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