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The remnants of what is believed to be centuries-old town dubbed “the first capital of Bermuda” by archaeologists is slowly coming to light after more than 400 years. The site on Smith’s Island in St George’s Harbour has been painstakingly unearthed...

A US actor has uncovered her ancestral link to a rebellious figure of New World history from the 1609 shipwreck that led to the settlement of Bermuda. Allison Janney, from the acclaimed TV drama The West Wing, came to Bermuda courtesy of the US s...

An ageing reproduction of an historic ship in St George’s was demolished because it was beyond repair. The Deliverance replica was built as a tourist attraction in the late 1960s but the structure had become unsafe. A heap of wood was left in its pla...

Six Bermudian students are receiving hands-on training in every aspect of museum operations through the National Museum of Bermuda’s summer internship programme. Projects include helping to create a teacher’s research guide on piloting in Bermuda, r...

Tourists and locals enjoyed a day of history, culture and heritage today as part of the Plough Day celebrations in St George. The event celebrated 410 years since the arrival of the first settlers in the town and marked the first of a series of even...

The upper veranda of the historic Commissioner’s House in Dockyard has been reopened to the public after six months of restoration work. Work on the almost 200-year-old building — a part of the National Museum of Bermuda — was required to address rus...

The Bermuda National Trust’s St George’s museums were “poignant” places to visit as Bermuda celebrated Heritage Month, according to Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport. Dr Peets visited Tucker House and the Globe Hotel Museum earli...

The St George’s Historical Society will be celebrated tomorrow through a new commemorative stamp series to mark the organisation’s 100th anniversary. The St George’s Historical Society was formed by legislation on May 13, 1922. That same year the soc...

A celebration of “proud” heritage as well as opportunities for people and businesses are at the heart of Corporation of St George plans, the municipality’s mayor said. George Dowling III addressed recent commentary and insisted the Olde Towne had mod...

A 154-year-old ring found between the floorboards of an historic home has been repatriated by a former Bermudian resident and returned to the Bermuda National Trust. Jean Freeman returned the gold ring last week after using it as a wedding band from ...

An archaeological project using radar technology to see beneath the ground suggests that about half of what is now King’s Square in St George was once underwater as part of a natural bay. The survey, being led Michael Jarvis of the University of Roch...

A trio of archaeological experts is using radar technology to unearth secrets about Bermuda’s past. Ground-penetrating radar, which uses pulses to create subsurface images, is already beginning to offer a glimpse into Bermuda’s history as part of an...