On Saturday, May 21, Tryon Palace will be presenting Pathways to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, in the Cullman Performance Hall at the North Carolina History Center. The symposium agenda includes scholars and special programming to explore this complex network of secret routes, […]
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The North Carolina Military Historical Society and Tryon Palace proudly present the North Carolina Naval History Symposium on Saturday, April 30, at the North Carolina History Center. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., five presenters will cover topics relating to the naval history of
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Tryon Palace is launching a new youth program for those who wish for a first-hand experience of how youngsters would have dressed and lived during the time of George Washington and Governor Tryon in Colonial America. Colonial for a Day, debuts on
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Tryon Palace presents African American Lecture: Celebrating African American Women through Song. Leaders in Civil Rights and Women’s Rights, on March 17, 2022. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., virtual. When Congress ratified the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920, giving American women the
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African American Lecture Series: Black History Program presents Dr. Erroll L. Royal, author of Traces of Places and Faces of African Americans from the New Bern Community, February 17, 2022, virtual 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This presentation will highlight some of
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“Winterfeast: Spring Edition” will be celebrated on Saturday, March 26th, on the South Lawn of the Governor’s Palace. A new spin to our traditional Winterfeast event held annually in January, “Winterfeast: Spring Edition” delivers the traditional oyster feast with shrimp & grits, jambalaya,
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Tryon Palace is thrilled to once again be hosting works from members of the Twin Rivers Quilters Guild in our new exhibit – Pieced with Care. Pieced with Care opens this Saturday, January 22nd (unless inclement weather), in the Duffy Gallery at
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Last week, a small sample of the extensive collection of Pepsi-related items donated to Tryon Palace in November 2020 by the late Mitchell Slotnick was placed on exhibit at the North Carolina History Center. Mr. Slotnick was a financial management consultant with
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December 11 & 18, 2021 from 4:30 – 9:30 p.m. This famed North Carolina tradition returns to Tryon Palace in 2021 with beautiful, new decorations and heartwarming holiday vignettes illuminated by the magical glow of candlelight. Candlelight is a site wide event
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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
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