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Hamilton- Town and City: A Review
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Hamilton- Town and City: A Review

By The Hon. Dr. David J. Saul   It reads like a novel. This volume, the seventh in the series about Bermuda’s nine parishes and its current capital, must rank high on the list of achievements, and may be the best yet.  Certainly it has all the convolutions of a Victorian drama.  There are heroes and heroines; dreamers, financial daredevils, and family dynasties; enterprising foreigners play an important role. Inherited wealth and borrowed money each contribute to the development of…

February 13, 2015

A Blast From Bermy Past!
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A Blast From Bermy Past!

The Bermudian magazine has always worked with the best local photographers, and our extensive archive of incredible photography is a treasure trove of history that we are thrilled to be able to share. Along with this memorable photography, we also…

February 11, 2015

A Century of Bermuda News: February 1908
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A Century of Bermuda News: February 1908

A blast from Bermuda news past was recently found in a stack of newspapers from 1908. Discovered in the library of "Coral Ledge", the former Harrington Sound home of Bernard and Josephine Wilkinson (this Bermudian's great-grandparents), the newspapers offer a…

February 5, 2015

St. Valentine’s Day
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St. Valentine’s Day

Originally printed in The Bermudian February, 1947.   Whatever may be thought of St. Valentine’s Day in this age, the lovers’ saint was a real help to bashful wooers in olden days.     St. Valentine was chosen as the…

February 2, 2015

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First Flight

Can you guess what year this photograph was taken in the Great Sound? First to answer correctly will win a free subscription to The Bermudian for a year!  

January 7, 2015

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Bermuda is Always Bermuda

This article is taken from our archives. It first appeared in the July 1949 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally. The writer of this article, Mrs. Florence A. Cooksley, is obviously a lover of Bermuda.…

November 23, 2014