Craven County Genealogical Society of North Carolina

06/15/2026

New Bern Woman’s Club Joins DigitalNC as 370th Partner!

Thanks to our newest partner, New Bern Woman's Club, along with the New Bern-Craven County Public Library, a batch containing over 70 new records is now available on DigitalNC. These records include several years of …

06/06/2026

CCGS June Program: "Researching Civil War Pension Files: Finding Levi M. Morris of Craven County, NC"

The Craven County Genealogical Society presents "Researching Civil War Pension Files: Finding Levi M. Morris of Craven County, NC" featuring local historian and author Sara Whitford for our Tuesday, June 9, 2026 program at 6:30 p.m. This will be an Online Zoom Meeting ONLY this month. No in-person meeting this month. Our meetings both in-person and online are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

Please Note: For those who attended our April 2026 Zoom meeting and left their email in the Zoom Chat, please send us your email address as the Zoom Chat did not save itself as normal. Please email your email and the families you are researching to our President Nancy Perdue at [email protected] so that we can follow up with you. We apologize for the delay. Thank You.

Below is the Zoom invitation info to the Craven County Genealogy Society's June Program. Nancy Perdue is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. You must clearly identify who you are with your first and last names posted on your Zoom profile.
Time: June 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada). Please use the link below to Join Our Zoom Meeting.
https://bit.ly/CCGSJune2026ProgramZoomLink

At 6:30 p.m., we invite everyone to login via Zoom and socialize where guests and members are welcome to discuss their research and learn more ways to find their ancestors.

At 7 p.m., we will present the program "Researching Civil War Pension Files: Finding Levi M. Morris of Craven County, NC" featuring local historian and author Sara Whitford. Sara will present the process, websites, and tools she used in finding more about her ancestor Levi M. Morris (~1825-1865), a son of Laban Morris (~1781->1865) and Caroline "Kitty" Williams (~1783-

06/04/2026

Good Morning Everyone, This is a very worthwhile project which is greatly needed here in New Bern and Craven County. In April 2026, I attended the Craven County NC Commissioners' Meeting to speak on another topic and heard Ms. Cleopatra Hargett-Lawton, Rev. Robert Johnson, and Dr. Kwasi Foluke, MD speak in favor of establishing an African American Museum in the unused F. R. Danyus School which is the site of the historic West Street School. I was SHOCKED to find out last month that the Craven County Comissioners decided without any public discussion to no longer record any of the general public comments thereby depriving the public of hearing their thoughts and concerns. I will post a link in the comments of a short video I made about them EXCLUDING public comments. All The Best, David

Advocates submitted formal requests to elected officials ahead of Craven County Schools' sale decision.

05/09/2026

CCGS May Program: "Family History & Genealogy Roundtable Discussion!"

The Craven County Genealogical Society presents our popular "Family History & Genealogy Roundtable Discussion!" for our Tuesday, May 12, 2026 program at 6:30 p.m. This will be an Online Zoom Meeting ONLY this month. No in-person meeting this month. Our meetings both in-person and online are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

NOTICE: For those who attended our April 2026 Zoom meeting and left their email in the Zoom Chat, please send us your email address as the Zoom Chat did not save itself as normal. Please email your email and the families you are researching to our President Nancy Perdue at [email protected] so that we can follow up with you. We apologize for the delay. Thank You.

Below is the Zoom invitation info to the Craven County Genealogy Society's May Program. Nancy Perdue is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. You must clearly identify who you are with your first and last names posted on your Zoom profile.
Time: May 12, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada). Please use the link below to Join Our Zoom Meeting.
https://bit.ly/CCGSMay2026ProgramZoomLink

At 6:30 p.m., we invite everyone to attend or login via Zoom and socialize where guests and members are welcome to discuss their research and learn more ways to find their ancestors.

At 7 p.m., we will host our popular “Family History & Genealogy Roundtable Discussion!" program. You are welcome to share about your family history research and/or brick walls and ask any questions you may have about genealogy. It is an open and free form discussion and everyone is welcome to participate. It is a fun time learning about each others' research and new things about genealogy.

The monthly meetings are free and open to the public and membership is encouraged. https://bit.ly/LDSChurchNewBernMapLink

The members are dedicated to fostering interest in the research, preservation, and sharing of family heritages. We welcome you to join us for this month's meeting. For more information, please visit our updated website at www.CravenGenealogy.org, https://www.facebook.com/CravenGenealogy/, or contact President Nancy Perdue at [email protected] or 252.638.3291.

We also encourage you to visit the New Bern Family Search History Center at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1207 Forest Drive, New Bern, NC which is open on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday, By Appointment Only. Other times may be available via appointment by calling Dennis Fitzgerald, 252.349.0005 or Viola Antwine, 252.939.0294. If you are coming from a long distance, please make sure you call beforehand to make sure they are open. You may also use the free and excellent www.FamilySearch.org which is available 24/7.

