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| Sea Venture wrecked July 28, 1609 - The Sea Venture shipwreck, which occurred 401 years ago this month, has been called one of the greatest survival stories in New World history. William Strachey’s first-hand account of the survival of 150 passengers after four days in the grip of a hurricane was the inspiration for Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The Sea Venture was the flagship in a convoy of nine ships that left Plymouth, England in early June 1609 bound for Virginia to deliver supplies to the struggling colony at Jamestown. William H. Harrington’s 1959 painting, Sea Venture in the Storm. Courtesy National Museum of Bermuda. | David Critchley Born on July 22, social worker and civil servant David Critchley had a keen interest in tackling the ills of society, from racism to drug addiction. He helped establish one of Government’s success stories—the Child Development Project, an early childhood intervention programme. He was also instrumental in Government’s decision to bring Canadian David Archibald to Bermuda in the 1980s to head a Royal Commission on drugs.
| Commemorating Emancipation A series of events has been planned in the lead-up to the anniversary of the abolition of slavery on August 1, including a ‘service of praise’ at Barr’s Bay Park (above) [more ...] |
DON'T MISS: Rare audio clips of 1970s Sir Henry Tucker interview by John Barritt | ||
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