The North Carolina Historical Commission changed its name in the 1950s to the North Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Excerpt from Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol. 12: 1856-1866 Records of the Moravians in North Carolina 1856 f 1857 1859 11860 1861 1862 1863 1864 Statistics of the Moravian Church, 1857; 1866 Church Registers, 1857-1866. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This volume of edited church diaries and minute books kept by Moravian ministers covers a momentous period in North Carolina's history--the aftermath and recovery from the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Excerpt from Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol. 13: 1867-1876 This volume 13 is yet another addition to the publication series Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. The series was begun in 1922 by the North Carolina Historical Commis sion, later named the Division of Archives and History and now the Office of Archives and History. Records of the Moravians has provided scholars, genealogists, and casual readers with firsthand, almost daily accounts of life in North Carolina stretching back to colonial times. These accounts were written by ministers of the Moravian Church, and although they were involved in church affairs, they also had a concern for their neighbors and for events in the wider world. Volume 13 is a close companion to volume 12, since both deal with momentous periods in North Carolina history. Volume 12 covers 1856-1866, which includes the Civil War. Volume 13 encompasses the years 1867-187 6, the aftermath and recovery from the war and Reconstruction. With volume 13 we follow the accommodation of whites and blacks as they adjust to new roles following the end of slavery. The war tattered economy slowly mends, then suffers setback. The two communities of Salem and Winston show renewed growth, and Salem Congregation's Board of Trustees can hardly lay out streets and name them fast enough. A community in eastern Forsyth County bands together to fight the evils of alcohol and incorporates as Kernersville. A new age dawns with the railroad advancing through our fields and forests, that were never wont to have their quiet thus disturbed! And slowly sectional bitterness is set aside, so that with America's centennial in 187 6 the Fourth of July can once again be celebrated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.