The Bermuda Gazette Explained

The Bermuda Gazette
Type:	Weekly newspaper^[1]
Publisher:	Joseph Stockdale
Editor:	Joseph Stockdale
Foundation:	1784
Language:	English
Ceased Publication:	1816
Headquarters:	St. George's, Bermuda

The Bermuda Gazette was a Bermudian English-language weekly newspaper. Published from 1784 to 1803 by Joseph Stockdale (and by his three daughters from 1803 to 1816),^{[2] [3]} it was Bermuda's first newspaper.^{[1] [2]} In 1782, the Bermudian Legislature arranged for a printing press, and brought Stockdale from England to run it.^[3]

Commemoration

Joseph Stockdale and the newspaper were honoured on Bermuda stamps in 1984 on the 200th anniversary of Bermuda's postal service and newspaper.^[3]

See also

• List of newspapers in Bermuda
• Featherbed Alley Printshop

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Bermuda gazette . United States Library of Congress . 7 June 2018.
2. Book: Stark . James Henry . Stark's Illustrated Bermuda Guide: A Description of Everything on Or about These Places of which the Visitor Or Resident May Desire Information, Including Their History, Inhabitants, Climate, Agriculture, Geology, Government and Resources . 1897 . J.H.Stark . Bermuda Island (Bermuda Islands) . 250 .
3. Web site: Rigby . Neil . 1984 200th Anniversary of Bermuda's first Newspaper and Postal Service . 7 June 2018.