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Tim Thompson Presents at Historical Society Lunch & Learn The New Bern Historical Society’s September Lunch & Learn will highlight one of New Bern’s oldest and most interesting historic neighborhoods. Riverside resident Tim Thompson will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, September […]
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Help Us Redefine “Community News” Since inception in 2009, New Bern Now’s mission has been to promote the people, places, businesses, non-profits, events, and everything in between in the greater New Bern area. Fast forward nine years and our citizen media company
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Tryon Palace and the Tryon Palace Foundation invite you to attend “Live and Local: Tryon Palace Beer Festival” on Saturday, August 18, at the North Carolina History Center. The festival will feature local breweries, local food trucks, and live performances from local
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Second Ellis Presentation Added The New Bern Historical Society is pleased to offer a second presentation of Tales of Espionage in Civil War Craven County featuring historian and author Eddie Ellis, on August 16th at 6:30 in the Cullman Performance Hall at
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The Coastal Women’s Forum (CWF) will hold its first Dinner Meeting for 2018-2019 on Tuesday, August 7 from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Chelsea Restaurant in New Bern. Informal networking will begin at 5:30 p.m. Join CWF for an extended
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24th: Jonkonnu Workshop, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Tryon Palace’s Waystation. Call 252-639-3500. 24th: Behind The Scenes: Costume Shop, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Tryon Palace’s Waystation. Call 252-639-3500. 25th: Libraries Rock Summer Program, 2:30 p.m. at the New Bern-Craven County Library, 300
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Second Encore of Historical Society’s New Bern Then and Now Set for August 8 Audiences filled the auditorium quickly for Curator, Jim Hodges’ “New Bern Then and Now” presentation. So much so that the New Bern Historical Society decided to do another
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With so much division and hateful incidents happening throughout our Country, I believe that our Community is better than that. It’s high time that we get back to the basics and focus on what’s happening in our backyards and wherever you live,
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Renowned Historian Reflects on His WWII Experience For those soldiers wounded in battle in the Civil War, often the outcome was grim. For those wounded in World War II, the outcome was far different. Renowned historian Ed Bearss was with the 3rd
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Print Edition to Hit the Streets next Week! We’re happy to announce that with every edition of the Ledger magazine, we do our best to improve the design and at the same time, provide valuable content! The Interactive Edition is available now,
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