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Palace Foundation provides Field Trip Grants to Students

On Thanksgiving, we acknowledge all that we have and give thanks, but on Giving Tuesday, we have the opportunity to show our thanks and generosity to our favorite non-profits and all the good they accomplish throughout the year. This Giving Tuesday, November […]
Trent Park Elementary School Students Parade

“Balloons Over Trent Park” Thanksgiving Parade for Homeplace of New Bern

We know this is a busy time of the year and we all want to spend time with our family and friends. For those who are unable to travel this season Trent Park Elementary students have worked to create their own version […]
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Flip Out Over Pancakes for PIE

Looking for the perfect way to have a delicious pancake breakfast before visiting Santa in Bear Plaza, taking in some shopping, and enjoying the many activities happening during the holiday season in beautiful, historic downtown New Bern? New Bern, North Carolina’s Colonial […]
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Marines help Craven Master Gardeners during “Work Day Event”

The 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Marine Air Control Group 28 participated in a “work day event” benefiting the Demonstration Gardens at Craven County Extension, 300 Industrial Drive in New Bern, NC. An informal club of junior officers, the group assisted […]
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Call for New Bern Youth Lacrosse League Players

BOYS & GIRLS! Want to explore a NEW sport yet one that is the oldest North American game in existence? LACROSSE is the sport for you! A little history, the first sporting event ever observed by Europeans in North America was a […]
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Dedication Ceremony for Bricks for Veterans

On November 19, 2021, the CarolinaEast Foundation held a dedication ceremony for the bricks purchased through their Bricks for Veterans campaign. The ceremony, held outside the John and Reba Aylward Diagnostic Center at CarolinaEast Medical Center, gave donors an opportunity to locate […]
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Celebrating Jonkonnu

Tryon Palace will be participating in a program with the Charlotte Museum of History on Jonkonnu, one of North Carolina’s most unique Christmas celebrations. During the 1800’s, enslaved Jamaican and African people in North Carolina celebrated Jonkonnu, one night of freedom during […]