Record #:

36134

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

All Saints Chapel, built in the late 1890s and constructed in the Carpenter Gothic Style, was larger than its exterior suggested. As for other aspects of its appearance, longtime residents recall the exterior as painted white, but research by the author asserted otherwise. In fact, the recent repainting has returned the church to its original color, as well as the color scheme popular during the period in which the church was built.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 2 Issue 2, Nov 1989, p26-29

Subject(s):

New Bern--Church history; New Bern--Buildings, structures, etc.; New Bern--Historical buildings; Episcopal Church--Diocese of North Carolina--History; Craven County--Historic buildings; Architecture, Gothic Revival style; Architecture--19th century

Record #:

36131

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

The church has had a broad appeal, in its denomination, the combined Christian Church and First Disciples of Christ, touted as the “largest denomination founded on American soil.” Its foundation was complete by the early nineteenth century, but it experienced a crumbling in terms of membership in the 1960s and early 1970s. By the new decade, though, it had rebuilt itself, congregation and worship space wise.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 2 Issue 1, Apr 1989, p28-32

Subject(s):

New Bern Historical Society; New Bern--Church history; New Bern--Buildings, structures, etc.; New Bern--Historical buildings; Christians (Disciples of Christ)--New Bern

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 #:

36127

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Among New Bern’s founding fathers were Baron Christopher deGraffenried, also known as Baron Christopher von Graffenried. His prominent place in the town’s history could be justified by founding the regarded center of the town and its Colonial life: a church. Though not be regarded the center any longer, the church still held an important place. That may be defined by its tombstones’ names, reflected in contemporary families, and mirrored in its architecture, a timely reflection.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Nov 1988, p24-31

Subject(s):

Graffenried, Christoph von, Baron, 1661-1743; Craven County--History; Craven County--Historic buildings; Churches--New Bern

Record #:

3291

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Although Baptists were in New Bern in the 1730s, it was not until 1811 that a church was constructed. In 1848, a larger church was built on Middle Street. Renamed First Baptist Church in 1896, the church marked 150 years in 1988.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 4 Issue 1, May 1991, p25-31, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Churches--New Bern; Church history--New Bern; First Baptist Church (New Bern)

Record #:

3239

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

The oldest church building in New Bern is First Presbyterian Church on New Street. The church was designed and built by Uriah Sandy. The cornerstone was laid on June 9, 1819.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Nov 1990, p22-29, il, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--Church history; Churches--New Bern; First Presbyterian Church (New Bern)

Record #:

27923

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

James City began as a community outside New Bern where slaves sought refuge and safekeeping. Reverend Horace James helped establish James City which eventually became a thriving small town. The social dynamics have changed over the years, and today a small group of its residents are working to preserve the history of this settlement.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 1, May 1993, p17-24, map, bibl

Subject(s):

James City--History; African American communities

Record #:

3780

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

John Taylor was a self-made man. From humble beginnings and little formal education, he built an insurance agency and ran it 55 years. He was instrumental in reorganizing the New Bern Historical Society in 1952 and served as its president for ten years.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 11 Issue 1, May 1998, p41-46

Subject(s):

New Bern Historical Society; Taylor, John Rose, 1889-1974

Record #:

27996

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Following the Tuscarora Indian War in 1711-1712, North Carolina realized the need for a money system. During the colonial period, hard currency continued to be scarce until recognition of the Reed Gold Mine in 1799. The state experienced a massive gold rush until the early 1800s, and since then, the exchange system has continued to evolve.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Nov 1996, p31-36, bibl

Subject(s):

Money--North Carolina--History; Gold mines and mining--History; Reed Gold Mine (Cabarrus County)

Record #:

27892

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

After the Civil War, Reverend Edwin M. Forbes, a New Bern native, established an independent black congregation at St. Cyprian’s Church. In 1922, New Bern suffered a disastrous fire which burned mostly in black residential areas. The fire pointed out the need for a hospital for blacks, leading to the establishment of Good Shepherd Hospital.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Nov 1991, p21-27, il, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--Church history

Record #:

27992

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Taverns, which are also called inns or ordinaries, have historically been thought of as places where people met and drank. The role of taverns was much larger, actually, serving as places of refuge for travelers to New Bern. Taverns have also been centers for business, entertainment, and communication.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 9 Issue 1, May 1996, p25-33, bibl

Subject(s):

Taverns (Inns); Social life and customs

Record #:

4066

Author(s):

Baker, Mary; Olson, Kirsten

Abstract:

Taxation was a fact of life for the colonists as early as the 1600s. The main tax was the poll, or capitation, tax. However, as specific needs arose, taxes were levied for them. For example, in 1714-15, a tax paid for the Tuscarora War, and forts were built at Cape fear and Ocracoke with a eight-year tax levied in 1748.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Nov 1998, p7-12, bibl

Subject(s):

Taxation; Personnel management; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

3243

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Plans for a permanent synagogue in New Bern began in the late 1800s. The structure was designed by Herbert W. Simpson and built in 1908 on Middle Street. Worshippers celebrated New Year's Day there on September 27, 1908.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 3 Issue 1, May 1990, p22-26, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Jews--New Bern; Synagogues--New Bern; Temple B'nai Sholem (New Bern)

Record #:

27946

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Palatines, the first settlers in the New Bern area, created the first church in 1710. Shortly after their arrival, Christopher de Graffenried, founder of New Bern, established the Anglican Church which later reorganized into the Episcopal Church. Over the years, many churches of various denominations have been started in New Bern and Craven County.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Nov 1994, p18-28, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Churches--New Bern; Religion--North Carolina

Record #:

27938

Author(s):

Baker, Mary

Abstract:

Following the Civil War, black missionaries from Baptist, A.M.E. Zion, and A.M.E. churches came south to work with the freed slaves and encourage independent black denominations. Jones Chapel A.M.E. Zion was the first of five churches established in James City, North Carolina in 1863.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Nov 1993, p3-13, il

Subject(s):

James City--History; African American churches