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28029
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The historic Attmore-Oliver House in New Bern was inherited by Hannah Taylor Attmore and her large family in 1859. During the Post-Civil War period, Hannah gave away her daughter, nicknamed Sunshine, in exchange for the nursing of her only surviving son. Sunshine’s granddaughter provided personal accounts and essential documents to complete this story.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 2002,
p3-12, il, por
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28030
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George Attmore Sparrow, oldest son of Thomas Sparrow III and Ann Maria Blackwell, was born in Beaufort, North Carolina in 1845 and became a minister in the late 1880s. George’s family has a long history of prominence in eastern North Carolina. Personal letters George wrote to his father are presented in this journal issue.
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28031
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The early settlers of New Bern and Craven County faced many of the same problems that exist today, such as what to do with the poor and indigent, the orphan, and those who have contagious diseases. In North Carolina, the Anglican parish had the primary responsibility for dealing with such issues.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 2002,
p24-28, bibl
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28032
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At the time the first settlers arrived, Indian tribes such as the Tuscarora were living in the area now called Taberna. Since then some interesting and important North Carolinians have owned and lived in the area. Among the notable were Colonel William Brice, Christoph von Grafenried, and William Gaston.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 15 Issue 1, May 2002,
p29-48, il, por, map, bibl
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