Earl of Craven Questers offer free daytime cemetery tours
Historical Society Ghostwalk sees you through in the evening. While the New Bern Historical Society is preparing for Ghostwalk evenings on Oct. 22-24, the Earl of Craven Questers organization is offering special free daytime tours of Cedar Grove Cemetery on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Come and discover interesting facts about historic figures that are buried there such as who founded a free school for poor children and orphans of New Bern. Who designed the first Pepsi Cola trademark? Who wrote the NC state song, “The Old North State?” Who was a leading carpenter who built several downtown churches inRead More →