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Radar digs deep into St George’s history

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...
May 04, 2022
Education

Radar gets under the surface of Bermuda’s historical sites

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...
May 04, 2022
Tourism

Washington Post features African Diaspora Heritage Trail

Bermuda’s Black history has been featured in an article in the Washington Post newspaper. In an article headlined “Bermuda trail brings island’s Black heritage to the fore”, journalist Richard Morin visited the 50 Sites of Memory on the island’s Afri...
May 03, 2022
Environment

Ocean View moves proposed warehouse from Mary Prince site

A warehouse planned at Ocean View Golf Course in Devonshire is being re-advertised with a new proposed site near Barker’s Hill in the wake of objections from historians. It had previously been proposed next to a site of historical importance in the l...
May 02, 2022
General

Tree-planting deepens roots of US-Bermuda friendship

A sapling from the home of former United States President George Washington was planted in Bermuda yesterday as a symbol of the “enduring relationship” between the two countries. Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said that the Eastern Redbud ma...
May 02, 2022
Tourism

Wanted: ‘weekday warriors’ to help in fort restoration work

A charity wants to recruit a team of “weekday warriors” to help with restoration work on an historic fort. Work has already started at Fort Cunningham on Paget Island, St George’s Harbour, with members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment helping to clear u...
Apr 27, 2022
General

Museum to hold free lecture on story of slave ship Enterprise

A virtual lecture on the accidental arrival of a slave ship on the island just months after emancipation is to be held as part of the National Museum of Bermuda’s “Atlantic World” series. The talk will be available for free on Zoom and focus on event...
Apr 19, 2022
General

Culture minister tours St George museums

The culture minister has visited two museums in the historic former capital of the island. Ernest Peets dropped in on the Bermudian Heritage Museum and the St George's Historical Society Museum as part of a tour of museums and cultural attractions. D...
Apr 05, 2022
Education

National museum launches multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign

A multimillion-dollar fundraising drive has been launched to revive and renovate the National Museum of Bermuda. It is hoped that The Future of History Campaign will attract at least $8.5 million to support education programmes, development projects ...
Mar 28, 2022
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