First of a series of lectures to be presented by Craven Community College’s Lifetime Learning Center in the Cullman Performance Hall at the NC History Center. This lecture focuses on the early years of New Bern as a major port city. John Leys will be the speaker. Now retired, Mr. Leys served as Reference Assistant at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library and as a teacher for New Bern Craven County Schools.