Concept

The Exhibition guides the visitors through the history of New Bern in eleven scenes.

1. Economic situation in the Bern area in the 17th/18th centuries
2. Family situation of Christopher de Graffenried at the Castle of Worb
3. Situation of the Anabaptists in the Bern area in the 17th/18th centuries
4. Nomination in London of Christopher de Graffenried as Landgrave of Carolina
5. Voyage from England to America – Founding of the settlement
6. Captivity of Christopher de Graffenried by the Indians
7. Creation of a new Nation
8. New Bern in the Civil War
9. Economic development of New Bern
10. Invention of Pepsi Cola
11. Descendents of Bernese emigrants in North Carolina