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Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and the Oasis Spaces in North Carolina
The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission (AAHC), a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR), has created a new traveling exhibit about sites important to, and personal memories about, American travel during the “Jim Crow” era of legal segregation. The Negro Motorist Green Book, published between 1936 and 1966, was both […]
New Bern Egg Hunt- “The New Bern Bunny EggScavenger Hunt”
Get your egg hunt on and join us in this fun family adventure! Get your egg hunt on at over 38 of New Bern's favorite businesses (downtown or city-wide), visit the Easter Bunny, and join us in this Egg-stravagant event! You can go to as many or as few of the sites as you like […]
Savoring Outlander (Virtual Event)
Join Tryon Palace for this exclusive program with professional cook and author Theresa Carle-Sanders to celebrate her second companion cookbook: Outlander Kitchen :To the New World and Back Again. During this presentation, you'll tour Tryon Palace's Kitchen Office to learn about what cooking was like in the Colonial era. This modern c. 1770 kitchen featured […]
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Behind the Scenes: Conservation Lab
Behind the Scenes: Conservation Lab
Learn about the conservation work that is done to the artifacts on exhibit in the Governor’s Palace, North Carolina History Center and our historic house museums around Tryon Palace with Behind-the-Scenes tours of the Tryon Palace Conservation Lab. Observe the techniques and tools the conservation staff uses to preserve items from the past to be […]
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Garden Lovers’ Weekend
During Garden Lovers' Weekend, visitors can walk the 16 acres of Tryon Palace Gardens with free admission. The gardens are expected to be in full bloom with tulips, irises and more! The gardens will be open from 9 AM - 5 PM on April 9 and 10, and from Noon - 5 PM on April […]
Spring Heritage Plant Sale
Spring Heritage Plant Sale
Want to take home some of that spring blooming splendor? The Spring Heritage Plant Sale will also be held Friday and Saturday, April 9 &10, on the Daves House Lawn just inside the Palace main gate. This annual plant sale offers a selection of plants grown locally and in the Palace’s nursery yard, as well […]
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Garden Lovers’ Weekend
During Garden Lovers' Weekend, visitors can walk the 16 acres of Tryon Palace Gardens with free admission. The gardens are expected to be in full bloom with tulips, irises and more! The gardens will be open from 9 AM - 5 PM on April 9 and 10, and from Noon - 5 PM on April […]
3 events,
Behind the Scenes: Costume Shop
Behind the Scenes: Costume Shop
Tryon Palace historic clothing interpreter Leslie Lambrecht will lead a tour of the historic Jones House with a brief description of the house and then through the Tryon Palace Costume Shop on the first floor of the house. The costumer will discuss historical clothing research, the sewing techniques used in the past, and current projects […]
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Discover Tryon Palace: Outlander- The Spark of the Rebellion
Discover Tryon Palace: Outlander- The Spark of the Rebellion
Outlander - The Spark of Rebellion - 250th Anniversary Tour of eventful times. As Royal Governor Tryon, his family and servants settled into the new completed government house in New Bern, North Carolina in June 1770, there were whispers of rebellion in the colony. Discover the facts versus the fictions of the North Carolina Regulator […]
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Behind the Scenes: Gardens
Behind the Scenes: Gardens
Tryon Palace Greenhouse and Gardens Manager, Hadley Cheris will meet guests at the Waystation to discover what is popping up in the 16 acres of Tryon Palace Gardens. (Tour cancelled only in the event of thunder and lightning.) Space is limited on each tour and flash photography is prohibited. Tours may involve walking and climbing […]