education Whether you’re a resident of New Bern or a visitor interested in learning about the area, the New Bern Historical Society is here to help you discover the area’s rich history. Dine and discover with our popular Lunch & Learn series, attend informative lectures throughout the year, explore the region’s heritage through our annual […]
Face to Face: Civil War Sketches and Stories at the Academy Museum, 508 New Street, New Bern, NC Hours of Operation: Fridays thru Sundays, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Experience New Bern’s Occupation through the eyes of African Americans, Confederates, Union soldiers, and women caught between both North and South with this fascinating new exhibit at the New
Recollections of My Slavery Days by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society “I have lived through the greatest epoch in history, having been born August 10, 1835, at Newbern, North Carolina. That was not so many years, you see, after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the winning of the Revolutionary War.
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First Federal Death Sentence – in New Bern? by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society A true tale of mayhem, mutiny, and murder on the high seas led to six mariners being charged with murder off the coast of Ocracoke. The subsequent court case, held in New Bern in 1793, resulted in the death
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A New Bern Trailblazer by Claudia Houston, Historian, New Bern Historical Society Photo courtesy of https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/battle-samuel-james-1883-1966/ Samuel J. Battle was born in New Bern on January 16, 1883. Weighing in at 16 pounds, he was recorded as the largest baby born in North Carolina. Samuel would eventually grow to be 6″3″ tall and over 280
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On June 30, 1863, the 35th United States Colored Troops regiment officially mustered in New Bern. The organizing and recruitment of North Carolina’s African-American troops had already been underway for nine months. In July 1862, Congress issued a Second Confiscation and Militia Act. The act allowed President Abraham Lincoln to use as many African-Americans as
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