Bringing History to Life

T h e S t . G e o r g e ’ s F o u n d a t i o n

February 2006

From The Executive Director

On behalf of all of us here at The Foun-

dation, we wish all our friends a wonderful

2006!

How fast the year is flying! You will see that

we are sending you this February newsletter

electronically, and we would like to have

your comments on the format.

You will see many pictures of our successful

Funday Sunday event last November, as

well as the activities at The World Heritage

Visitors Centre during the Bermuda National

Trust Walk in early December. Many persons

had a chance to visit the Centre and see our

work to date. The design of the Orientation

Exhibits Gallery is on schedule and expected

to open during late May.

We are working with our Heritage Partners

to host a very special historical evening

event in St. George's on June 30th. Mark

your Calendar. Details to follow.

We congratulate our new Mayor, Mariea

Caisey, on her election as Mayor. Mayor

Caisey has been involved with The St.

George's Foundation for several years as

Board Member and Chair of the Member-

ship Committee. We look forward to

working with the Mayor and all elected

officials of the Corporation of St. George

as we continue to implement the Town

Heritage Plan.

A special thank you is extended to former

Mayor, Mr. E. Michael Jones for his support

of our activities, and we wish him much

success in future endeavours.

Have a wonderful spring. When next in St.

George's, drop by and say hello. We would

love to show you The World Heritage

Visitors Centre.

Kind regards,

RESIDENTS TURN OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS FOR THE FOUNDATION’S FIRST EVER

Funday SundayStory on page 4

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL / FAMILY

Please fill in and return with cheque enclosed to our mailingaddress; or fax to 297-2479 with credit card information.

PLEASE SELECT MEMBERSHIP LEVEL:

King’s Square $ 1,000 +

Somers Garden $ 500

Duke of York Street $ 250

Water Street $ 150

Printer’s Alley $ 100

Turkey Lane* – Family (children under 18) $ 50

Queen Street* – Individual $ 25

Blockade Alley*– Students (students under 18) $ 10* Overseas surcharge for mailings: add $10.00

In addition, my/our contribution will be matched by:

a matching gift company

PLEASE PRINT:

Name(s):(As you wish entry to appear in the Annual Report and formal listings)

Mailing Address:

Tel(H): Tel(W):

Fax(H): Fax(W):

E-mail(H): E-mail(W):

Spouse’s name:

Children’s Names / Birth Dates (under 18 only)

Call me about volunteer opportunities

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Cash Cheque (payable to The St. George’s Foundation)

Total Amount Enclosed $

Credit/Debit Card Please specify card type

Credit/Debit Card #:

Expiration Date:

Holder’s Name (PRINT):

Holder’s Signature:

The St. George’s FoundationBringing History to Life

P.O. Box GE 58, St George’s GE BX, Bermuda

Sign up a friend!

THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGNGayle Evans, Capital Campaign Coordinator

Our Capital Campaign fundraising continues to go well and our focus is now on "The

World Heritage Visitors Centre Endowment Fund" to fund the Centre's opera-

tions and "Phase 2 Restorations of The World Heritage Visitors Centre" to fund

the interior design of the Centre. We would like to thank all those who have donated

to date. Your support is greatly appreciated.

On Friday 2nd December we teamed up with The Bermuda National Trust for their

annual Walkabout in St. George's. The World Heritage Visitors Centre became the

primary starting point for the evening's activities along with the popular snacks and

beverages offered by the National Trust and their maps showing those activities tak-

ing place in the Town that evening.

Once again, we received positive feedback from the many people who had not

previously had the opportunity to view the Centre. We estimate some 2500 people

came through the Centre that evening!

If you have not seen the Centre for yourself why not give us a call on 297-3370

the next time you are in St. George's and I will gladly show you around.

The Centre is also available for rent for private functions such as weddings and

business receptions. If you are interested in receiving further details please

e-mail me at eventstsgf@logic.bm.

