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May 23, 2024
It's a tradition two women look to bring back to a historic African American cemetery on Cypress Street in New Bern's Duffyfield community.
December 1, 2022
Thursday is the 100th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1922 in New Bern. According to the New Bern Historical Society, the fire forever changed the face of the city; more than 3,000 people were displaced in the fire that burned through the African American community, destroying more than 1,000 buildings and destroying an area that covered 40 blocks.
January 13, 2022
Post 539 is joining with others in New Bern to tell the stories of dozens of Black veterans buried in a local cemetery.
January 10, 2022
The stories of the Black Veterans buried at New Berns Greenwood Cemetery will be told during a New Bern Historical Society program in February.
November 4, 2021
The life of New Bern educator John Thomas Barber is honored through a memorial plaque outside his house and an exhibit at Tryon Palace.