Pictured in the engraving is Union troops coming into Slocum Creek, fifteen miles below New Bern. General Burnside is sketched on the Alice Price. Men are leaping off of the Pilot Boy eager for battle, and General Reno is on the Patuxent.
An article on how turpentine and rosin are collected to be distributed after the Civil War. The turpentine business was lucrative in Eastern North Carolina and Georgia. The article includes illustrations of workers collecting and processing the…
A pamphlet commemorating the opening of the new Craven County Hospital building in 1963. The original hospital, St. Luke’s in downtown New Bern, was purchased by the county from a group of nuns from New Jersey in 1962. The new facility was built to…
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 bulletin for the school year, 1919-1920. The bulletin includes important events of the school year, a list of teachers and staff, curriculum and the history of the area and school. The Craven County Farm Life School was established in 1912 in…
A blank receipt from Mother's Coal and Fuel Company. Mother's Coal and Fuel Company does not show up until the 1914-1915 New Bern City Directory leading to the conclusion of the business not running until after 1912. This receipt should date between…