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by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society North Carolina Highway Marker at Broad and Craven Street, New Bern, NC New Bern is well known for its many significant “firsts” – North Carolina’s first capital, first printing press, first newspaper, first published book, and first postal service, among others.  But one “famous first” in August […]

What Happened in New Bern in January By Claudia Houston, New Bern Historical Society Photo 1: Early daguerreotype of two unknown soldiers courtesy of Heritage Auctions. The month of January is significant for several reasons to an early New Bern photographer. Who is he and what was his role in New Bern’s history? On January

This Month in New Bern – October By Claudia Houston, New Bern Historical Society 2019 Two Carteret County men who came to New Bern in the 1800’s established lucrative businesses and eventually became partners, leading to a historic event of the Civil War in eastern North Carolina.  Who were these men and what was significant

What Happened in New Bern in June by Claudia Houston, New Bern Historical Society New Bern loves to celebrate! Our history is replete with stories of parties, balls, parades, tournaments and festivals. On June 11, 1929 one such elaborate celebration occurred. What was so special about our 219th birthday? The date was not especially significant,

What New Bern property was listed on the National Register for Historic Places in 1997 and took an Act of Congress to create?  If you answered the New Bern National Cemetery at 1711 National Avenue, established on February 1, 1867, you are correct.  Why was it established, who is buried there and where were soldiers

On January 1, 1867, a great celebration took place in New Bern.  A tournament or “Ring” was held in which twenty-two knights, representing New Bern, Wilson and Kinston competed on a race track set up on the snow-covered banks of the Neuse River.  Stands were erected for judges, the orator and the musicians, and wagons