Record #:

39472

Author(s):

Abstract:

An endeavor undertaken by a sixth grade class at Epiphany School, its yield was the preservation of the Bryan-Fordham Cemetery. Included were a description of their preservation activities, individuals discovered in the cemetery; research sources, such as a local public library; their dream that the cemetery will be included on the New Bern Tour of Cemeteries. Included also were a gravestone identification table, map showing a layout of the graves in Bryan-Fordham Cemetery, and photo of this sixth grade class.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 20 Issue 1, May 2007, p19-29

Subject(s):

Bryan-Fordham Cemetery--New Bern ; Libraries--Craven County; Libraries--New Bern; New Bern--Craven County Public Library; Cemeteries--Craven County; Cemeteries--New Bern; Fordham, Benjamin, Sr.; New Bern--People; Christ Church, New Bern ; Private schools--North Carolina--New Bern--Epiphany School

Record #:

8080

Author(s):

White, James E., III

Abstract:

From its founding, New Bern was an ideal place for a port. Ships brought goods in using Ocracoke and Old Topsail inlets, but ships coming in at Old Topsail had to travel around Carteret County and Cedar Island to get to and from New Bern. This added time to the voyages. A plan was put forth in 1766 to dig a canal to connect the Neuse River to Old Topsail Inlet. Travel time for the ships would be cut in half, and trade would increase. The ideal place to dig a canal was between Clubfoot Creek and Harlowe Creek. White discusses the canal's progress after the General Assembly enacted a law to build the canal in 1766 down to present-day.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 1, May 2006, p3-14, map, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Canals--Carteret County

Record #:

8081

Author(s):

Stephens, Paul F.

Abstract:

New Bern has been the seat of a United States District Court since the establishment of the District of North Carolina by Act of Congress on June 4, 1790. Stephens describes the many changes in the housing of the court during the past 216 years. The court's current residence is in a courthouse that was dedicated in December 1934. Over the past decade maintenance work has stabilized the building. Stephens discusses work now in progress to upgrade and modernize the courthouse to bring it into the twenty-first century.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 1, May 2006, p15-20, bibl

Subject(s):

Courthouses--New Bern

Record #:

8082

Author(s):

Ruckart, Gordon

Abstract:

Tryon Palace was constructed in New Bern between 1767 and 1770. The stately mansion, the seat of Royal Governor William Tryon, was considered the most elegant government building in English America. In 1798, it burned to the ground and was rebuilt from the original plans in the 1950s. Ruckart describes how the land, on which the original Tryon Palace had stood, was used in the intervening years.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 1, May 2006, p21-32, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Tryon Palace (New Bern)

Record #:

8083

Author(s):

Ruckart, Alice

Abstract:

Jessie Elizabeth Barden founded The Questers in Pennsylvania in 1944. Originally an informal gathering of friends to study material culture, the Questers now number over 900 chapters with 15,000 members in the United States and Canada. Their mission has expanded through the years to include scholarship support and preservation of historic landmarks. The Earl of Craven Questers chapter was founded in New Bern in 1997. Ruckart describes the chapter's preservation and restoration projects.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 1, May 2006, p33-34

Subject(s):

Historic preservation--New Bern

Record #:

8091

Author(s):

Hipps, Julie

Abstract:

After the Civil War, white and African American physicians, lawyers, educators, business, and religious leaders in New Bern participated in the local economy, society, and politics. By 1910, Jim Crow laws had changed this, and black businesses no longer were located near white businesses. By the 1940s, African American businesses had been concentrated in the Five Points section. Hipps discusses how the civil rights movement changed New Bern educationally and economically.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 1, May 2006, p35-43, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--Race relations; Civil rights movements--New Bern

Record #:

28097

Author(s):

Harkin, Judy Hardin

Abstract:

George Henry White was one of the most important African American political leaders during the last decade of the nineteenth century. White lived in New Bern for almost two decades, during which he was a teacher, principal, prosecutor, politician, and a civic and religious leader.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Nov 2006, p3-14, por, bibl

