Bermuda: Bermudian Heritage Museum - St. George, Bermuda

Bermudian Heritage Museum

St. George, Bermuda

N 32° 22.923 W 064° 40.491

Quick Description: 

The Bermudian Heritage Museum is located on the corner of West Water Street and Duke of York Street in St. George, Bermuda.

Long Description:

The Bermudian Heritage Museum is housed in the former Grand United Order of Good Samaritans Lodge which was once home to the Friendly Society that assisted emancipated slaves. It is now a stop on the UNESCO African Diaspora Heritage Trail. The museum preserves the accomplishments of Black Bermudians.

A bronze UNESCO African Diaspora Heritage Trail plaque on the front wall has a globe with an over-sized map of Bermuda and a bas-relief sculpture depicting Black Bermudians in native dress participating in a celebration. The plaque is inscribed:

THE BERMUDA DIASPORA HERITAGE TRAIL

{Globe With Bermuda Greatly Enlarged}

BERMUDA

OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED A UNESCO

SLAVE ROUTE PROJECT

BERMUDIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM

This museum tells the story of the accomplishments

od Black Bermudians. This building was the 

meeting place of one of the Black Lodges formed

after slavery was abolished in 1834

The stamp was issued by Bermuda in 2010 as part of a set of four stamps depicting sites on the UNESCO African Diaspora Heritage Trail.