Modern History of the Ulithi Atoll, Part III

This is the third in a series of blog entries chronicling the modern history of the Ulithi Atoll. For background information see Part I, which covers 1529 to 1730, and Part II, which covers from 1731 to 1899.At the conclusion of the Spanish America War the United States...

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Modern History of the Ulithi Atoll, Part II

This is the second in a series of blog entries chronicling the modern history of the Ulithi Atoll. For background information see Part I which covers 1529 to 1730.Fathers Contova and Walter, as well as a small contingent of Spanish soldiers, sailors, and alter boys arrived in on...

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Modern History of the Ulithi Atoll, Part I

In response to requests from our volunteers and donors Habele will be writing a series of blog entires dealing with the modern history of the Ulithi Atoll. Particular attention will be paid to how contact with outsiders has influenced social, political, and economic changes on the Atoll.Westerners first...

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Supplies for Ulithian Head Start

Habele volunteers sent off instructional materials to Head Start centers on the Ulithi Atoll late this week. The shipment, the third this year to Head Start, was organized by a retired couple who visited the Outer Islands of Yap in 2004. My husband and I had a wonderful...

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