New Bern, NC – The New Bern Historical Society’s April 8 Lunch & Learn sold out super early, but speaker, Dr. Dudley Marchi, has graciously agreed to do a second presentation. He’ll discuss “The French Lost Colony in Eastern North Carolina” on […]
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New Bern Historical Society Brings Leesa Jones to Lunch & Learn New Bern, NC – With its many rivers, creeks, and seaports, the Maritime Underground Railroad was active in eastern North Carolina. This version of the Underground Railroad was so effective that
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May’s Sellout Program Will Be Presented Again by Mark Sandvigen – July 10 NEW BERN, NC – It has been 100 years since World War I, the “War to End All Wars”. Mark Sandvigen will join the New Bern Historical Society once
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May’s Sellout Program Will Be Presented Again by Mark Sandvigen July 10 NEW BERN, NC, It has been 100 years since World War I, the “War to End All Wars”. Mark Sandvigen will join the New Bern Historical Society once again at
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Lindy Cummings at Historical Society Lunch & Learn New Bern, NC – Join the New Bern Historical Society and Tryon Palace’s Research Historian Lindy Cummings for Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, June 12 at 11:30am at the Chelsea Restaurant as she shares
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Lunch & Learn Examines New Bern’s Role We have long celebrated all the firsts that have occurred in New Bern. At the March 13 Lunch & Learn, the New Bern Historical Society will hear about how New Bern hosted the 1st and
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Historical Society Presents Angela Thorpe, Acting Director of NC African American Heritage Commission You might think of The Green Book as a recent Golden Globe winning movie that features local actor Von Lewis as Bobby Rydell. But the movie takes its title
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Encore of Images of “Used to Be” from the New Bern Historical Society Collection You’ve heard it, “used to be”. Captain Ratty’s used to be Duffy’s Drug Store, Morgan’s used to be True Tread Tires, First Citizens Bank sits where used to
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Images of “Used to Be” from the New Bern Historical Society Collection Lunch & Learn on May 9 at 11:30am You’ve heard it, “used to be”. Captain Rattys used to be Duffy’s Drug Store, Morgan’s used to be True Tread Tires, First
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New Bern Historical Society Lunch & Learn – February 7, 2018 “Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder, and bullets in his
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