THE FRIEND’S OF ST. PETER’SThanks to the efforts of

the Reverend W. David

Raths and the Vestry of St

Peter's, "The Friends of

St Peters" was established

under the patronage of His

Royal Highness the Duke of York, KVCO, ADC to

support the preservation and promotion of

St Peter's Church in the Town of St. George.

The launching of "The Friends of St Peter's" will

take place at 6pm on 24th February 2006 with

a commemoration service for Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale USN, the last casu-

alty of the war of 1812, with a brief service at his grave in St. Peter's Graveyard. All

are welcome to join us and further announcements will appear in The Royal Gazette

in due course.

A reception and dinner will follow at The World Heritage Visitors Centre on Penno's

Wharf. The Guest Speaker will be Dr. Edward Harris, of the Bermuda Maritime

Museum.

The cost is $75.00 per person

and anyone wishing to

attend should call

St Peter's Church Office

on 297-2459 or e-mail

friends@stpeters.bm.

H.R.H The Duke of York KVCO, ADC

visits St. George’s,November 5, 2005

THE MEMBERSHIP CampaignBarbara Holmes Simon, Membership Coordinator

WE NEED YOUR HELP. Become part of the positive happen-

ings in your World Heritage Town! If you aren't already a member

of the St. George's Foundation, you can contribute by purchasing

a membership. If you are a member, sign up a relative!

Our members are our Lifeline. Our Membership Campaign is vital to

our success. As we continue to reach for our membership goals, we

invite your membership.

If you haven't yet renewed your annual membership with The St.

George's Foundation, please do so as soon as possible.

PROGRESS IN THE MAKINGFor the first time in the history of The St. George's Foundation, our mem-

bers are receiving this newsletter by e-mail!

E-MAIL ADDRESSIf you have received this newsletter by "snail mail", and you do have an

e-mail address, please e-mail it to us and we'll include you electroni-

cally in our newsletter distribution.

Please send your address to: membershiptsgf@logic.bm.

PARTNERINGPartnering is so important and we try to be innovative when we search for

ways to partner with the community. Last month the four staff at The St.

George's Foundation volunteered to help the Orchid Charity Club with

their Tag Day in St. George's.

Our corporate member XL are having a Corporate Day of Giving on June

16, 2006 and The St. George's Foundation are fortunate to be having

approximately 30 of the XL team in St. George's helping us with a special

project.Thanks, in advance, XL for your ongoing corporate support!

MEMBERSHIP PRESENTATION/LUNCHEONSMany thanks to Bank of Bermuda HSBC for sponsoring our Mem-

bership/Presentation Lunch in your beautiful Executive Dining Room on

January 27, 2006.

VOLUNTEERSCan you spare an hour or two? We need volunteers to show our film "A

Stroll Through St. George's" in our Bringing History to Life Theatre on the

Town Square.

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

For further information regarding any of the above, or to become a member of The St. George's Foundation, please contact

Barbara Holmes Simon, Membership Coordinator, membershiptsgf@logic.bm or phone 297-3686.

MARK YOUR CalendarSave these Dates for Upcoming Events

(The Second Annual) FUNDAY SUNDAY 2006 Sunday, November 5, 2006

Dottie the Clown has said she will definitely join us.

Mr. Peter Lewis has agreed to be our Master of Ceremonies.

We're seeking Food & Beverage Vendors to provide food service.

TAG DAY 2006Friday, April 21, 2006.

We need volunteers to sell tags island-wide!

RED & WHITE DAY 2006 Monday, April 24, 2006.

We will ask the schoolchildren of Bermuda and Corporate enti-

ties to participate by wearing red and white (the colours of the

flag of St. George) and by contributing $2.00 to The St. George's

Foundation.

THE ANNUAL PEPPERCORN CEREMONYWednesday, April 26, 2006.

Hosted by The Corporation of St. George's. Would you like to

attend the Peppercorn Ceremony? Please contact Barbara

Holmes Simon before March 15, 2006.

