Lunch and Learn

Upcoming Programs for Winter 2012:

• Our 2012 Lunch & Learn series opens with Marjorie Hudson, author, essayist and poet, with the North Carolina Humanities Council, will offer the story of the first black man to be published while still a slave.  George Moses Horton:  Uncovering and Celebrating Lost Black History tells the fascinating story of this remarkable man as uncovered by Marjorie’s research.
• A very special Lunch & Learn will be held on the actual 150^th anniversary of the Battle of New Bern – March 14, 2012 – with our popular speaker Skip Riddle presenting an unusual story about the participants in the battle.  The Battle of New Bern: Who Would Have Thought That?…a Journey Through Time will show you what a poet, song writer, governor, professor, mercenary, 3 flags and a cannon have in common.  All of Skip’s programs are delightful and this one will pique your curiosity.

Please call the Historical Society at 638-8558 to make your reservation. Prices are $15 for members; $17 for non-members. Lunch and Learn programs begin at 11:30 am and are held at The Chelsea Restaurant, corner of Broad and Middle Streets, New Bern.

Sorry you missed it!

• Wednesday, September 14  our own Historical Society historian John Leys is presenting New Bern and the American Revolution.
• The Wednesday, November 9 Lunch & Learn is a fascinating program about Whistler’s mother, including her experiences during the Civil War! William McNeill comes to us by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. His program is entitled Outside the Frame: The Astonishing Life of Whistler’s Mother. Mr. McNeill was recently featured in Our State magazine with this very popular program.