The 200th anniversary of William Perot’s moving to Par-la-Ville was celebrated with Christmas songs and entertainment on Saturday.

The event, organised through Historical Heartbeats, the Bermuda Historical Society, and the Bermuda Library, invited the public to go and explore the History Museum and enjoy Bermuda’s heritage.

Mount Saint Agnes Primary School Choir sang festive songs and was followed by the folk songs of Val Sherwood. There was also a performance from the North Village Band.

The event was attended by Culture Minister Wayne Scott and Mayor of Hamilton Graeme Outerbridge who gave a speech recapping the history of the Perot family and their house.

Town Crier Ed Christopher and historian John Cox were also in attendance while the Governor George Fergusson and his wife Margaret decided to pay an informal visit.

Bermuda Historical Society member Lyn Vaughan was determined that the milestone should not pass uncelebrated, and she and her committee worked all year to produce new postcards and brochures, and to arrange the programme of events.