We're launching a NEW EVENT ...On the last Friday in June

A SOMERS EVENING IN ST. GEORGE'S"Bringing History to Life"

June 30th, 2006. 6-8 pm

The Planning Committee is at work planning this special

evening! The Orientation Exhibit Gallery at The World Heritage

Visitors Centre will officially open on that evening. The

Corporation of St. George's, The Bermuda National Trust, The

Chamber of Commerce, The Bermudian Heritage Museum, The

St. George's Historical Society, Lodge St. George, residents of

historic homes, and many other partners are getting together to

open the Town for you! Historical re-enactments will take place,

restaurants and shops will be open, and we will be bringing

history to life! Stay tuned for further information!

Our mandate is to Bring History to Life and through all of our

various programmes, that's exactly what we are doing with all of

the above.

OH...WHAT A DAY!

FUNDAY SUNDAY, November 5, 2005

Barbara Holmes Simon, Event Coordinator

If you missed it – you missed a really good time. A really special family day. What fun we had.

It was a beautiful day weatherwise and a great day all around. An estimated 2,500 people

came to St. George's to see their World Heritage Visitors Centre and to have fun!

Train rides, a glass bottom boat ride, a sandwich making competition, story reading, raffles, a

Guy Fawkes creation contest, face-painting, performances by Dottie the Clown, even Mr. Guy

Fawkes was enjoying the sunshine! We showed our film "A Stroll Through St. George's", the

kids loved the Fun Castle, we served delicious soup, sandwiches and popcorn, etc. etc. All of

it was enjoyed by those that turned out. We ended the day with a bonfire and a burning of a

Guy Fawkes effigy. A great end to a Bermudaful Day!

Numerous prizes and raffles were donated and we are grateful to the corporate community

for their overwhelming generosity.

Sincere thanks are extended to the event organizing committee and all

the volunteers who worked tirelessly – especially during the day on

Funday Sunday.

And...we are going to do it all over again on November 6th, 2006

sundayfundaysundayfundayfunday

Special thanks to Larry Jacobs for these and all newsletter photographs.

to our generous donors whose names appear below, to our supporters,friends, members and to the general public forthe great success of our FIRST ANNUALFUNDAY SUNDAY

TRAVEL VOUCHERSRound Trip Airline Ticket - Continental Airlines..............Aleia RichardsonRound Trip Airline Ticket - Continental Airlines..............Karen Tavares $500 Travel Voucher - The Meyer Group.........................J. Cook

HOTEL/GUEST HOUSE STAYSGrotto Bay - Two Nights Stay for 2..................................L. PreeceAunt Nea’s Inn - Weekend for 2.......................................FurbertTaylor House on Pilot Darrell’s Square - 3 Nights Stay......J. BurrowsThe Old Rectory - One Night Bed & Breakfast for 2...........Cynthia

DINNERS, BRUNCHES Café Gio - Dinner for 2.....................................................K. NortonGriffins @ The St. George’s Club - Brunch for 2.............J. HurstThe Carriage House - Brunch for 2..................................K. WhiteTavern by the Sea - $60 Dinner Gift Certificate...............RubyBlack Horse Tavern - $75 Gift Certificate.........................D. PlaceFourways Inn - Sunday Brunch for 2 - MEF Group............#771643White Horse Pub & Restaurant - $50 Gift Certificate.....L. RichardsonSung Sing Take Out - $100 Gift Certificate.....................Ruby

MISCELLANEOUS PRIZES Cedar Tray - Bermuda Beauty Craft.................................C. Wilson2 Bottles Wine - Gosling Brothers....................................N. WalkerSt. George’s Picture, cedar framed - Jill Amos Raine......Denim MinorsSunbeam Mixmaster - Godet & Young............................N. WalkerJWin Portable CD Player - Music Box East......................J. BrownLimited Edition China Plate - Vera P. Card Ltd................Bob WilkinsonMagnum Champagne (Laurent-Perrier) - Churchills.........R. Brown14 kt Gold Longtail Pin/Pendant - Crisson’s.....................Roche DouglasItalian Tile Wall Hanging - The Island Shop.....................K. SwanMen’s Skagen Watch - E. R. Aubrey.................................M. Johnson4 Books Mini Bus Tickets - St. George’s Mini Bus...........C. WadeHistoric Canvas Bag, T-Shirts & Hats - Ocean Sails..........MadgeTwo Green Fees - St. George’s Golf Club........................R. BrownBox Cigars - Anonymous...................................................Nicki A Star Theatre Home Planatarium - Get Animated!........J. Alexander

