GUINEA'S NEW GENERATION THESE GLOUCESTER WATERMEN HAVE MIGRATED FROM BIG ISLAND TO THE MAINLAND. BUT AT THIS WEEK'S GUINEA JUBILEE, THEY WILL BE REMINDED OF THEIR HERITAGE, WHICH DATES BACK TO COLONIAL TIMES.(DAILY BREAK)

The Virginian Pilot | September 25, 1997| | Copyright

Byline: ERIKA REIF, STAFF WRITER

MENTION GUINEA to those who've spent time in Gloucester County.

Eyes roll with a knowing look. There's a snicker or a laugh, followed by yet another crack about lineages resembling totem poles rather than family trees.

Even the Guineamen remember the days when everyone in their community was kin. But their isolation and introverted ways are breaking down.

Many that live in homes on the Guinea marshes - fed by rivers and creeks branching off the York River - grew up on secluded Big Island, about a mile ...

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