone there at those times. There is public phone in the satellite station which uses Pitcairn's own unique phonecards. It is expected that these cards will become very valuable in the future. The number printed are strictly limited. They can also be viewed, and purchased from the Administration's web site. It is also hoped that much-needed revenue can be raised by the sale of these cards. |
| BY EMAIL: |
| Andrew Randall Christian: andrew@christian.pn |
| Meralda Warren: maimiti@pitcairn.pn |
| Betty & Tom Christian: flatcher@pitcairn.pn |
| Terry & Vula Young: tvyoungs@pitcairn.pn |
| Nadine & Randy Christian: flatland@pitcairn.pn |
| Irma & Dennis Christian: denray@pitcairn.pn |
| Jay & Carol Warren: jaycarol@pitcairn.pn |
| Pitcairn Mayor's Office: co@pitcairn.gov.pn |
| Leslie Jaques (Pitcairn Administrator in NZ): admin@pitcairn.gov.pn |
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| BY HAM RADIO: |
| Between 3:30 and 5:00 PM PST (2330 to 0100 UTC) on Tuesdays, you can talk to Tom Christian (VP6TC) on Pitcairn Island at 21.348 MHz, or 14.181 MHz if reception is poor on the primary frequency. |
| At 9:00 AM PST (1700 UTC) on Fridays, you can talk to Tom Christian (VP6TC) at 21.348 MHz. |
| At 9:00 AM PST (1700 UTC) on Wednesdays, you can talk to Betty Christian (VP6YL) at 21.325 Mhz. |
| Between 3:00 and 4:00 PM PST (2200 to 2300 UTC) most days of the week, you can talk to Dave Brown (VP6DB) who frequents a net on 14.226.5 MHz and 14.247 MHz. |
| Other Pitcairn Ham Radio Amateurs are: Meralda Warren (VP6MW); Jay Warren (VP6JC); Terry Young (VP6TY); Dennis Christian (VP6DR); Clarice Brown Oates (VP6CB); Michael Warren (VP6AZ); Irma Christian (VP6ID); and The Club Station (VP6PAC). |
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| BY POST: |
| Letters can be addressed to any of the Island residents at the following address, but remember that mail can take as long as 3 months to get there, and several months for a return. Don't expect a response next week! |
| (person's name) Pitcairn Island South Pacific (via New Zealand) |
| Pitcairn Island Study Center | The official web site for the PISC, a museum-research facility on the campus of Pacific Union College, Angwin (Napa Valley), CA. The PISC contains the largest North American collection of materials relating to the Mutiny on the Bounty, Captain William Bligh, H.M.S. Bounty, Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands. Herbert Ford, the Director, can also be contacted at: hford@puc.edu. |
| Pitcairn Islands Study Group |
The PISG is an international philatelic association for collectors of Pitcairn Islands stamps and postal memorabilia. Their wonderful bi-monthly newsbooklet, the PISG Log, contains excellent historical material on the Bounty and Pitcairn, as well as current information on the islands. |
| The Henderson Island Website | Pitcairn is one of four islands included in the "Pitcairn Islands", although it is the only populated island. Mark Winthrop, of Copenhagen, Denmark, has researched and gathered much information and many pictures from Pitcairn's nearest neighbors in the Pacific. |
| HMS Bounty: A Descendants Page | George Snell would very much like to make contact with other descendants with an interest of researching our ancestors. He has a large Descendants database file that provides FREE access to all descendants who wish to research their ancestors. |
| Pitcairn Imagineering | As used in the site name, "Imagineering" simply means: The imaginative application of engineering sciences to solve practical problems. This site provides an interesting and unique view of Pitcairn and alternatives for its future. |
| Pitcairn News | Chris Double's Pitcairn news & weblog, along with links to Wikipedia and other Pitcairn-related sites. |
| The Major Pitcairn Website | When Pitcairn was first sighted by (and named for) young midshipman Robert Pitcairn, the first step in its modern history began. What many people do not know is that his father, Captain of Marines aboard the same ship, was to play a major role in the American Revolutionary War a few years later. |
| Voyage to Pitcairn Island | Sean Bercaw, the creator of the site, left from Woods Hole, MA with three shipmates aboard the R/V Benjamin Franklin, a 40 ft. aluminum sloop, on a voyage which will take them around Cape Horn and also to Pitcairn Island. The Bercaw family's connection to Pitcairn began when Sean's father Jay visited the island aboard Irving Johnson's famous Yankee in 1951. |
