Swift Creek Relics

04/15/2026

Gotta love that sandy soil

03/28/2026

Sigh... Not all privy's contain loads of goodies.. GPR showed a depth of 12ft... Super sandy feild at 6ft I found the wood liner..probed and probed and didn't hit anything so I deemed it not worth opening up wider to prevent possibility of collapse on me bent over and ending me... Very lil glass and plate.. Pipe bowl was the only thing worth mentioning..

02/20/2026

Found a lil hot spot of bullets in a 20x20 area... Home owner was happy to get them..

01/21/2026

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Walking on Thin Ice – Neuse River circa 1895

No need for an “ice-breaker” with this one! As temperatures continue to drop this week, we thought this was the perfect photo to share for our weekly “What’s in the Attic with Jim?”

You’re looking at a few homes along the 400 block of East Front Street from the perspective of the frozen Neuse River in 1895. In the foreground you can see some brave New Bernians standing on the ice and sitting along the river bank. The two prominent homes pictured are the Nelson House (left, built ca. 1870) and the Leech-Bryan House (right, built ca. 1760). The Nelson House was purchased by the Shriners in 1920 and eventually demolished to construct the Sudan Temple in 1956, which stands there today. The Leech-Bryan House was possibly the oldest house in New Bern at the time of its destruction in 1964 and converted to a parking lot. We don’t love it, but it’s the cold, hard truth!

Bundle up friends, and we will see you again next week “from the attic!”

[Photo from the Benners/Kellum Collection. Info sourced from A New Bern Album, John Green]

12/30/2025

Recently acquired CS Richmond

12/05/2025

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09/08/2025

Picked this beautiful 1855 Springfield pistol carbine up today. https://youtu.be/LJbaILlPZIU?si=Ou7NF_M7Lv-C6KvM

01/12/2025

Beautiful 1859 Bank of New Bern 5 dollar bill

10/18/2024

Stands of Grape...

07/22/2024

1lb, 3lb and 5lb Ketchum gr***des... (Named after their inventor William Ketchum of New York) ... Selma confederate hand gr***de ( Named after the location of where it was made. Selma Alabama ) and last is the Rains Gr***de ( Named after Gabriel Rains who invented it) Side note of importance Gabriel and his brother George were born in New Bern NC...