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Civil War Stories at Tryon Palace on Nov. 1

October 30, 2009 – 12:42 pm

On Sunday, Nov. 1, the Tryon Palace Theatre will host “Civil War Stories” at 2 p.m. The free program is in the Visitor Center Auditorium.
Storyteller Terry Rollins will share tales relating to the Civil War, including a Civil War letter from a 16-year-old girl about the trials of battle happening around her home, the reason [...]

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“Mum’s the Word!”

October 5, 2009 – 4:10 pm

Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens - Gardens Open FREE!
(NEW BERN, NC) —North Carolina’s first capitol will put on its annual spectacular display of fall color on October 9-11 as Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens celebrates ‘Mum’s the Word!’ Tryon Palace’s many gardens will be wildly colorful with over 2,000 chrysanthemums and other [...]

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Cultural Resources Celebrates Women’s History Month

March 6, 2009 – 4:58 pm

From a United States First Lady to a famed educator to a pioneering parachutist, North Carolina women have made their mark on history. The Department of Cultural Resources offers a number of activities based around Women’s History Month in March.
The State Capitol, Raleigh: “The North Carolina Kids and the Great Depression” is a program on [...]

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