Images of “Used to Be” from the New Bern Historical Society Collection Lunch & Learn on May 9 at 11:30am You’ve heard it, “used to be”. Captain Rattys used to be Duffy’s Drug Store, Morgan’s used to be True Tread Tires, First […]
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Historical Society’s Previously Sold Out Women’s History Month Event Will Repeat An encore presentation of Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Deeds will be presented at the Craven County Library on Johnson Street at 3pm on Sunday, April 22. This event was so overwhelmingly popular
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Volunteers Invited to Pitch In Since 1996, the Civil War Trust has sponsored Park Day, an annual hands-on preservation event to help Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields and historic sites take on maintenance projects large and small. This
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Local Duo to Open Historical Society’s Concert On Thursday, April 12th, the New Bern Historical Society’s concert will bring two great opportunities: to see legendary singer-songwriter, Livingston Taylor, and to enjoy New Bern’s own Lewis N Clark. Composed of local Von Lewis
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The popular Harry Goodman Battlefield Adventure Day for children is Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the New Bern Battlefield Park. A day full of learning activities, period games and living history, it is held annually at the Park which has been recently
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New Bern Historical Society Lunch & Learn – February 7, 2018 “Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder, and bullets in his
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Renowned Historian Reflects on His Own Injuries in WWII And Changes in Treatment 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. Civil War
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The New Bern Historical Society presented the awards to its first Gingerbread House Contest winners at the recent Beary Merry Christmas Tree Lighting in downtown New Bern. First place and runner up awards were presented in three divisions: Youth, Adult, and Professional.
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Society Offers a Piece of New Bern History What do you get when you marry historic artifacts with skilled artists? You get the beautiful Heritage Collection of jewelry and pottery from New Bern Historical Society. All of the pieces in the Collection
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November 17 Contest Deadline Nears The elves of the New Bern Potters don’t take a back seat to Santa’s crowd when it comes to Christmas preparations. They are partnering with the New Bern Historical Society preparing ornaments and awards for the upcoming
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