News Release: 2/5/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Anthony Giardino, Executive DirectorDirector@NewBernHistorical.org252-638-8558 Feb. 2, 2026 Hallowed Ground Lantern TourExciting Storytelling Event Returns for its 5th Year! NEW BERN, NC, The New Bern Historical Society invites you to an exciting storytelling event, the Hallowed Ground Lantern Tour, March 19, 20 & 21, 6-9pm. New Bern Battlefield Park, site of the first Battle of New Bern, hosts this intriguing event. The tour takes you on a guided, lantern-lit walk
How 813 Schools Were Built in Rural Black North Carolina During the Jim Crow Era
It took a strong team with the right tools. Led by educator, scientist, founder of Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald, President and key entrepreneur in the growth of Sears-Roebuck, the Rosenwald Fund was established. It was a remarkable philanthropic partnership that helped construct over 800 Black schools across North Carolina during the 1910s -1930s providing seed grants and state-of-the-art architectural plans. Local Black communities more than matched those grants. Nearly a
Applications for New Bern Historical Society Scholarships March 20th
The New Bern Historical Society has established the deadline for the combined Harriet Marks Scholarship and the John R. and Alice Land Taylor Scholarship as March 20, 2026. Scholarship applications are available on the New Bern Historical Society website (www.newbernhistorical.org/scholarships) and on the New Bern High School website (nbh.cravenk12.org/student-life/scholarship-information) They must be hand delivered to the New Bern Historical Society by Friday, March 20, 2026, or postmarked on or before
