An image of Hagåtña, Guam in 1902.
SummaryAn image of Hagåtña, Guam in 1902. The image and dozens of others were recently donated to the Guam Museum by Mr. John Crandall. The
On August 21, 1969 Greg Duenas Perez set the world record for Pacific Blue Marlin, for catching this fish off the coast of Litekyan (Ritidian).
The fish was more than 1,150 pounds and 15 feet long. Siñot Perez’s record stood for 12 years, before being broken in 1982. This catch remains the record for Guam fishing til this day.
This past weekend the Greg D. Perez Sport-Fishing Foundation held a derby in honor of Siñot Perez’s fishing accomplishment. The goal of the foundation is to keep alive Guam’s proud fishing traditions, which date back millennia and continue to be maintained and adapted up until today.
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An Amazing Treasure: Walking Stick
Summary’An amazing treasure’: Walking stick gifted to President Roosevelt in 1937 push for Guam citizenship is back on island ‘An amazing treasure’: Walking stick gifted
From 1954-1992, the Guam Museum was housed in the Garden House in the Plaza de Espåña in our island’s capital Hagåtña
SummaryFrom 1954-1992, the Guam Museum was housed in the Garden House in the Plaza de Espåña in our island’s capital Hagåtña. Tens of thousands of