Donkipedia
Donkipedia
Welcome to Donkipedia
Donkipedia is a Guernsey Society initiative to collect and share knowledge about Guernsey's People, Places & Heritage. Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands.
This is a wiki. This means that there is some useful content here, but it is work in progress, it is not yet complete. It also means that anyone can contribute to it. We hope that you find it interesting and useful.
Guernsey People
- Family History in Guernsey
- Guernsey Surnames
- Selected Guernsey family trees
- Notable Guernseymen
- Thomas De La Rue, founder of international printing business
- Sir Donald Banks, founder of the Guernsey Society
- Major General Sir Isaac Brock, saviour of Upper Canada
- William Le Lacheur, pioneer of the Costa Rica Coffee Trade
- Admiral de Saumarez, naval sea captain
- Roy Dotrice, actor
- Matthew Le Tissier, international footballer
- Immigration
- Emigration
Guernsey Heritage
- Guernsey Chronology - a timeline of significant events in island history
- Guernsey Culture
- Guernsey Folklore
- Guernsey Commerce & Industry
Guernsey Places
- Bailiwick of Guernsey - including the surrounding islands of Alderney, Sark, Herm and Jethou
- Old Guernsey Houses
- Guernsey roads
- Maps of Guernsey
- Fiefs of Guernsey
- Guernsey place names around the world
Where to Start
Some ideas of where to start exploring Donkipedia:
- What's new in Donkipedia? - this new page shows at a glance recent updates to Donkipedia
- Family History in Guernsey - interested in your Guernsey roots? Start here.
- Guernsey Timeline - from 8000 BC to the present day
- A glossary of Channel Island terms - don't know a Colombier from a Constable? Find the answer here
All of these articles are gradually being expanded with further items and supporting articles.
Selected Articles
A selection of articles which you may find particularly interesting
- German Occupation, the story of the islands' occupation during World War II
- Muratti Vase, the annual inter-island football tournament
- St Peter Port, Guernsey, the island's capital
- Alderney and Sark, profiles of the Bailiwick's other main islands
CI Bibliography
Books and articles about the Channel Islands in print and on the Web
Contribute to Donkipedia
You can help Donkipedia grow
Everybody can contribute to Donkipedia and help this Channel Island history resource keep growing. You can add new pages, edit existing pages (with the exception of a few which are protected) and leave comments about content. Go to the Community Portal for general advice on how to become involved with Donkipedia and also look at information on how to go about adding your family tree to those already on the site. Site policies.
Jerripedia
Visit our sister site, Jerripedia dedicated to the history of the island of Jersey. You will find similar information to that contained in Donkipedia and many of the family pages and other information are common to both sites to make life simpler for those researching their family trees in both islands.