| National Library of Australia Catalog | Search result for items concerning Pitcairn Island. |
| Heragi/Pitcairn | An interesting article by Peter Buck on the ancient settlement of Pitcairn by Polynesian voyagers. |
| Tuamotu Tropical Moist Forests | A World Wildlife Fund website that discusses the status of environmentally sensitive sites including Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno, featuring interesting geographical, geological and biological facts about all four Pitcairn Group islands and the region in general. |
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The Pitcairn Islands |
This .pdf file provides a good introduction to the flora and fauna of the Islands. |
| Places I've Traveled to: Pitcairn Island |
Mitch & Sue Bunkin, world travelers, have visited much of the world, including Pitcairn Island in 1993. Lots of photographs of the island and its people. |
| Voyage Log 2001: A Global Odyssey |
A daily log of the Soren Larsen on a 2001 visit to Henderson and Pitcairn. |
| Exercise Bounty Bay | Exercise Bounty Bay is a Joint Service Scientific Diving Expedition to Pitcairn Island, South Pacific Ocean |
| The Island of Pitcairn | Diego Cimarosti, of Italy, has put together a beautiful Pitcairn Web Site. Well worth a visit. English/Italiana. |
| Geoff's Photos | A wonderful collection of photographs of a trip to Pitcairn. |
| Pitcairn: You Can't Get There From Here | Lynn & John Salmon's 5-part narrative of their visit to Pitcairn. |
| Trembly's Travels: Pitcairn Island | A narrative with many photographs by Cristy Trembly, a ham radio enthusiast and visitor to Pitcairn. |
| Pitcairn Island: Where Mutiny Grew into Harmony | Stories and information based on the experiences of Pastor Thurman and Martha Petty who served on Pitcairn Island in 1982-84. |
| The voyage of the HMS Bounty |
A paper by Sean Carlson. |
| World Statesmen: Pitcairn Island |
Contains a very useful listing of Pitcairn Island Leaders, Magistrates, Governors, and other officials over the years. |
| US Geological Survey - Photos From Pitcairn |
The U.S. Geological Survey operates a station on Pitcairn. Included here are a number of excellent Pitcairn photos. |
| Nathan Champion's H.M.S. Bounty Page | A Bounty website by a very web-literate young Bounty descendant, started as a school project, but continued by popular demand. |
| A Pitcairn Exhibit | Jerry Jensen has put together a web page about Pitcairn and Pitcairn stamp collecting in preparation for a midsummer exhibit. |
| The Great Revolution in Pitcairn | This fable by Mark Twain was drawn from actual history, and can be taken as a practical lesson in the dangers of democracy and the politics of reform. |
| Isabella | Fiona Mountain, the author of a fictional romance/biography of Isabella Curwen, Fletcher Christian's cousin and true love, has a lot of interesting Bounty material on her website. |
| The Tattooed Hand - Pahutini | The life of a young Tahitian girl who met Captain Cook, who saw the white men return regularly throughout her childhood, and who was brought up in the powerful traditions of the Tahitian culture, but became deeply curious about the white man's world. The story of Mauatua, and the other women whose names flit like Polynesian ghosts through the saga of the Bounty - Mareva, Puarei, Teraura, Vahineatua ... |
| Norfolk Island | A Brief Parliamentary History of Pitcairn's "sister island". |
| Welcome to Pitcairn Island | A brief site summarizing information about Pitcairn and its early settlers. |
| Ina Koys' Website | A visitor to Pitcairn on board the Eye of the Wind, Ina has much about Pitcairn, tall ships, and the joys of sailing. Also, download a Pitcairn Screensaver. (Deutsch/English) |
| Pitcairn - The Most Distant Island | English - Polska. A well-illustrated website by world traveler Wojciech Dabrowski of Poland, who visited Pitcairn several years ago. |
| Bounty Club Schweiz | A non-profit Organisation in Switzerland, supporting the Pitcairn Islanders for the last 10 years (Deutsch). |
| Bounty Club Deutschland e.V. | A group formed to bring information about the Bounty and Pitcairn to the German-speaking world. (Deutsch) |
| Historia de un mot�n |
A brief report of the Mutiny and its aftermath. (Espa�ol) |
| Christian Evidences: Pitcairn's Island | The story of the Pitcairn Bible. |
| Destination Pitcairn Islands | A good general guide to Pitcairn. |
| South Pacific Organizer: Pitcairn FAQ | Part of the South Pacific Handbook website covering many islands. |
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