Record #:

27890

Author(s):

Cotton, Jerry W.

Abstract:

Mary Bayard Morgan Wootten was a New Bern artist and photographer in the early 1900s. Wootten took some of the earliest aerial photographs in North Carolina, and many of her photographs were made into murals in both private homes and public buildings including the governor’s office.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Nov 1991, p3-13, il, por

Subject(s):

Photographers; Biography

Record #:

27891

Author(s):

Conover, Mary Osborne

Abstract:

During World War II, the construction of an air station at Cherry Point was instrumental in transforming New Bern from a military living space into a nourishing community. New Bern became “Your Liberty Town”, profiled in a 1943 North Carolina guide book as a relaxing home away from home.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Nov 1991, p14-20, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--Development--World War, 1939-1945; New Bern--History

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 #:

27894

Author(s):

Kirwan, Virginia

Abstract:

The New Bern Academy is one of the few remaining Federal-style public buildings in North Carolina, and the first school in the state to have been established by law. Founded in 1764, it ranks as one of the oldest secondary schools in the nation. The building became a museum in 1990 and exhibits the history of New Bern.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Nov 1991, p37-43, il, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--Historical buildings; New Bern Academy Museum

Record #:

27899

Author(s):

Gunn, Jim

Abstract:

Major General Lawrence O’Bryan Branch, was one of the South’s most promising military and potential political leaders. As the Civil War progressed, Confederate forces suffered a shortage of officers and Branch was given command of a North Carolina brigade comprising five regiments. After the Battle of New Bern and numerous skirmishes, Branch was killed on the battlefield of Sharpsburg.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1992, p12-19, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Civil War; Generals; New Bern, Battle of, N.C., 1862

Record #:

27900

Author(s):

Conover, Mary Osborne

Abstract:

The Athens Theatre opened in New Bern in 1911 to accommodate traveling theater troupes, live local productions, concerts and silent movies. After several decades, the theatre entered a serious state of deterioration and closed in 1979. Recent efforts are attempting to repair and restore the theatre to working conditions.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1992, p20-28, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Theaters--North Carolina; Theaters--Conservation and restoration

Record #:

27901

Author(s):

Breytspraak, Charlotte; Breytspraak, Jack

Abstract:

John Lawson was one of New Bern’s architects, North Carolina’s first historian, and the first owner of the area now known as Lawson Creek Park. Lawson’s History of North Carolina is the first published history of North Carolina and covers Lawson’s experiences in the area, information on the Indians, their customs and way of life as well as the flora and fauna of the area.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1992, p29-31, bibl

Subject(s):

Historians; North Carolina--History

Record #:

27902

Author(s):

Sloatman, Frederick L.

Abstract:

After an absence of almost ten years due to destruction by the boll weevil in the 1970s, cotton has returned to eastern North Carolina. Cotton was an important trade commodity for New Bern, and continues to be equally as important to our welfare thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 5 Issue 1, May 1992, p32-35, bibl

Subject(s):

Cotton industry--History; Cotton growing

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)

Record #:

27921

Author(s):

Farnham, Thomas J.

Abstract:

The historic Attmore-Oliver House built in 1790 in New Bern, North Carolina contains a number of impressive Oriental rugs and carpets. Among the rugs are the central medallion carpet made by weavers in the Iranian City of Tabriz, and rugs from Turkey, Persia, Turkestan, the Caucasus, and China.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 1, May 1993, p3-10, il

Subject(s):

Rugs, Persian--North Carolina

Record #:

27922

Author(s):

Sloatman, Fred

Abstract:

The roads in New Bern reveal a history since the time its streets were first laid out by Baron Christoph von Graffenried three-hundred years ago. By 1760 the network of roads was complete and New Bern became the capital of North Carolina. Over the years, the road system made remarkable changes and ultimately improved during its Good Road Movement.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 1, May 1993, p11-16, bibl

Subject(s):

Roads--History; Roads--Design and construction

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