Die Ausstellung im Historischen Museum Bern wurde am 16. Mai 2010 geschlossen. Diese Website informiert noch bis Ende 2010 über das Jubiläum. Exhibition closed its doors on 16th May. Our website will inform you about the celebration until December 2010.

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