It seems that Bermuda Slave Register databases, compiled over a decade ago, are finally going to be made available to the public. Following is a teaser from an article in the March 11, 2010 edition of The Royal Gazette.
In a press statement, Ombudsman Arlene Brock explained her reasons for forwarding the databases of the 1821 and 1834 registers to the Bermuda College, Bermuda National Museum and National Trust.
She said the databases were developed in searchable format by Virginia Bernhard of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bernhard gifted the first part to the archives more than a decade ago, with the intention they be available for public research.
However, this was not done. Ms Brock launched an investigation into barriers to public access to the archives last year, based on complaints from researchers and historians.
