Heritage Matters
‘Nevermore’ at Bermuda Humans have a habit of destroying their own if left in the clutches of mad men, an enterprise now under the epithet of ‘genocide. Raphael Lemkin, a Polish lawyer of Jewish descent,
Gunpowder Plot – The Defining Story
Interview with Michael G. Marsh Mike attended Saltus Grammar School, Bermuda. In 1961 he was the first Bermudian to achieve Membership as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII). In 1970 he went into
Historical Stories – Heritage Matters: Beware the late hurricanes!
By Dr. Edward Cecil Harris, MBE, JP, PHD, FSA Four hundred and six years have passed since a whopper of a wind deposited the Sea Venture on our reefs and its crew and passengers on
Do You Know… What George Washington promised the people of Bermuda in 1775?
By Horst Augustinovic The thirteen American colonies that rebelled against Britain, were just as English as Bermudians, who regularly traded with those colonies, had family living in the American colonies and sent their children to
Did you know…… About William Gillies
Did you know about William Gillies – Diver and Restorer of Underwater Artifacts? By Horst Augustinovic Billy Gillies was six years old when the Spanish luxury liner Cristobal Colon wrecked on a reef east of
Historical Stories – Do you know… About Hubert ‘Sparky’ Lightbourne
By Horst Augustinovic Sparky Lightbourne was born on February 26th 1923 in Pembroke, the second of five children. During a happy childhood riding his beloved pedal bike, playing marbles and flying kites – and getting
