Sunday, 25 October 2009  So this was Lusaakas  So This was
Lusaakas is an excellent history of Lusaka - and there are not a
lot of them - by Richard Sampson, covering up to independence in
1964. This book lists many early and or prominent names.  The
earliest visitors are Portuguese, mentioned below, drawn from
the introduction to the book.  My references come from the
second, enlarged edition, 1971  Here is a brief and random
timeline drawn from the book  Lusaka is named after a "minor
Lenje headman" who had a village in the area. It was originally
known as Lusaka's village, or Lusaaka's, village, but more often
written Lusakas or Lusaakas.  1906 Railway arrives from the
south 1910 Lusaka School is in operation, photo 1912 meeting
about state of Lusaka School, deputation to Livingstone The
school is "kept by several colonial and Dutch girls for the
surrounding farmers' children... .A mud house, swarming with
white ants," See elsewhere on this blog for a list of pupils at
the school. 1913 Decision to form Lus