Record #:

27924

Author(s):

Gunn, Jim

Abstract:

Prior to Gertrude Carraway’s recent death, she had many endeavors in the historical field bringing her accolades and honors from many quarters. Carraway was an active member of the New Bern Historical Society, and exerted her greatest effort toward the Tryon Palace restoration.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 1, May 1993, p25-28, por, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern Historical Society; Biography

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

Record #:

27939

Author(s):

Sloatman, Fred

Abstract:

Major General John D. Foster secured Union troops in New Bern by March 1863, and announced plans for a celebration on the fourteenth to commemorate their victory at New Bern just one year before. Unexpectedly, Major General D.H. Hill, commander of all Confederate troops in North Carolina, attacked New Bern and other Federal positions along the coast.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Nov 1993, p16-22, map, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--New Bern; Generals

Record #:

27940

Author(s):

Rackley, Mary

Abstract:

Public Works Director Cedric M. Boyd played a central role in the beautification of New Bern in 1959, and was the driving force who developed a sense of community pride among its citizens. Since his death twenty ago, the city of New Bern has received national and state awards for beautification programs initiated by Boyd.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 1, May 1994, p3-9, por

Subject(s):

Public works; Community development; Biography

Record #:

27941

Author(s):

Sloatman, Fred

Abstract:

General Robert E. Lee organized a plan for the Confederate army to attack New Bern on February 1, 1864. The attack plan was assigned to Major General George E. Pickett who successfully led troops to invade the area and execute a diversion.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 1, May 1994, p10-19, il, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--New Bern; Generals

Record #:

27942

Author(s):

Farnham, Thomas J.

Abstract:

William Tryon was a British soldier and colonial administrator who served as Governor of North Carolina during 1765 to 1771. His reputation began to fall in 1779 due to a series of allegedly depredatory raids he conducted and his views on desolation warfare. These raids marked the end of Tryon’s career as a field commander in the American Revolution.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 1, May 1994, p25-35, il, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Tryon, William, 1729-1788

Record #:

27943

Author(s):

Rackley, Mary

Abstract:

The bear is the emblem of New Bern and symbol adopted from the armorial bearings of Bern, Switzerland. A statue of a black bear named Old Bruno was constructed in 1957 to represent New Bern in the 100th anniversary of Morehead City parade. Old Bruno is now a mascot and permanent fixture at New Bern High School.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 1, May 1994, p36-39, il

Subject(s):

New Bern--History

Record #:

27944

Author(s):

Lore, Richard K.

Abstract:

A New Bern celebration that vividly stands out is the welcome once given to the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Despite New Bern’s history with these former enemies, the overpowering reception for the soldiers demonstrated that former allegiances were overridden by the traumatic events they shared during the Civil War and respect for each other.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Nov 1994, p3-13, il, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--History

Record #:

27945

Author(s):

Davis, Junius W., Jr.

Abstract:

New Bern is the locale of the 1896 science fiction novel, For the Flag or Facing the Flag, written by Jules Verne. The story is about a missile inventor who is kidnapped near New Bern and taken aboard a schooner via submarine in the Neuse River. In the story, Verne writes of New Bern, Pamlico Sound, and other notable areas in eastern North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Nov 1994, p14-17, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Novelists; Books

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 #:

27985

Author(s):

Tillery, Dewitt

Abstract:

Large patches of red spider lilies (Lycoris radiata) bloom all around New Bern in mid-September. The lilies were first planted by the Roberts family, and the progeny of the lilies has spread throughout the southeast. In order to grow red spider lilies, horticulturalists should consider several cautionary facts regarding its growing zone.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Nov 1995, p3-9, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Horticulture; Flowers

Record #:

27986

Author(s):

Wilson, Emily Herring

Abstract:

Emily Wilson is the author of Memories of New Bern. The book is an oral history based on conversations with longtime residents, and captures how the town has changed over a lifetime of memories.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Nov 1995, p10-15, il, bibl

Subject(s):

New Bern--History; Books

Record #:

27987

Author(s):

Sharp, C. Edward

Abstract:

Reverend James Reed, also known as Parson Reed, laid the foundation for public education in New Bern and North Carolina over two-hundred years ago. Reed led construction of the first chartered school in North Carolina, which eventually became the New Bern Academy.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Nov 1995, p16-18, bibl

Subject(s):

Public education--North Carolina; New Bern--History

Record #:

27988

Author(s):

Gunn, Jim

Abstract:

In their new book, The Battle of New Bern, Richard Sauers and Will Gorges present new information and perspectives on the battle and Civil War history. The book offers much greater detail of how the battle was fought, won by Union forces, and the aftermath.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Nov 1995, p19-21

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--New Bern; Books

Record #:

27989

Author(s):

Barden, John

Abstract:

Based on serendipitous finds in a Venezuela library in 1991-1992, staff members at Tryon Palace, New Bern are now engaged in an arduous effort to update our conception of what Governor Tryon’s mansion and gardens actually looked like in the eighteenth century. The discovery is based on sketches and notes by the Palace architect John Hawks.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Nov 1995, p22-25, il

Subject(s):

Tryon Palace (New Bern); Architects--New Bern