Our favorite posts from the popular Facebook column featuring Curator Jim Hodges and the unusual artifacts from the Historical Society’s collection.
It is Wednesday and the first day of winter, but more than that, it’s time for “What’s in the Attic with Jim?” Do you know about the tradition of the tree at Christ Episcopal Church? Here is an excerpt from the Friday, December 12, 1958, New Bern Mirror about one of New Bern’s most beloved […]
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” For those of you who do not know, Jim Hodges has been our volunteer Curator for about ten years. He spends up to 40 hours a week receiving, researching and categorizing articles, photos and other historical treasures in our collection. Jim refers to his
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim”? Today we celebrated the lives of some inspiring New Bern women in a very special Lunch & Learn program “Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Deeds.” If you were there you were introduced to Charlotte Rhone, played by Historical Society Board Member and New Bern native Carol
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It is Wednesday, so What is in the Attic with Jim? New Bern is rich in important African American landmarks. This is a recent photo of St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church at 604 Johnson, Street in New Bern. It is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, African American Episcopal Churches in the State of
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim”? In 2000 we received a photo and letter from 82-year-old Volkert Veeder regarding his roommate at the US Naval Academy, Henry Purifoy Whitehurst Jr. Both are on display at the New Bern Historical Society, 511 Broad Street. Henry attended The Citadel for a year
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” Jim has an exciting new photo to show you, courtesy of John Mason. It is 202 Craven Street, at the northeast corner of Craven St. and South Front St. which is now occupied by Nautical Wheelers. It once was the site of the Craven
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” Jim has been practicing “social distancing” and has been up in the attic again. Here is a ration book, ration card and ration token from World War II. War ration books were produced by the United States Office of Price Administration in 1942 when
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim? Jim has probably shared this before, but it is such a bucolic scene. This is another post card, courtesy of the Ernest Richardson III Collection. It is East Front Street in the early 1900’s. Notice the dirt road and the wagons carrying sacks
Calling All Car Lovers! It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” Jim Hodges, our Curator, has a nice collection of New Bern postcards from all different eras. This one, from the Ernest Richardson III Collection, is particularly lovely with great color and detail. It is Middle Street, and you can see
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” Since there is a prediction of snow in Eastern Carolina, Jim wanted to show you some photos to know that this has happened before-not frequently, but enough that we have evidence! These photos from the 1890s are from the Albert Brooks Collection of the