Before the reconstruction in the fifties, an archeological dig was conducted in the forties for Tryon Palace. This is a report on the history of Tryon Palace and what can be and cannot be found on that site.
The Benevolent Society started July 4, 1837 as a group of women that carried out local charities in New Bern. This transcript is from the Society's Centennial Celebration in 1937. The speech was given by one of the youngest members of the group, Mrs.…
The Seventh Annual Exhibition of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial Association is being held in New Bern in February of 1894. Within the booklet, there are lists of prizes for game, livestock, fish, textiles, art, and crops…
The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial Association is being held in New Bern in November of 1900. Within the booklet, there are lists of prizes for game, livestock, fish, textiles, art, and crops…
A booklet detailing the life of an African-American businessman, Isaiah Prophet Hatch. His reminiscences discuss African-American life in Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Carteret, and Lenoir Counties from the period just after the Civil War to the era of…
One of New Bern's earlier city directories, this volume includes detailed information about the city's businesses and citizens. With the absence of the 1890 federal census, this book constitutes the largest printed listing of the residents of New…
Elizabeth Hendren wrote about the history of the Methodist Church and its establishment in New Bern. Born in 1837, Elizabeth Mayhew Hendren lived to the age of ninety-two, passing away in 1929. A 1920 newspaper clipping notes that she was the…
Invitation to the Fair German on February 22, 1899 and the Marshall's Ball on February 24, 1899, at Lowthrop Hall, listing the Chaperones and Managers of the Ball.