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Emancipation Exhibition Featured At KEMH
Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] is celebrating Emancipation Day this year by exhibiting the panels from the Department of Culture’s 2022 exhibition – Pioneers Who Persevered: Black Nurses in Segregated Bermuda. “We’re so pleased the Department of Culture has collaborated with us to show this exhibition again,” said BHB CEO & President... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Cup Match Walkabout In Somerset
Friends of Sandys held an Emancipation Cup Match walkabout in Somerset yesterday [July 13], guiding participants through historic sites and stories related to Emancipation and Cup Match. For extensive coverage of Cup Match spanning over a decade, visit our website BernewsCupMatch.com, the island’s most comprehensive resource on... Read more of this article
‘Masked Freedom’ Event To Be Held
King Alpha Productions is hosting “Masked Freedom,” a special event on African masquerade traditions as a key to freedom, featuring Professor Raphael Chijioke Njoku and Dr. David ‘Roots’ Chapman, on July 30 at St. Paul’s Centennial Hall during Emancipation Week 2024. Related Stories Gombey Documentary Special Edition The... Read more of this article
Theatre Boycott 65th Anniversary Celebrated
The 65th anniversary of the Theatre Boycott was celebrated during a recent Harbour Nights, with historical tributes, live performances, and community participation. A spokesperson said, “Harbour Nights – July 3rd – was dedicated to the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the success of the Theatre Boycott. A few minutes after 7 pm, the... Read more of this article
65th Anniversary Of Theatre Boycott
There will be a celebration on Wednesday [July 3] marking the 65th Anniversary of the success of the Theatre Boycott. A spokesperson said, “This coming Wednesday, July 3rd , at Harbour Nights, starting at 7 pm, there will be a Celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Success of the Theatre Boycott. This event is a collaboration involving the... Read more of this article
Lecture On 175 Years Of Portuguese History
The Department of Culture, in collaboration with the Portuguese Cultural Association of Bermuda, hosted a Bermudian Heartbeats Lecture featuring Azorean historian Eduardo Medeiros. A Government spokesperson said, “Last week [June 27], the Department of Culture hosted their latest Bermudian Heartbeats Lecture Series, in collaboration with the Portuguese... Read more of this article
Archaeological Materials Returned To Bermuda
Thirty-six boxes of 17th century archaeological material have returned to Bermuda after study at William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. A spokesperson said, “The returned materials include archaeological finds and records relating to the First Forts Project, undertaken between 1993 and 2003 by the Department of Anthropology at the College of... Read more of this article
Mary Prince Legacy Bus Tour In July & August
The Mary Prince Legacy Bus Tour will be held on select Sundays in July and August. A spokesperson said, “In recognition of Emancipation & Mary Prince Day, Titan Express & The African Ancestories in Bermuda are offering in July & August, “The Mary Prince Legacy Bus Tour”. The tour highlights Mary Prince’s experiences... Read more of this article
Wallpaper Wednesday: Sea Venture Triangle
The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series takes a captivating dive into Bermuda’s rich history, with a rendition of the Sea Venture shipwreck, Bermuda’s national motto, ‘Quo Fata Ferunt’ and the Bermuda Triangle. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format, ideally... Read more of this article
Photos: NMB Launches Azorean Art Exhibit
The National Museum of Bermuda launched a new exhibition, “Alternative Voices: A Perspective on Contemporary Art from the Azores,” featuring works by Azorean artists and celebrating the 175th anniversary of Portuguese immigration to Bermuda. A spokesperson said, “On the evening of Thursday, June 6, 2024, a new temporary exhibition... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda’s Royal Naval Tanks, Part 4
[Column written by Dr Edward Harris] In the first part of this series on the Royal Naval Tanks at St. George’s Island, Bermuda, the earliest [1803] published image of the watering facility for British warships was presented and then discussed in part two. In part three, the identities of the warships in the 1803 picture are considered and the 1808... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda’s Royal Naval Tanks, Part 3
[Column written by Dr Edward Harris] In the first part of this series on the Royal Naval Tanks at St. George’s Island, Bermuda, the earliest [1803] published image of the watering facility for British warships was presented and then discussed in Part 2. In Part 3, the identities of the warships in the 1803 picture are considered and the 1808 and... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda’s Royal Naval Tanks, Part 2
[Column written by Dr Edward Harris] In the first part of this article on the Royal Naval Tanks at St. George’s Island, Bermuda, the earliest [1803] published image of the watering facility for British warships was presented. That picture and several others are discussed here in part two. Discussion of the Porgay Picture of 1803 While Porgay appears... Read more of this article
Archives To Host ‘Digitize It’ Open House
The Bermuda Archives is inviting the public to their upcoming 2nd Annual Open House on June 7, 2024, for International Archives Day, themed “Digitize It.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Archives formally invites the public to visit us, get a rare glimpse of our repository and collection, and learn more about the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda’s Royal Naval Tanks, Part 1
[Column written by Dr. Edward Harris] One of the earliest artistic views of Bermuda appeared in 1803 in The Naval Chronicle and is a scene of the commodious Murray’s Anchorage to the north of St. George’s Island, with Fort St. Catherine and its rearward hills in the background. It is an aquatint, which is a form of intaglio printmaking that relies... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda’s Stone Age Technology
[Opinion column written by Dr Edward Harris ] The Stone Age generally ended some five thousand years ago with the invention of forging tools in iron. Prior to that, implements were made of stone and probably of timber, although the latter is less obvious in the archaeological record, as it tends to rot. Sadly perhaps, we have never declared a “Timber... Read more of this article
