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‘Lincolns’ Offers an Intimate Look at Historic Couple’s Last Day Together

March 7, 2013 – 11:15 am

NEW BERN — Celebrate Women’s History Month and a presidential legacy with “The Lincolns: An Intimate Portrait.” This behind-the-scenes look at one of the most historic couples in U.S. history will be performed inside Tryon Palace’s Waystation Auditorium at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 17. Tryon Palace and the New Bern Historical Society present this rare [...]

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Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary Events Begin Across North Carolina

December 28, 2012 – 4:02 pm

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will present a number programs throughout 2013 in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, which declared that “all persons held as slaves” in the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” The department [...]

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