The Kellenberger Room houses the Local History and Genealogy Collections of the New Bern-Craven Coun
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As we celebrate American Archives Month to raise awareness of the importance of historic documents and records, we remind you of our Family Bibles Collection. Begun in 2002 as a joint project with the Craven County Genealogical Society we collected Family Bible information from local families. If you would like to see your Family Bible added to the collection, get in touch with us!
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As we continue to celebrate American Archives Month to raise awareness of the importance of historic documents and records, we remind you of the Memories of New Bern Oral History Project on the Craven County Digital History website. This project from the mid-1990s interviewed numerous New Bern residents about their lives.
Craven County Digital History
Today (October 1) marks the beginning of American Archives Month to raise awareness of the importance of historical documents and records. To celebrate, we are releasing another photograph collection to the Craven County Digital History website. The Hugh Wood Photograph Album contains 38 photographs of New Bern and Craven County scenes from around 1898-1900.
Craven County Digital History
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 3, the Kellenberger Room will be closed. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We've been working on the website and parts of nine photograph collections have been added to the Craven County Digital History site at https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/. Including the entire 1908 image of sidewalks being built on Middle Street, of which this is an excerpt.
UPDATE: The Willis Bible is now available in our online Bible Collection at https://tinyurl.com/5n7cyy39 (the link goes straight to the Bible).
The Kellenberger Room recently received a donation of the Norman Willis family Bible with dates going back to the birth of Norman Willis in 1774. It will soon join our other family Bibles in our online collection at https://tinyurl.com/CPRLBibles
Surnames include Willis, Pritchett, Jackson, Street, Hill, and Ipock.
Throwback Thursday--Decorations of the Chancel of Christ Church, New Bern, Easter, April 23, 1905.
As a reminder, the Kellenberger Room will be closed Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8. We will reopen Monday, April 10 at 9 am.
The latest New Bern History Lecture and Discussion Series will be Wednesday, January 25 at 2 p.m. in the Cullman Performance Hall at the North Carolina History Center. Free and open to the public, Susan Moffat-Thomas will discuss the history and restoration of Tryon Palace. The Craven-Pamlico Regional Library System is a partnering organization for this series.
New Bern History: A Lecture and Discussion Series
Throwback Thursday...during this week in 1893, the Neuse River froze enough that two men crossed the ice on a flat-bottomed boat. Read the article from the New Berne Weekly Journal, January 26, 1893, below. Using your library card you can access this and other North Carolina newspapers through NC LIVE and the Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection (http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=411).
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Fire of New Bern. Read the transcript of the 1992 Memories of New Bern Program on the Great Fire which includes excerpts from Oral Histories of New Bernians remembering that catastrophic event.
Selections of items relating the history of New Bern and Craven County, North Carolina, from the collections of the Kellenberger Room of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library.
If you missed Diane Richard's program on "Migrations (2): North Carolinians on the Move" the recording is now available online until November 21 at http://mycprl.org/krwebinars
We're just a few days away from Diane L Richard's program "Migrations 2: North Carolinians on the Move" on Monday, Oct 17, at 7 pm. Be sure to register for this free, online webinar, at https://forms.office.com/r/GWxuw1rxun
If you missed Judy Russell's webinar on September 26, it is now available online until October 24. Visit: https://mycprl.org/krwebinars to view the webinar.
Join the Kellenberger Room on Monday, October 17, at 7 pm as Diane L Richard presents "Migrations 2: North Carolinians on the Move." To register for this free, online webinar, fill out the form at https://forms.office.com/r/GWxuw1rxun
Just a reminder we are 2 weeks away from our next webinar. Register for this free, online webinar: https://forms.office.com/r/9Av9r61GQV
Join us at 7 pm Monday, September 26, as Judy G. Russell presents "Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse". Register for this free, online webinar: https://forms.office.com/r/9Av9r61GQV
Join us at 7 pm Monday, September 26, as Judy G. Russell presents "Property Rights and Wrongs: African-Americans at the Courthouse". Register for this free, online webinar: https://forms.office.com/r/9Av9r61GQV
If you missed the August 22nd webinar on North Carolina Migrations (Part 1) it is now available until September 22 at http://mycprl.org/krwebinars.
Our next genealogy webinar is quickly approaching. Diane L. Richard presents "Migrations (Part 1): Many Arrive" on Monday, August 22, at 7 p.m. To register for this free event, e-mail [email protected] or visit https://forms.office.com/r/JTKF09JTRA.
If you plan to visit the KR this week, be aware our air conditioning is not working. Temperatures are in the low 80s.
Join the Kellenberger Room for our next genealogy webinar as Diane L. Richard discusses Migrations (Part 1): Many Arrive on Monday, August 22, at 7 p.m. To register for this free event, e-mail [email protected] or visit https://forms.office.com/r/JTKF09JTRA.
