Record #:

36153

Author(s):

Sloatman, Frederick L.

Abstract:

The question: who owned the land, the German Palatines or Swiss paupers. The answer: evident in the descendants for those two groups. After two centuries, they still reside in the area named New Bern by their ancestors.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Nov 1998, p3-6

Subject(s):

New Bern Historical Society; New Bern--History; Graffenried, Christoph von, Baron, 1661-1743; Swiss--North Carolina--Immigration; Germans--North Carolina--Immigration; Craven County--History

Record #:

36155

Author(s):

Sloatman, Frederick L.

Abstract:

This entry offered three corrections for the May 1998 issue. One was a missing paragraph from Richard Lore’s “The New Bern Historical Society: The First Seventy-five Years.” The second was two lines omitted from Mary Baker’s “John R. Taylor.” The third was the improper copying of an illustration on page five.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Nov 1998, p31

Subject(s):

New Bern--History; Craven County--History; New Bern Historical Society