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A Preliminary Report for the Use of the Archeological Project at the Site of Tryon's Palace in New Bern, N.C.
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.
Position: 850 (16 views)
Historical Address Given By Mrs. W.F. Dowdy Upon The Occasion of The Celebration of The Hundredth Anniversary of The Benevolent Society of New Bern, N.C.
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.…
Position: 756 (21 views)
Premium List of the Seventh Annual Exhibition of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial Association to be Held at New-Berne, N.C.
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…
Position: 411 (41 views)
New Bern Fair. 14th Exhibition and Race Meet, Nov. 12-17, 1900, New Bern, N.C.
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…
Position: 411 (41 views)
Complimentary Ball to the Elm City Base Ball Club
Invitation and a ticket to a ball held in honor of the Elm City Base Ball Club on November 6, 1874.
Position: 176 (98 views)
Life of a Confederate Soldier in a Federal Prison
This short volume describes the experiences of a Craven County resident while in a northern prison camp during the latter part of the Civil War.
John B. Ernul (May 28, 1843-January 13 or 14, 1918) enlisted in 1st Co. I, 10th Regiment, NCST, on…
John B. Ernul (May 28, 1843-January 13 or 14, 1918) enlisted in 1st Co. I, 10th Regiment, NCST, on…
Position: 19 (129 views)
What New Bern, N.C. Has to Offer You: A Hand Book of Useful Information.
Booklet detailing New Bern's history and businesses around 1910.
Position: 451 (38 views)
A Card, To the Republicans of Craven County
Broadside written by James C. Harrison, Republican Register of Deeds, defending himself against attacks from members of his own party.
Position: 133 (106 views)
An Autobiography of I.P. Hatch of New Bern
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…
Position: 19 (129 views)
1893 New Berne Business Directory
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…
Position: 12 (139 views)
Hendren on Methodism
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…
Position: 804 (18 views)
In Honor of His Excellency ye Honorable Oliver Max Gardner Governor of ye State of North Carolina and his Good Ladye...
Invitation, program, and list of open houses for the Historic Celebration and Pageant held in New Bern on June 11, 1929.
Position: 595 (30 views)
Prayers appointed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Diocese of North-Carolina, to be read immediately before the General Thanksgiving, on all occasions of Public Worship, during the continuance of the desolating pestilence in our afflicted country.
Leaflet containing prayers to be said during a Cholera epidemic in 1833.
Position: 664 (26 views)
Billhead, J.C. Whitty & Co.
J.C. Whitty & Co. billhead for 1 "S B G C Standard" sold to Trent Store Co. on March 28, 1916.
Position: 24 (126 views)
Fair German
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.
Position: 281 (57 views)