Brent Fortenberry's Research Pages

Back to Verdmont

brfort — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:25:51 +0000

I am happy to relay that I will be returning to Verdmont this summer to completely excavate the Buttery directly adjacent to Verdmont Cottage. This work is funded by the Bermuda National Trust and will also involve an Archaeology Camp for Middle and High School Bermudians. More on this soon, and if you are interested [...]

Queen of the East

brfort — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:26:10 +0000

The Bermuda National Trust launched a last ditch effort to save The Queen of the East building in Hamilton. I have posted the story here and there is also a hyperlink at the bottom of the page. This is one of the most important surviving buildings in Hamilton and should be saved. If you care [...]

Cruise Ships in Early Modern Towns

brfort — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:25:58 +0000

This past weekend Meg and I were in Charleston for some archival work and as we were walking the city we noticed several of these flags on various historic buildings. A closer examination shows that these tiny flags depict the smoke stack of a cruise ship, specifically the Carnival Fantasy, a 23 year old cruise [...]

A Necessary Feast

brfort — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:45:10 +0000

I am happy to announce that I will be giving a public lecture on Bermuda next Thursday at Claire Spencer Hall in conjunction with the St. George’s Historical Society. Free admission for Society members or a donation at the door. The talk will focus on what we know about the role of feasting, dining, and [...]

A New Review of Cyril Packwood’s Book: Chained on the Rock

brfort — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:02:46 +0000

The National Museum of Bermuda has just reprinted Cyril Packwood's seminal work on enslavement in Bermuda, "Chained on the Rock." Along with this relaunch, Clarence Maxwell has reviewed the book in Bermuda's Royal Gazette, I have pasted the text below.

Under the patronage of the Hon Wayne Scott, JP, MP, Minister of Community and Cultural Development and Ms Cheryl Packwood, the National Museum this week launched a set of two books related to slavery in Bermuda, the latter an odious practice in these islands that ended in August 1834. The author of the books, Chained on the Rock: slavery in Bermuda and Edward Fraser: from slave to missionary, was the late Cyril Outerbridge Packwood, formerly the chief librarian at the Bermuda Library and a trustee of the Museum. Fittingly, the books, supported by donors who wished to remain anonymous, appeared on February 28, the last day of Black History Month 2013.

The evening of the launch was sponsored by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs in the magnificent Queen’s Exhibition Hall at the Museum, with its splendid new displays of five centuries of shipwreck heritage at Bermuda, which includes artifacts related to the African slave trade.

Teacher Workshop

brfort — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:56:52 +0000

I am happy to post the flyer for the upcoming archaeology teacher workshop that I am running in Bermuda in two weeks. If you are going to be on island, be sure too book early.

Early Modern Towns in the Atlantic World

brfort — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:38:10 +0000

On my way back west after the IPMAG/SPMA joint conference on the archaeology of early modern towns. It was a fantastic four days in Derry, and I very much hope I will be able to attend another IPMAG or SPMA conference in the very near future. Some take aways from the conference. Early Modern towns [...]

Arrived in Derry

brfort — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:14:45 +0000

Excited to be here in Derry Norther Ireland for a weekend conference hosted jointly by the Irish Post-Medieval Archaeology Group and the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. The conference will be focusing on early modern towns and cities, and Derry is an amazing place to have this discussion. Its walled city, and early modern past are [...]

IPMAG/SPMA Conference Abstract

brfort — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:58:59 +0000

I am very excited to be attending the Living Legacy Conference at the end of this month in Derry, Northern Ireland. The conference will focus on the early modern towns and cities in the Atlantic world, and their place within the 21st-century heritage landscape. Here I am just posting my abstract about St. George’s, and [...]

Publications

brfort — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:41:22 +0000

I have consolidated my publications into my single Publications tab above.