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Library expands e-book offerings

Bermuda National Library (BNL) has expanded its selection with hundreds of new e-books and audiobooks, available from the library’s website. BNL library card holders can “borrow” media by visiting http://bnl.lib.overdrive.com, and access the titles o...
Mar 28, 2014
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Dr Savage’s St George’s walkabout

One day in the three-year period 1833–36, perhaps around the heady days of Emancipation of the remaining slaves in Bermuda, the young Royal Artillery surgeon, Johnson Savage, set about on a walkabout in the Parish of St George’s, armed not with sword...
Mar 22, 2014
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A gig for another century

‘No stranger should attempt any of the anchorages or channels without a pilot. — Daniel Robert Tucker, “Channels and Reefs Around Bermuda”, 1840 The history of Bermuda is intertwined with the profession of piloting, being the trade, and perhaps art,...
Feb 22, 2014
Young Observer

Nature Walk a must-do excursion for all ages

The Bermuda National Trust Annual Children’s Nature Walk held earlier this week provided over 200 children and adults an opportunity to discover the ‘wonders of nature’ at the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve in Smith’s parish. Under blue skies on a lovel...
Feb 20, 2014
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A fixer-upper from the 1740s that’s a real property gem

The Bermuda National Trust is looking to raise more than $200,000 for the make over of one of Sandys’ most historic properties. “Springfield, at 29 Somerset Road, is an exceptionally important Trust property with buildings that are fine examples of ...
Feb 11, 2014
Young Observer

Trust launches Earth Day video contest

The Bermuda National Trust is inviting all students to participate in the 2014 Earth Day Student Video Competition to showcase their creativity, innovation and commitment to our natural and cultural heritage as well as to the future of the planet. St...
Feb 06, 2014
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Library promotes winter reading

The Bermuda National Library (BNL) is inviting the public to ‘cozy up’ with a good book as part of their Winter Reading Programme. Head librarian Joanne Brangman said: “We started this programme to encourage our patrons to venture outside their comfo...
Jan 29, 2014
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Terceira to give reading at Verdmont

When retired dentist and politician Dr Clarence Terceira released his biography, ‘Tessi’s Highway’, he worried that he might have had too many copies to sell. To his amazement copies flew off the shelves at Christmas leaving only a handful for sale i...
Jan 08, 2014
Young Observer

Is prior knowledge always a good thing?

Does having prior knowledge about a particular subject help to engage learners in an activity, increase their chances of retaining information and make connections to future learning? Research suggests that this is likely to occur. At a recent field...
Dec 19, 2013
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The only way in

As a maritime country, and in particular one surrounded by reefs, channels are of vital importance to the well-being of Bermuda, as most of our essential food and other cargo come here via oceanic travel. Without channels, vessels would have to lay o...
Dec 14, 2013
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Santa Claus to visit St George tomorrow night

Don’t forget to head to the town of St George tomorrow evening for the Bermuda National Trust Christmas Walkabout. Visit some of the oldest continually occupied buildings in the New World — Samaritans’ Lodge, Buckingham, Tucker House, the Globe Hote...
Dec 05, 2013
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