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When our son was a young boy, he was fascinated by space. His grandmother took him to all the Star Wars films, my husband hung the Millennium Falcon from his bedroom ceiling and his Christmas toys were usually space-related. R2D2 still appears out o...

I was barely 9 in the summer of 1951 when my parents took us on a trip to Jamaica. Little did we know that Hurricane Charlie, the deadliest tropical cyclone of the Atlantic hurricane season, would visit the island during our vacation. On what appeare...

Mention the name Donald Smith and most black Bermudian seniors will instantly recall travelling abroad on his affordable group tours, his organised American camps for children and his notorious Bermuda Dance held every September, in New York. Around ...

On the evening news of November 7, 2022, the Minister of Education suggested that West End Primary School’s name be transferred to the proposed new Somerset Primary School. Once again, he has insulted the history of West End Primary School. Surely by...

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, whose story I have rewritten and updated to includ...

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-length camel hair coat. Around his neck was a pla...

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, a master mason and fisherman, was very involved i...

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 goddess Juno — protector of women in all aspects of lif...

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 of members for a history and legacy committee”. I...

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 liner, and sail to Bermuda. She had never left En...