What I'm Reading Right Now: Crafting Lives --By Catherine W. Bishir
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I've been reading in my spare time Catherine W. Bishir's, Crafting Lives: African American Artisans in New Bern, North Carolina, 1770--1900. This recently released book provides wonderful insight into what the lives of freed people of color and slave artisans were like from one of my ancestral places. I only found out about this book due to a recent Google search I did. I was attempting to learn more about a fraternal order my 3rd great grandfather was associated with in New Bern, NC called the United Brotherhood Society. I used "United Brotherhood Society" and "New Bern" as my search terms and Bishir's book came up showing a mention of the group in the index of her book. Here's a little background on my 3rd great grandfather Simon A couple of years back, I learned that Simon Harrison was listed as president of a Charitable Society, according to an entry I found in the Freedman's Bank Records. Source Information: A