We Bring History to Life!
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
2015 NBHS Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 1
On March 25, 1758, Richard Dobbs Spaight, the first native-born governor, was born in New Bern. Spaight was one of five delegates from North Carolina […]
On February 2, 1864, Commander John Taylor Wood of the Confederate Navy, led a raid involving 14 boats and carrying 250 sailors from Kinston to […]
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