A monograph on the Council and Committees of Safety in North Carolina. This study examines their organization and administration, as well as how they assumed and carried out the functions of government.
Otway Burns was a commander of the war schooner Snap Dragon during the War of 1812, as well as a merchant, politician, and patriot. Born in Swansboro, he worked with recruits from New Bern and sailed as far north as Portland, Maine, during the war.…
This book was compiled by the state historian of the North Carolina Daughters of the Revolution in 1930. This book includes the history of each chapter of the D.A.R. including the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter in New Bern. The histories include the…
This copy of the "Proceedings of the Committee for the Town of Newbern, North Carolina, and the County Craven, May 31, 1775" shows revolutionary action and commentaries against the Tory Party and the Crown. They speak of nominating a committee in New…
An essay examining Cornelius Harnett, a pivotal North Carolina patriot whose leadership helped overthrow royal authority and ignite the American Revolution in the colony.
A guide including historic attractions such as the W.B. Blades House are included in this guide for New Bern. This brochure is for the Bicentennial Celebration of the American Revolution in 1976.
Program for the Bicentennial Festival for the First Provincial Congress in August of 1974. Included within the program is a list of events and times and locations as well as a map of Downtown New Bern.
First Provincial Congress Bicentennial Parade Program description. Each float scheduled specifies a specific event throughout New Bern's colonial past and becoming a state.