Subject(s):

White, George Henry, 1852-1918; African American politicians

Record #:

28098

Author(s):

Chiles, Nancy

Abstract:

In 1822, ushers at the New Bern’s First Presbyterian Church greeted the arriving worshipers and led them to a designated seat facing the congregation. Over the years the church was modernized and additional pews were installed. Today, worshipers are ushered to a seat of their choice.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Nov 2006, p15-20, il, bibl

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

28099

Author(s):

Childers, Critton Joe

Abstract:

Union Point Park is a waterfront promenade and gazebo in New Bern. Signs throughout the park tell the history of Union Point. This history ranges from the time of the Chattawka Indians, to the arrival of Baron de Graffenried and his settlers, to Civil War battles, and to a landscaped municipal park that once included the Woman’s Clubhouse.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Nov 2006, p21-34, il, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--History--Waterfont

Record #:

28100

Author(s):

Hipps, Julie

Abstract:

The Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the New Bern Preservation Foundation have significantly slowed the pace of demolition, and preserved over five-hundred intact historic buildings dating as far back as the 1700s. While preservation efforts have progressed, there is still doubt whether preservation can boost the economy.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Nov 2006, p35-39, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Preservation and conservation; Historic preservation--New Bern; Historic preservation--Economic development

Record #:

8079

Author(s):

Hipps, Julie

Abstract:

New Bern's Christ Episcopal Church burned on January 10, 1871. Parish members rallied behind their rector and rebuilt the church. A variety of memorials were donated, including fourteen stained glass windows that have graced the church since 1875. Hipps discusses three of the windows-the Arete Sitgreaves Ellis window; the Elizabeth Gittig and Samuel Oliver window; and the William N. Hawks window.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 2005, p3-19, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Church buildings--New Bern; Glass painting and staining--New Bern; Windows--New Bern--Religious aspects

Record #:

8104

Author(s):

Barteau, David

Abstract:

Mary Baker discussed the history of Temple B'nai Sholem in the May 1990 issue of the JOURNAL OF THE NEW BERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Barteau's article provides additional information and a listing of past presidents of the Temple from 1906 to 2004.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 2005, p35-40, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Temple B'nai Sholem (New Bern)

Record #:

8105

Author(s):

Lore, Dick; McGraw, Thomas

Abstract:

In 2004, the authors discovered a machine almost hidden in the underbrush behind one of the Maola Dairy buildings in New Bern. The machine had gears that were huge and unfamiliar in today's machinery profiles. The authors describe the work that went into documenting the machine, which stands a few feet from the Neuse River. Results determined that it is an historic relic connected to New Bern's maritime legacy. Possible display sites for the machine are listed, and a drawing shows how it would look on display.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 2005, p20-34, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Historic sites--New Bern; Machinery--New Bern; Shipbuilding--New Bern

Record #:

8106

Author(s):

Hipps, Julie

Abstract:

A strong building industry existed in New Bern between 1790 and 1840. A cluster of artisans -- free blacks and whites -- dominated the industry there. Hipps discusses the style of the buildings, individuals prominent in the industry, and how slaves were used and paid for their labors. Sometimes blacks and whites were apprenticed and lived in the same building. A list of African American apprentices for 1790-1835 and free black artisans is included. One well-known free black bricklayer and mason was Donum Mumford (Montford).

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Nov 2005, p3-30, bibl

Subject(s):

Construction industry--New Bern--History; African Americans--New Bern--History--To 1863

Record #:

8109

Author(s):

Brinson, Kenneth H.

Abstract:

In November 1864, Lieutenant Edward J. Bowen, of Company K, 31st North Carolina Infantry Regiment, wrote home to his friend Benjamin F. Brinson, pleading for help in getting his mother food and other items. Brinson includes a copy of the handwritten letter and its transcription and information on the two men.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Nov 2005, p31-40, il, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate