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We love New Bern and its amazing history. Since 1923, we have been celebrating and promoting New Bern's rich heritage through events and education. The Society is a nonprofit, member-supported organization.

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This Month in New Bern History

This Month in New Bern History – March 2024

By Mickey Miller | March 21, 2024

Black Soldiers in the Cause of Freedom by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society On March 5, 1770, British troops fired into a […]

This Month in New Bern History – February 2024

By Mickey Miller | February 21, 2024

Giving Diligence its Due by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society Did you know that Founding Father Alexander Hamilton features in one of […]

This Month in New Bern History – January 2024

By Mickey Miller | January 25, 2024

What’s in a Name? by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any […]

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