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Gayle Albertini
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
“Castillia Henry”
Castillia’s unit was deployed to the front lines in France during August 1918 as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, which fought alo
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Carol Vivian Bonner
- Apr 14, 2020
- 9 min
Charlotte Rhone and The Rhone Sisters
Located at 512 Queen Street, the “Rhone Hotel” was listed in The Green Book, a book that listed lodgings for Negro travelers throughout the
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African American Heritage & Culture Center
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
Cooking For The Babe
He was born a slave yet he lived to become a valued companion of some of the greatest sports figures of the 20th century. His parents were sold away when he was only three weeks old yet he survived to marry and have a family of his own. His name was Dave Sampson and for more than thirty years he was perhaps the best known camp cook and hunting guide in eastern North Carolina. Dave's story, nearly forgotten today, is told in a number of articles that appeared in North Carolina
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Claudia Houston
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
The Freedman’s Convention
Local historian Claudia Houston captures the details and impact of an historic convention post Civil War. She wrote this story for the September 2018 New Bern Magazine - it was republished in February 2020 by the New Bern Sun Journal. After the Civil War, as part of a reconstruction plan, William H. Holden was appointed the provisional Governor of North Carolina by President Andrew Johnson. He was ordered to call for a state convention to restore North Carolina to the Union,
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