In 1990, I volunteered to do a series of oral histories for the National Museum of Bermuda on Bermudians involved in our maritime history. With their permission, I have selected George Fielding Swan, ...
In the winter of 1964, my husband was returning to school in New York. It was Boxing Day. At JFK airport, he was captivated by a portly Black man dressed in a suit and tie, over which he wore an ankle...
Eighty years ago, Willett “Bill” Anderson left Southampton Glebe School to learn his father’s trade. He was 13 years old and following a tradition familiar to many families. His father, John Anderson,...
I have always wondered why there are so many weddings in June. I thought it was possibly because of the weather — not too hot and not too cool. In actual fact, the month of June is named for the godde...
The Royal Gazette article written by Jonathan Bell and published on May 27, 2022 stated “preserving histories of schools facing closure under public education reforms is to go ahead with the selection...
In the last of a series of profiles to mark Nurses Month, Cecille Snaith-Simmons recalls Margaret “Peggy” Ridley Watson
Margaret Ridley was 27 when she made the bold decision to board a passenger...
In the third of a series of profiles to mark Nurses Month, Cecille Snaith-Simmons tells the story of Phyllis Leonie Harford and her drive to be accepted by Bermuda
In the second of a series of profiles to mark Nurses Month, Cecille Snaith-Simmons tells the story of Edward Dyer, Bermuda’s first male nurse
Edward Dyer was one of seven children born to Kathlyn...
In the first of a series of profiles to mark Nurses Month, Cecille Snaith-Simmons tells the story of Bermudian nurse Lorraine Lauretta Dyer-Bizek SRN, SCM, QN, HV, who braved war and moving to a n...
My childhood memories of Easter are filled with kite-flying on Good Friday, going to Sunday school and Easter dinner with my grandparents. There were also the feminine activities revolving around the ...