Child’s Towel and Carrier - Get Animated!.......................D. White2 Bottles Wine - Gosling Brothers....................................J. Farrow

GIFT CERTIFICATES $100 - Bersalon/Cool Waters...........................................Pucci$100 - W.J. Boyle & Son...................................................Annie$100 - English Sports Shop..............................................S. McLeod$75 - A.S. Cooper’s...........................................................L. Perry$50 - The Harbourmaster.................................................Ebbin$50 - All Talk......................................................................Z. Edwards$40 - Cheveau Hair Salon.................................................D. White$40 - Brunswick Street Bakery.........................................Rasheed$30 - Cousins Variety Store..............................................Monica$30 - Betty’s Needle Crafts..............................................Dave$25 - St. George’s Esso....................................................David$25 - Caffee Latte.............................................................Patty M.$20 - Caffee Latte.............................................................Smith$20 - The Book Cellar.......................................................Madge$20 - The Book Cellar.......................................................H. Moorehead $30 - East End Florist........................................................Ruby

RALLY PRIZE WINNERSTwo Nights Deluxe Accommodation for 2 - Fairmont Southampton..................................................C. JohnsonDinner for 2 - The Waterloo House..................................B. AtwoodA Case of Pinot Grigio - Burrows Lightbourne................D. SmithMV Coral Sea Glass Bottom Boat Cruise..........................L. Furbert$50 Gift Certificate - Egmonts..........................................F. Robertson$50 Gift Certificate - Egmonts..........................................G. Kent Smith

NEW MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT DRAWThree Days, Two Nights Accommodation at Horizons or Waterloo House.......................................J. Alexander

NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP DRAW Perfume Gift Basket -The Bermuda Perfumery...............S. Smith

R A F F L E D O N O R S A N D W I N N E R S

S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O :

Thank you

Continental Airlines, The Shell Company of Bermuda, Jardine Matheson International Ltd., Patricia Smith & Angeline Butler (for rally clue formation), Olde Town Railway - Mr. and Mrs.Eugene Minors (the numerous train rides), Coral Sea Cruises - Beau Evans (the coral reef tour), Henry & Pat Hayward, Marion MacPherson, Rhona Emmerson, Hanna Emmerson, KingBean Enterprises, Caffee Latte, Dunkley’s Dairy, Food 4 Thought, Butterfield & Vallis, Mulligans Restaurant, Somers Supermarket, John F. Barritt & Sons, Crow Lane Bakery, The TownCrier Mr. David Frith, Temptations Restaurant, Lindo’s Market, The Marketplace, Quickie Lickie Laundromats, BAS-Serco, Treecon, The Cracker Box, The St. George’s Fire Brigade,Bermuda General Agency, Liz Martin, George Pope, Will Collieson, The St. George’s Community Beat Police Officers, The Corporation of St. George’s, Betsey Mowbray, WendyRowntree, George & Claudia Wardman, Another World, Robertson’s Drug Store, The Whistlin’ Frog, Mayor E. Michael Jones, Ollie McKittrick, Connie Dey, Charles Maguire, LarryJacobs, the Membership/Events Committee - Mariea Caisey, Joan Davis, Karen Martin, Alison Outerbridge, Mary Gurr Malone, Jeannie Siggins, The St. George’s Kiwanis - Bob Mello,Esther Saunders, Lily Oatley, Gary & Marie Kent-Smith, Marion Edmead, Fanny Churm, Leslie Center, Harold Millett, Denise Trew, East End Florist, Herbie Siggins, Emily Siggins, FourStar Pizza, Students of Whitney School, The St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, Rev. David Raths, Tara McKittrick-Smith, The St. George’s Foundation Staff - Sharon Jacobs, Gayle Evans,Leondra Burchall, Barbara Simon, and our numerous volunteers who also helped us on the day, Dr. Ken Snaith, Trudi Snaith, Malika Snaith Taylor, George Outerbridge, Annie Williams,Dr. George Cook, Malcolm MacPherson, Roger Williams and other unidentified unsung heroes who lent a hand!

sundayfundaysundayfundayfunday

2006 CALENDARAVAILABLE

Copies of the 2006 Fundraising Calendar

showing "postcard pictures" of the Town of St.

