Have you ever wondered what life was like in your great-grandfather’s time? Here is an opportunity to find out. Re-enactors from the 5th and 7th NC Infantry Regiments will set up a full period camp at New Bern Battlefield Park Saturday, Nov. […]
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Author lecture, concert and book signing to be held Sept. 22 in Cullman Performance Hall Tryon Palace will hold a lecture, concert and book signing by Simon Spalding regarding his book “Food at Sea” with an emphasis on food in the U.S.
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Ed Bearss Re-Scheduled for July 13 An American treasure, Civil War historian Ed Bearss was ready to speak to interested fans across eastern NC in January but the weather intervened. Now he is making a trip just to New Bern on Thursday,
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Free Admission to New Bern Academy Museum, Military Encampments held Nov. 15-16 Military encampments and free admission to the New Bern Academy Museum will highlight Tryon Palace’s “Civil War Weekend: New Bern’s Hospitals,” held 10 a.m.-5p.m. on Nov. 15, and12:30-5 p.m. on Nov. 16.
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Discover the impact the Civil War had on American families as Tryon Palace brings the 1860s back to life during “Civil War Weekend: A Family Divided.” Held March 15-16, Civil War Weekend includes a military encampment, cannon drills, take-home crafts, special tours, and
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Free and Ticketed Events Available Across Tryon Palace, Nov. 16-17 The birth of James City and the participation of the U.S. Colored Troops stationed in New Bern will be remembered at Tryon Palace during Civil War Weekend, held Nov. 16-17. Events will be held Saturday,
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America’s Premier Battlefield Historian will present Turning of the Tide: Gettysburg and Vicksburg These fascinating events will be told as only Ed Bearss can tell them! Anyone who has been to an Ed Bearss program knows he is fascinating to watch and
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