If you missed Monday's genealogy webinar, it is now available as a recording until July 28 at http://mycprl.org/krwebinars.
Join us for our next webinar on June 27 at 7 p.m. with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson speaking on "African American Genealogy: Methodologies and Strategies." Register by emailing [email protected] or visit https://forms.office.com/r/Lf1Rf2ZgWe
Join us this Monday, June 13, 2022, at 7 pm in the Hayden H. Jones Auditorium to learn about "Screw-pile Lighthouses of North Carolina." Benjamin Wunderly of the North Carolina Maritime Museum will discuss these inshore lighthouses of the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
Join us on June 13, 2022, at 7 pm in the Hayden H. Jones Auditorium to learn about "Screw-pile Lighthouses of North Carolina." Benjamin Wunderly of the North Carolina Maritime Museum will discuss these inshore lighthouses of the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
If you missed the webinar on May 23 with Diane Richard discussing "Colored News" (or if you just want to review it again), it is now available for a limited time at http://mycprl.org/krwebinars.
Join us for our next webinar on June 27 at 7 p.m. with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson speaking on "African American Genealogy: Methodologies and Strategies." Register by emailing [email protected] or visit https://forms.office.com/r/Lf1Rf2ZgWe.
We're a week away from our webinar with Diane L. Richard on May 23 at 7 PM. She will speak on "Colored News," exploring African-American newspaper research through the "Colored News" or similar columns in newspapers.
Email [email protected] or visit https://forms.office.com/r/HZJZcPY5yk to register.
Another webinar in our genealogy series is approaching. Join us and Diane L. Richard on May 23 at 7 PM as she speaks on "Colored News." This talk explores African-American newspaper research through the "Colored News" or similar columns in newspapers.
Email [email protected] or visit https://forms.office.com/r/HZJZcPY5yk to register.
Time is running out to view the recording for Judy G. Russell's webinar on Slavery and the Law before the Civil War. View it on our website (https://mycprl.org/krwebinars) before it goes away!
Are you looking for something to do this weekend? The recording of Judy G. Russell's March 28th webinar titled "From 1619 to Juneteenth" is currently available on our website at https://mycprl.org/krwebinars.
Throwback Thursday--April 3, 1775, the Second Provincial Congress met in New Bern with John Harvey as moderator. Read about the five different Provincial Congresses and their role in creating the State of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War at NCPedia.
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For those who missed Monday night's webinar with Judy G. Russell, you may view it for the next few weeks on our website at http://mycprl.org/krwebinars.
One more week before our free webinar featuring Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist, speaking on "From 1619 to Juneteenth: Slavery & the Law before the Civil War." The program begins at 7 p.m. (EDT) on March 28. Be sure to register to receive the link by emailing [email protected].
We are a little less than 3 weeks away (March 28, 7 p.m.) from a free webinar featuring "The Legal Genealogist" Judy G. Russell speaking on "From 1619 to Juneteenth: Slavery & the Law before the Civil War." Register to receive the meeting link by emailing [email protected].
If you were unable to attend the February 28 webinar on Freedman's Bank Records presented by Diane L. Richard, that session is now available until March 28 on the library's website at http://mycprl.org/talk .
Our Let's Talk Programs focus on starting conversations, opening new lines of communications and learning about our community.
Join us March 28 at 7 p.m. for a free webinar featuring Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist, speaking on "From 1619 to Juneteenth: Slavery & the Law before the Civil War." Register to receive the link by emailing [email protected].
From the upcoming speaker:
"So many assume that these records aren't relevant to their research! Are you researching someone in the immediate post-Civil War years? Then these might be relevant. Though called the Freedman's Bank -- these records include recent immigrants and others. Darker skin was not a requirement! Have you explored just what Ancestry & FamilySearch have for these records? Then you have NOT accessed all the records -- there are some hidden gems in at least two other places that you have yet to explore
Please come join me on Monday for this FREE & VIRTUAL program offered by the Kellenberger Room, New Bern-Craven County Public Library! Call or email to register."
Join us on February 28 for the first in a series of genealogy webinars. Diane L. Richard, the editor of the North Carolina Genealogy Society Journal, kicks off the series with a discussion on Freedman's Bank Records. Be sure to register to receive the link to attend online.
Throwback Thursday--The New Bern-Craven County Public Library's original 400 Johnson Street building was dedicated on February 25, 1968. Pictured is the audience in attendance at the dedication ceremony.
We're less than a week away from the Freedman's Bank Records program on February 28. If you haven't registered for this free program yet, you need to do so by emailing [email protected] to receive the link for attending.
Join us on February 28 for the first in a series of genealogy webinars. Diane L. Richard, the editor of the North Carolina Genealogy Society Journal, kicks off the series with a discussion on Freedman's Bank Records. Be sure to register to receive the link to attend online.
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