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Isles of a Thousand Wrecks
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Isles of a Thousand Wrecks

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in The Bermudian in September 1957. It appears here exactly as it did originally.  On July 8 of this year the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's liner Reina del Pacifico, outward bound from Bermuda to England, ran aground on Devil's Flat while negotiating the North Channel. Early efforts to refloat her failed, and as the tide ebbed the 17,872-ton ship, the biggest ever to go aground here, took a ten to…

September 24, 2023

Written by: Peter Brook

Greetings from the Bermuda Islands!
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Greetings from the Bermuda Islands!

Hamilton Hotel road leading to terrace, Bermuda The Castle Harbour Beach, Bermuda Oleander Trees S.S. Fort Victoria Front Street West, Bermuda Front Street, Hamilton.  We'd love to see your vintage Bermuda post cards! Please send photos to info@thebermudian.com with the…

September 20, 2023

Historical Echoes of the “Old Town”
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Historical Echoes of the “Old Town”

The article Historical Echoes of the “Old Town” by Ronald John Williams first appeared in the August 1931 issue of The Bermudian. It has been reproduced digitally exactly as it was printed. Before the Causeway was built that connects St.…

September 17, 2023

The Lili Bermuda Perfume Factory
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The Lili Bermuda Perfume Factory

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the June 1948 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally. Along Bailey’s Bay road a low white house stands behind a semicircular wall against…

September 14, 2023

Written by: Margot Hill

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Where I Grew Up: Michael Darling

Michael Darling shares his stories of what it was like growing up in Pembroke in the 1930's. Michael Darling was born in 1930, in the headmaster’s house at Saltus Grammar School, the school he would eventually attend as a student.…

September 10, 2023

Written by: Elizabeth Jones

Heritage | Long Reads

Bermuda and the American Revolution

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the November 1931 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally.   The unexplained gunpowder conspiracy in 1775.  It was natural that Bermuda should be…

September 7, 2023