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, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” This is a Metal Mast fitting from a Union gunboat recovered from Fort Thompson during Battle of New Bern 14 Mar 1862. Presented to the Historical Society by Charles Kassay. The battle began at 0730 on March 14th, and raged for nearly six hours. …
It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim”? This post hits home for our Curator, Jim Hodges. 1960 was the 50th Anniversary of scouting in America and it was celebrated at the 5th National Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs. There were 53,378 attendees from all over the world. Three troops from …
Happy New Year! It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” These always seem to be our most popular posts. Jim Hodges, our volunteer Curator, has spent a lot of time in the attic identifying objects, manuscripts, postcards, photos etc. …
It is Wednesday, so “What is in the attic with Jim”? It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow and lots of folks are traveling and staying in hotels on their way to visiting with their families. In days gone by, the Gaston Hotel was the place to stay in New Bern. Here are a 1910 postcard and a 1935 …