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42739
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Tryon Palace Conservator Richard Baker describes what he and thirteen volunteers do to monitor and preserve an impressive collection of artifacts found throughout the museums and grounds comprising the Tryon Palace Historic Site complex. The complex has maintained a conservation department for over 30 years now. A recent project involving restoration of a chandelier in the Stanly house, damaged during Hurricane Florence, required a team of five staff, an intern and seven volunteers.
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Amid challenges created by the recent Pandemic, Tryon Palace is now offering an innovative way for couples to have small, inmate and safe weddings at the 1880 Tryon Place Commission House. The "Petite Wedding " concept allows for 25 or fewer guests.
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As part of the federal government's effort to provide economic relief from the effects of COVID 19, Tryon Palace received a $150,000 NEH CARES grant.
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4.Why was the Capital Moved to Raleigh? by Arthur, Matt The Palace Vol. 13 Issue 2, Winter 2015/2016
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37383
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Why the capital shifted from New Bern was for a practical and typical two-fold reason. Because of the amount of time it took to travel in the 1700s, the state’s capital was best located in the center of wherever the population was the densest. This factor left Fayetteville as a prospective place before Raleigh was selected.
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Jonkonnu Celebrations—celebrations performed byAfrican slaves during the nineteenth century--occurred almost solely in North Carolina. Today Tryon Palace continues this tradition of dancing and singing twice each December.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 7, December 2015,
p32, 34-35, il, por, map
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37414
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Tyron Palace conservationists offered painstaking effort to restore the windows, installed in 1959, to their original state. Described in detail was the process of restoring this part of the Palace. It is equivalent to efforts taken in other Palace projects, such as restoring the gazebo spire in the Stanly House gardens.
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The North Carolina History Center gains a new exhibit--the Duffy Gallery--featuring recent acquisitions made to Tryon Palace and designed to show how and what the historic site collects. The exhibit represents materials vital to relating the stories of North Carolinians from the distant, and not-so-distant, past.
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38302
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Originally known as the Governor’s Palace, Tryon Palace’s restoration in the late 1950s also entailed rebuilding its grounds. In this part of the project, preservationists had to employ educated guesswork and imagination more than archaeo-historical evidence.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 5, Oct 2011,
p196-198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208
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New Bern's Tryon Palace is marking the 50th year since it was reconstructed. The 18th-century manor house of Royal Governor William Tryon burned in 1798. The building is an exact reproduction built from the original plans. Harrison describes the gardens designed by William Morley that surround the structure.
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19046
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Although there is much information on William Tryon and his family, there is little on Tryon Palace's architect, John Hawks. Researchers at Tryon Palace are attempting to piece together Hawks' history.
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19048
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A recent research project at Tryon Palace is exploring the history of African-American artisans in New Bern from the American Revolution to the turn of the 20th-century. Due to the city's tradition of craftsmanship and strong African American heritage, New Bern offers the opportunity to document this unique artistic tradition.
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When the Tryon Palace Commission formed in 1945 it had many allies, one of which was the forerunner of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Farmer recounts the evolution of Tryon Palace's partnership with the DOT.
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Tryon Palace was constructed in New Bern between 1767 and 1770. The stately mansion, the seat of Royal Governor William Tryon, was considered the most elegant government building in English America. In 1798, it burned to the ground and was rebuilt from the original plans in the 1950s. Ruckart describes how the land, on which the original Tryon Palace had stood, was used in the intervening years.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 19 Issue 1, May 2006,
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19012
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Recently the Tryon Palace staff have found that a portrait of Mrs. Margaret Tryon is located in a house museum in Norwich, England. Mrs. Tryon being a figure of great interest, is one of few women in North Carolina for which a state county is named--Wake.
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19027
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A unique Christmas tradition at Tryon Palace is Jonkonnu. A blend of English, African, and Caribbean holiday and spiritual traditions brought to North Carolina by slaves, Jonkonnu celebrations at Tryon include parades and songs.
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