Record #:

44578

Author(s):

George, Bernard; George, Brenda

Abstract:

Beginning 1772, New Bern's Methodist Church was the primary church for African Americans in the area. Since its foundation, the Methodist movement had opposed slavery. by 1843, New Bern's Methodist Church had 1,087 members, 803 of whom were Black.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 31 Issue , 2024, p40-51, il, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Churches--New Bern--African American--History; New Bern--Church history

Record #:

44577

Author(s):

Houston, Claudia

Abstract:

North Carolina began seeing the advent of photographers and photography in the 1840s. The first photographer in New Bern, James Joyner, arrived in 1843. The author provides a descriptive list of other 19th century photographers in New Bern. Only two photographs of New Bern itself are known to exist prior to 1862. These photographs record the ruins of the Craven County Courthouse after its destruction by fire on January 15, 1861.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 31 Issue , 2024, p22-33, il

Subject(s):

Photographers--New Bern; Photography--New Bern--19th Century