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?” 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
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.
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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
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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
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It is Wednesday, so “What is in the Attic with Jim?” Postcards! Our thanks to Ernest Richardson III, local attorney, who allowed us to copy many beautiful vintage postcards from his collection. These cards which feature hundreds of scenes from the local area are found throughout our website and have become a huge favorite of