George are still available by calling 297-8043.

They make great gifts even if you give them to

friends and family in February!!

Reduced rates for bulk orders.

NEWS FROM THE Education OfficerLeondra Burchall, Education Officer

Days into the Education Officer post I was conducting research and com-

piling questions for the first annual Heritage Hunt. The Heritage Hunt

is the collaborative effort of the Annual Exhibition, The St. George’s

Foundation and Look Bermuda. It is an intellectual and physical scavenger

hunt featuring an interactive map. The Hunt is open to all Bermuda

schools and covers all nine parishes.

The Heritage Hunt, along with The St. George’s Foundation, was featured

in the Ministry of the Environment’s Annual Exhibition newsletter distrib-

uted to schools island-wide and our collaborative team conducted teacher

workshops for all participating schools. I am pleased to announce twelve

schools are registered for this project designed to increase knowledge of

Bermuda’s heritage and culture.

I ask that all St. George’s Foundation members attend the Annual

Exhibition and look for the interactive map featuring the participating

schools and all the Hunt questions and answers. Also, be sure to pick up

a catalog where we have a full-page feature on page 4.

Once the questions and graphics were compiled I set out for a weeklong

conference in Providence, Rhode Island. I attended the Oral History

Association Annual Meeting where I focused on workshops and presenta-

tions relating to oral history in the classroom and digital technology as I

was set to give a workshop at the Bermuda Union of Teacher’s Annual

EDUCATION UPDATE

Conference on the subject. I wanted to provide Bermuda’s teachers the

most current information regarding materials, digital technology and oral

history.

Both the conference, and the BUT workshop held November 8, 2005

at CedarBridge Academy, were a success. I, along with Jennifer Hind of

Newspapers in Education, conducted the workshop on oral history in the

classroom. I provided basic instruction and guidelines while Jennifer

provided a vehicle for the oral testimony in the Royal Gazette’s Milestone

of a Millenium Series which features stories written by middle and high

school students on a Bermudian or a significant aspect of Bermudian his-

tory. Teachers were asked that classes participate in the Milestones essay

competition and to encourage students to use oral history in their submis-

sion. The deadline is just prior to Easter term break.

Temporarily off the workshop circuit I was embroiled in discussions for a

children’s exhibit in the World Heritage Visitor’s Centre. Advocates for

Bermuda’s Children (ABC) have donated funds for a children’s exhibit. I,

along with Sharon Jacobs, Paul Shapiro of Brimstone Media, and Conchita

Ming of ABC met to discuss options. Currently research is underway and

we are scheduled to meet in February.

As you can see much has taken place since my appointment and I am con-

tinuing to ingratiate myself in the community of education officers, histor-

ical agencies, our partners, and with the Town and people of St. George’s

through both formal meetings and informal gatherings. The wonderful

publicity on my appointment has generated considerable interest and sup-

port as this month I was asked to participate in a meeting of non-govern-

mental education officers (NGO’s) to discuss how we can better reach

and deliver materials to teachers, for input on the East End Community

Education and Development Programme’s tour guide course, and to con-

duct an oral history workshop for middle school teachers in March.

Meetings are being planned, projects are developing and ‘history is com-ing to life in St. George’s.’ Stay tuned....much more is to come.

President Harry Ingham, St. George's RotaryClub, presents the Foundation's Sharon Jacobsa check to continue their work in St. George's.

National Trust Walkabout in the World Heritage Visitor’s Centre, December 2, 2005

The St. George’s Foundation AGM, November 3, 2005

St. George’s Fondation Honorary and Advisory CouncilMembers, December 3, 2005