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Explore the Holiday Traditions of Centuries Past with Tryon Palace Lunch and Learn

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 8:45am

NEW BERN, NC - November 18, 2016 Visitors can explore the holiday traditions of centuries past at Tryon Palace Friday, Nov. 18, during the Lunch and Learn lecture at the North Carolina History Center that begins at noon. The lecture will help explain where many iconic holiday traditions come from,...

Tryon Palace African American Lecture Series Features Theatrical Performance of 'Another Family Reunion'

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 2:50pm

NEW BERN, NC - November 17, 2016 The Nov. 17 installment of the Tryon Palace African American Lecture Series will feature a dramatic performance of North Carolina playwright E.J. Stewart's "Another Family Reunion: A Word Without Me." The free performance will begin at 7 p.m. in Cullman Performance...

Tryon Palace Garden Lecture Series Covers Traditional Eastern North Carolina Plantings

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 1:20pm

The Tryon Palace Garden Lecture Series will return to the North Carolina History Center Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. for a discussion on traditional plantings in Eastern North Carolina with Craven County Master Gardener Jennifer Knight. In addition to being a certified Master Gardener, Knight is...

Discover the School Days of Centuries Past during Tryon Palace Lunch and Learn

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 9:50am

Visitors can discover the school days of the 18th and 19th centuries during Tryon Palace's Lunch and Learn lecture set for Friday, Sept. 16, at noon inside the North Carolina History Center. New Bern was home to the first school in North Carolina with a government charter, which became the New Bern...

Dr. Freddie Parker Discusses Slave Control in N.C. during Tryon Palace African American Lecture Series

Monday, September 5, 2016 - 8:00am

Tryon Palace's monthly African American Lecture Series will return to the North Carolina History Center's Cullman Performance Hall Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. Retired North Carolina Central University professor Dr. Freddie Parker will present a lecture entitled, "Racial Indoctrination, The Slave...

Explore Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens and Costume Shop in September

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 7:45am

Tryon Palace will offer behind-the-scenes tours at the costume shop and gardens throughout the month of September. All tours begin at 2 p.m. at the Waystation, located on the corner of Pollock and George streets in downtown New Bern. Behind-the-scenes tours of the 16 acres of Tryon Palace gardens...

Explore the Life of Richard Dobbs Spaight in Newest Tryon Palace Exhibit

Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 8:40am

The life and work of North Carolina's first native-born governor and a signer of the U.S. Constitution, Richard Dobbs Spaight, will be on display in the form of a variety of letters, images and objects in Tryon Palace's newest free exhibit, "Richard Dobbs Spaight: Legacy of a North Carolina...

New Bern's African American History on Tour with Tryon Palace

Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 8:35am

Tryon Palace's monthly African American Heritage Tour will lead visitors on a walking tour to more than 20 historic locations around the heart of downtown New Bern at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. The Tryon Palace African American Heritage Tour will be offered on the third Sunday of each month through...

Meet the Martins at Tryon Palace Monthly Lunch and Learn Series

Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 2:00pm

Tryon Palace's monthly Lunch and Learn lecture series returns to the North Carolina History Center Friday, Aug. 19, at noon and will cover the lives of the Royal Governor Josiah Martin and his family. Martin was the fifth and final royal governor, and called the Palace home for several years before...

Tickets to Candlelight: A Colonial Christmas Celebration on Sale Aug. 1

Monday, August 1, 2016 - 9:05am

Discounted tickets to Tryon Palace's 2016 Candlelight: Colonial Christmas Celebration will be available online at www.tryonpalace.org/candlelight beginning Monday, Aug. 1. Tickets will increase to the full price on Dec. 1. This annual tradition returns to Tryon Palace on the Saturdays of Dec. 10...

Explore the Holiday Traditions of Centuries Past with Tryon Palace Lunch and Learn

Tryon Palace African American Lecture Series Features Theatrical Performance of 'Another Family Reunion'

Tryon Palace Garden Lecture Series Covers Traditional Eastern North Carolina Plantings

Discover the School Days of Centuries Past during Tryon Palace Lunch and Learn

Dr. Freddie Parker Discusses Slave Control in N.C. during Tryon Palace African American Lecture Series

Explore Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens and Costume Shop in September

Explore the Life of Richard Dobbs Spaight in Newest Tryon Palace Exhibit

New Bern's African American History on Tour with Tryon Palace

Meet the Martins at Tryon Palace Monthly Lunch and Learn Series

Tickets to Candlelight: A Colonial Christmas Celebration on Sale Aug. 1

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