Pictured here is Christ Episcopal Church on Pollock Street before it burned in 1871. The view shows the front and left side of the building as well as the steeple. In front shows what seems to be a Civil War era soldier stands with his rifle in front…
A street view of Christ Church with men and boys lounging in front of the fence. The photograph was taken shortly after the fire that damaged the building in 1871.
Picture of the main altar of Christ Church with the stained glass window in the center and an organ and pipes on the right. The altar is decorated for a thanksgiving or harvest festival.
A photograph of the Christ Church sanctuary during the Christmas holidays. A beautifully tinselled tree can be seen towards the right of the photograph, while festive plants decorate the remainder of the sanctuary.
"Resurgam" by Mary Bayard Clarke is a post Civil War poem about the south lifting their heads after the war being over. It was written for Confederate Memorial Day commemorations on May 10, 1878.
The gravestone and site for Mary Bayard Clarke. To learn more about Mary Bayard Clark, you can check out Live Your Own Life: The Family Papers of Mary Bayard Clark, 1854–1886 by Terrell Armistead Crow and Mary Moulton Barden at the New Bern-Craven…
The New Bern Executive Club is hosting an inaugural dinner and the Recreation Center in New Bern. The program includes guest speaker Major General Field Harris from the United States Marine Corps and the speaker of the address Rear Admiral Ellis M.…