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HERITAGE MATTERS by Dr. Edward Harris She was beautiful and beautifully built, with full-length planks glued on edge, and seams so invisible the topsides shone like the side of a porcelain bathtub. — Cornelius “Corny” Shields, 1936. This year, 2012,...

HERITAGE MATTERS by Dr. Edward Harris ‘As its 400th anniversary approaches, St. Peter’s Church is in a good state of repair, thanks to the 1950—53 restoration. The exterior reflects early Victorian Gothic taste, but the interior houses an array of ...

On 4 May 2012, on what might be considered the 175th anniversary of the completion of the works, a team of volunteers from XL Group in Bermuda, assaulted the Casemate Barracks and the defences of the Dockyard known as the ‘Land Front’. Before you lea...

If you’ve ever wanted to travel back in time to the way Bermuda used to be, a new exhibition of Chris Grimes’ artwork could be the way to go. Mr Grimes, well known for his paintings of old Bermuda, will hold his first show in six years this week. Ref...

Our spotlight on Bermuda’s hotel heritage continues here with a look at the Bermudiana Hotel which was torn down in the 1990s. During the heyday of Bermuda tourism it was one of our most popular hotels. It was built in 1924 by the Furness-Withy shipp...

Bermuda’s gift of tobacco to the struggling colonies of the New World is being explored by historian George Cook, as he compiles a history of the Island’s early settlers. Dr Cook hopes to complete ‘Sea Venture Who’s Who’ this year, in time for the 40...

From many points of the compass, one of the most useful and important inventions by humans was the creation of the lock and its twin, the key. In a chicken and egg evolutionary scheme, it is impossible to say whether doors preceded keys and locks, bu...

‘It is because whales are such grand and glowing creatures that their destruction degrades us so. It will confound our descendants. We were the generation that searched Mars for the most tenuous evidence of life but couldn't rouse enough moral outrag...

Historic Fort St Catherine in St George's has been officially reopened after extensive renovations to add new computerised displays and fresh signage. Guns at the fort have been repainted and refurbished and the concrete roof covering the ditch in fr...

It appeared that Sir George Somers toured the east end of Bermuda on the morning of Friday April 27, stopping in to say hello to the students of East End Primary during their morning assembly. Appearances, however, can be deceiving, and in fact it wa...

“The whole town of Hamilton had come out to stare at the strange monster — the most wonderful craft that ever made voyage since Noah’s Ark went cruising.” — A British officer on the arrival of HM Floating Dock Bermuda on July 29, 1869. It is a curio...

“I once hear a sermon given by Dr. Patton who said “a man does to his destiny as straight as a shot from a gun”...Yet sometimes a warning voice if listened to may deliver one from the jaws of death.” Dr William Henry Watlington, ‘A Bermuda boy recall...