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Two 18th-century Bermuda cedar chests are among the highlights of the Bermuda National Trust’s auction today. Dozens of bargain hunters have flocked to the Botanical Gardens over the past two days to cast their eyes over items up for grabs at the ann...

The original Finn dinghy used by Bermudian sailing legend Howard Lee at the 1976 Montreal Olympics has returned to the island. The boat travelled from Canada to Florida before it was transported to Bermuda. Mr Lee’s grandson, Rockal Evans, who aims ...

The island branch of service organisation Altrusa International has honoured its longest-serving member as it celebrates its 100th birthday. The club planted two Bermuda rosebushes this month at the historic Verdmont house in Smith’s, one in memory o...

A collection of America’s Cup metalware has been exhibited alongside historic artefacts at the Bermuda Historical Society’s museum in Hamilton. The aluminium alloy ice bucket, a tray, a picture frame and catch-all tray will remain on display at the Q...

An intriguing slice of Bermuda’s maritime history has been making waves in England by attending nautical heritage ceremonies and anniversary celebrations. British engineer Malcolm Nicholson’s recreation of the Bermuda schooner HMS Pickle, which broug...

An old pocket watch presented by a Naval captain to a seaman who saved him from drowning in Bermuda more than 120 years ago has been donated to the National Museum. Captain Daniel McNab Riddel, a Canadian, arrived in Bermuda on November 12, 1897, abo...

Updates for health and safety regulations at the island’s care and nursing homes will be debated by MPs today. As well as the second reading of the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017, an assessment of the America’s Cup is exp...

A new book charting the history of the island through maps has arrived on the shelves. Bermuda Maps details scores of maps from early hand-drawn representations and decorative printed maps from the 1600s to more detailed modern renditions from the 19...

By the mid-1970s, neglect, time and the elements had inflicted more punishment on the massive ramparts and buildings of the Keep at Bermuda’s old Royal Naval Dockyard than any of the potential military enemies it had been built to guard against. The ...

Archaeologist Edward Harris will retire as executive director of the National Museum of Bermuda after 37 years of service. The museum’s board of trustees said Dr Harris, 70, will continue as a special adviser to the museum, as well as pursuing his wr...

The Bermuda National Trust is hosting a pair of events to highlight the history of dance on the island. This Sunday the BNT will be holding an in-depth discussion at Verdmont, led by Gary Phillips, about the evolution of the Bermuda Gombey as part of...

An interactive play at Verdmont will bring the 1920s to life this weekend. Those who go, should expect to learn a thing or two about Johnnie Bread — it’s at the centre of Adam Gauntlett’s historically based drama. “It’s about Lillian Joell who was th...