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In collaboration with The Blood Connection, the Tryon Palace Commission is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, February 25th, at The North Carolina History Center. The blood-drive will be held indoors in Lawson’s Landing (next to the Museum Store) from 11 a.m. […]
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Did Cupid bring you a ring for Valentine’s Day? If you are planning a wedding in the near future Tryon Palace is hosting a Pop-up Wedding Planning Event to ease your planning anxieties. Today’s restrictions and guidelines have not made wedding planning easy, and Tryon Palace’s wedding planners and
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Voices in the Cause of Freedom Available February 24 When the PBS folks want somebody with the knowledge of not only the history of New Bern, but also the stories of the people, who do they call? Native New Bernian, Nelson McDaniel,
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Deadline March 26, 2021 The New Bern Historical Society is currently accepting applications for its Harriet Marks Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a senior graduating from New Bern High School for the purpose of obtaining higher education at an accredited college,
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Tryon Palace and the North Carolina History Center has been chosen as one of the many sites across the state to provide free internet access to the community. A new high-speed WiFi device was recently installed at Tryon Palace’s Eden Street Parking Lot
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Twenty-two members of Marine Wing Communications Squadron – 28 from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point took a guided tour of the New Bern Battlefield Park on December 4, 2020 to learn about New Bern’s role in its first major engagement in
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To protect the health and safety of staff and visitors, Tryon Palace is canceling the upcoming Holiday Cheer event, originally scheduled for Dec. 12 and 19, due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in North Carolina. Tryon Palace will welcome the
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Giving Tuesday looks a little different this year, and Tryon Palace is on board for this unique approach to this special day when we are called to make a gift to causes near and dear to their hearts. Tryon Palace is participating in the
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On Sunday, November 29, 2020, more than 1,400 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 22 countries, and five continents will offer inspired shopping at museums and cultural institutions during Museum Store Sunday. The Museum Store at Tryon Palace
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Class Set for Nov. 14, in Partnership with New Bern Historical Society Looking for good old-fashioned holiday cheer? Remembering a gingerbread house from your childhood? Need a family-oriented project? Consider the Introduction to Gingerbread House Building Class offered at Craven Community College
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