We look forward to seeing you in-person or online this coming Tuesday evening! # # #

04/15/2026

Hello Everyone, Below is the video of Roger Kammerer's Presentation about Early Craven County, North Carolina Records. For some unknown reason, Zoom did not save our complete chat so we do not have the emails of the new folks attending. I trust you all will see this post. Facebook will now only allow videos to be online for 30 days at a time.

04/11/2026

CCGS April 14, 2026 Program: “Early Craven County, North Carolina Records” featuring Roger Kammerer

On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., the Craven County Genealogical Society will host a free and open to thepublic program “Early Craven County, North Carolina Records” featuring Roger Kammerer of Greenville, North Carolina. This will be both an in-person meeting and an online Zoom meeting this month. Our in-person meetings are held at the New Bern LDS Church, 1207 Forest Drive, New Bern, NC. https://bit.ly/LDSChurchNewBernMapLink. Our meetings both in-person and online are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome!

Below is the Zoom invitation info for the Craven County Genealogy Society's April Program. Nancy Perdue is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. You must clearly identify who you are with your first and last names posted on your Zoom profile. Time: April 14, 2026, 6:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Please use the link below to Join Our Zoom Meeting.
https://bit.ly/CCGSApril2026ProgramZoomLink

At 6:30 p.m., the Craven County Genealogical Society will begin the evening where members and guests are welcome to visit both in-person and online and discuss their research and learn more ways to find their ancestors.

At 7 p.m., Mr. Kammerer will present his “Early Craven County, North Carolina Records” program. He will highlight several of the ways and resources that he has found from his over fifty years of family and Eastern North Carolina history research as they relate to Craven County research. Craven County was formed in 1712. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina • https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina_Genealogy Roger's easy manner and sense of humor inspires and encourages people to discover more about their family history.

Roger is a renaissance man talented in several areas. He is the director of the May Museum in Farmville, North Carolina https://www.farmvillenc.gov/community/may-museum-park/. He is also an accomplished artist with works in both private and public collections. In addition, he is a noted author of several published family histories, historical volumes, as well as numerous contributions to historical and genealogical journals. He is the co-author of “Forgotten Tales of North Carolina” written with Mr. Tom Painter. He is also one of the founding members and president of the Pitt County Family History Researchers www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncpcfr/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/pittcountyfamilyresearchers.

In addition, Roger has served as the editor of the award winning, “Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly” for over thirty years. https://www.digitalnc.org/blog/pitt-county-genealogical-quarterly-now-available-on-digitalnc/​ He has also ​been a member and served several ​area historical groups. He has a wealth of knowledge ​r​egarding genealogical research in general and Eastern North Carolina in particular having been an associate of the noted historian Mr. Tucker Reed Littleton (1936-1983) of Swansboro, North Carolina. He also does private genealogical and historical consulting, as well as artistic commissions in various media and may be contacted at [email protected].

The CCGS members are dedicated to fostering interest in the research, preservation, and sharing of family heritages. We welcome you to join us for this month's meeting. For more information, please visit our updated website at www.CravenGenealogy.org, https://www.facebook.com/CravenGenealogy/, or contact President Nancy Perdue at [email protected] or 252.638.3291. We invite you to become a member of CCGS. https://www.cravengenealogy.org/membership-info.html

We also encourage you to visit the New Bern Family Search History Center at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1207 Forest Drive, New Bern, NC which is open on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday, By Appointment Only. Other times may be available via appointment by calling Dennis Fitzgerald, 252.349.0005 or Viola Antwine, 252.939.0294. If you are coming from a long distance, please make sure you call beforehand to make sure they are open. You may also use the free and excellent www.FamilySearch.org which is available 24/7.

We look forward to seeing you online this coming Tuesday evening! # # #

04/06/2026

FREE GENEALOGY PROGRAM [Online & In Person]: The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana presents: "America at 250! Researching Your Revolutionary Ancestors”, by Scott Norrick of Ancestral Past, on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at 7 PM (ET) in the Discovery Room at The Genealogy Center, 2nd floor of the downtown Allen County Public Library.
This will be a hybrid program, both in person and live streamed on Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. Registration for the virtual program will be on the ACGSI website at www.acgsi.org

The program is open to the public. Membership in the Society is not required.

2026 marks the 250-year anniversary of America's signing of the Declaration of Independence. At the time of America's independence (the Revolutionary War) was fought from 1775-1783. About 200 thousand Americans served in the Patriots' cause in some capacity.

This presentation will provide a deep dive into discovering and researching your revolutionary ancestors. It will cover the top resources, strategies, website, libraries, archives, and organizations for learning more about your ancestors at our nation's founding. Resources and documents available at the National Archives, DAR, SAR, as well as state and local organizations will be included. The presentation will also reveal that many colonists did not support independence and supported the British/Tory cause. It is an exciting time to jump in and learn as much as you can about your revolutionary ancestors!

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