Culture

Discovering Dockyard: Commissioner’s House

If you’re venturing to Dockyard, consider adding a visit to Commissioner’s House to your agenda. Not only does it feature exhibits on military and maritime history, but the first floor is dedicated to chronicling Bermuda’s involvement in the slav...

History

Whatever Happened to Terry Tucker?

The presiding spirit or, in the eyes of some, the dragon lady- of old-style history in Bermuda. Between the 1950s and the 1970s, entering the cool gloom of the Par-La-Ville Library's ground floor from the bright humidity of Hamilton, you were like...

Food & Drink

Bermuda Bananas!

Yes, we have plenty of bananas. In fact, in Bermuda we’d go bananas without them. True, they’re not native to Bermuda, having been introduced to the island in the early days of the first settlement in 1616. But they’re very much part of Bermudian cul...

Business

The Price of Paradise

Ask anyone what most concerns them about life in Bermuda and chances are the cost of living will be high on the list. A painful bout of inflation coming out of the COVID-19 years made what was already an expensive place simply unaffordable for many. ...

People

The Tuckers of Trunk Island

This article is from our archives. It first appeared in The Bermudian in November 1959. It was almost like a visit to Campobello, the rocky island off the coast of Maine where the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt, four-time president of the United Sta...

Community

Places For Kids To Learn About Our National History

When you help your children learn about Bermuda’s national history, you encourage a deeper appreciation of the island, its heritage and culture. Here are five ways your kids can experience our history outside of the classroom. Verdmont This e...

Heritage

Bermuda Through the Eyes of Christopher Plummer

When the Bermudiana Theatre opened, it featured the Berkshire Players from Stockbridge, Massachusetts. A little later Dick Butterfield returned to Bermuda after graduating from Trinity College at the University of Toronto where he had been president ...