Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda

This week’s key was found at Mitchell House! 🔑

This was the home of William Archer, a man born into enslavement who went on to build a life of success after gaining his freedom. Alongside his wife Isabella, he ran a business and accumulated significant wealth at a time when opportunities were limited.

Their story reflects resilience, determination, and the strength of Bermuda’s free Black community in the 19th century.

Thank you to everyone who is participating in discovering Bermuda, one clue at a time!

If you have not found a key yet, do not give up hope. There are three keys left to be found! Make sure you are listening to for clues, and following us here in case you miss them!

It’s Week 5! And there’s another Key out there waiting to be found!

Here’s the new clue:

“From bo***ge came a life rebuilt,
With love, with trade, with measured guilt.
A home of strength, of wealth, of pride,
Where freedom and success reside.
Seek the house where history grew,
From chains once worn to fortunes new.”

How to Play:

• ⁠One key per week, hidden at a location across Bermuda
• Found it? Contact us immediately: 707-1496 or [email protected]
• Send a photo at the location
• One winner per week
• Clue repeats daily on The Daily Hour until the key is found

Good luck!

Attention Treasure Hunters! This week’s key has been found (by a second time winner, no less)!

This week’s key was hidden at the Sally Bassett Statue. Sally Bassett was an enslaved Bermudian woman executed in 1730. Her story is one of resistance, courage, and moral conviction. Today, she is remembered by many as a national heroine.

Her statue faces the rising sun each day, intentionally turned away from the centers of power, symbolizing defiance and dignity.

Her legacy continues to spark important conversations about justice, history, and how we remember the past.

Thank you to everyone who is participating in discovering Bermuda, one clue at a time!

If you have not found a key yet, do not give up hope. There are four keys left to be found! Make sure you are listening to for clues, and following us here in case you miss them!

Week 4! A new clue!

Some call it justice, some call it crime. A story debated across all time. She faces dawn but turns away, from courts and power to greet the day. Find the figure who will not bow, still standing firm in judgment now.

How to Play:

• ⁠One key per week, hidden at a location across Bermuda
• Found it? Contact us immediately: 707-1496 or [email protected]
• Send a photo at the location
• One winner per week
• Clue repeats daily on The Daily Hour until the key is found

Good luck!

The 3rd key has been found!

This week’s key was hidden at the Clyde Best mural, a powerful tribute to a Bermudian legend who broke barriers and transformed football.

Clyde Best was the first Black football superstar in modern England, playing for West Ham during the 1960s and 70s. He faced open racism on the pitch but responded with excellence, scoring 58 goals in 218 appearances.

His courage paved the way for every Black footballer who came after him.

This mural stands as a reminder: representation matters.

Excellence speaks. Legends are made by those brave enough to be first.

Congratulations to our winner!

How to Play Keys to the Past:

• New clues drop weekly on The Daily Hour & CURB’s social media
• One key per location, one winner per week
• Found it? Contact us immediately: 707-1496 or [email protected]
• Send a photo at the location
• Claim your prize at the CURB office

Next clue drops soon. Keep listening to and following us on social media!

Week 3 is officially live 🔑 In case you missed here is the clue!

Somewhere on the island, another key is waiting to be found! If you uncover the location and find the hidden key, take a photo of both and contact the CURB office to claim your prize and receive the full history connected to the site.

Happy searching 👀

This week’s key has been found at the ‘We Arrive’ Statue!

In 1835, a ship carrying enslaved Africans entered Bermuda’s waters. Through legal action led by the Friendly Society, 78 individuals were brought before the court and given a choice, freedom or return. Seventy-seven chose freedom.

This statue marks the place where they first stepped onto Bermudian soil as free people, beginning a new chapter in their lives, and in Bermuda’s history.

A powerful moment of courage and change.

Didn’t get this week’s key? Don’t worry, we have 6 weeks to go! Remember to listen to for clues, and turn on your post notifications for our IG page in order to stay in the know! 🇧🇲

Week 2, and the search continues!

“Not all ships brought chains that day. One carried hope across the bay. Seventy-seven chose a different shore, where freedom waited just ahead of the oar. Find where footsteps first met land, and liberty began hand in hand.”

Where will this clue lead you?

If you find the key, collect it and give the CURB office a call to confirm. We’ll fill you in, you’ll claim your prize, and we’ll tell you the full story of the ground you’re standing on.

Happy Treasure Hunting!

This week’s key has been found, and the location was the Rubber Tree.

This site was once a burial ground for Black Bermudians who were not permitted to be buried in Anglican churchyards alongside white residents. In life, they were separated. Even in death, that separation continued.

Though the ground was deconsecrated over 50 years ago, it remains a place of remembrance today, marked to honor those who were laid to rest there and to ensure their story is never forgotten.

Stay tuned. Next week, a new clue drops!

It’s officially on, Bermuda. 🔑

If you missed the memo: we’ve stashed eight keys around the island, each one hidden at a place that shaped this country but never quite made it into the textbook you got in school. Every week for the next eight weeks, a new clue drops on The Daily Hour first thing in the morning, and we’ll repost it right here for anyone who misses the show.

This is week one. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to lace up your sneakers, this is it.

Here’s the riddle:

Where roots remember what walls once refused,
And silence now speaks for voices once denied.
A sacred ground, no longer blessed,
Yet marked so none forget who rests.

Think you know it? Go take a walk. If you spot the key, hold onto it and give the CURB office a call to confirm. We’ll fill you in, you’ll claim your prize, and we’ll tell you the full story of the ground you’re standing on.

Keep your ear on The Daily Hour every morning!