Record #:

27917

Author(s):

Whitley-Bauguess, Paige

Abstract:

Dancing played a significant role in New Bern social activities during the late eighteenth-century. Dancing assemblies and balls were commonplace events during the winter seasons, and dancing schools were held by various itinerant dancing masters during the last two decades of the century.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p3-15, bibl

Subject(s):

Dance--New Bern--18th Century; Dance--Social aspects

Record #:

27918

Author(s):

Harris, Kathleen

Abstract:

Furnifold McLendel Simmons was a reputable attorney in New Bern, and served as Democratic U.S. Senator from 1901 to 1930. He advocated the construction of the Panama Canal and gained much knowledge of such work. His expertise resulted in the Inland Waterway from the Neuse River to Wilmington, and construction of the Cape Lookout breakwater.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p16-20, por, bibl

Subject(s):

Senators (North Carolina); Inland Waterway--North Carolina, Coastal

Record #:

27919

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

In 1772, Anglican priest John Wesley sent Joseph Pilmore to New Bern, North Carolina to extend the work of the Methodists. The Methodists of New Bern became the most numerous denomination in the area. In 1843 the Centenary Methodist Church was built and named for the the fact that the religious reawakening of the church was about one-hundred years after the Aldersgate experience of John Wesley.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p21-31, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Methodism--History; Methodist Church--North Carolina

Record #:

27920

Author(s):

Harris, Kathleen

Abstract:

The craftsmanship of boat building has a long history in eastern North Carolina. Among the notable craftsmen, Herbert William Barbour started Barbour Boat Works, Inc. in New Bern in 1932. During his time, Barbour produced boats for the military, commercial fishing, and Coast Guard, and ferries for the State of North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1992, p32-34, bibl

Subject(s):

Boatbuilding--North Carolina, Eastern; Barbour Boat Works (New Bern)