When staff at Tryon Palace, a state historic site in New Bern with a collection of historic buildings and the new N.C. History Center, invited me out for a look, I jumped at the chance. I'm a ...

Tryon Palace in New Bern will host its regular Homeschool Day on May 3. The hands-on program called "From Hearthfire to the Campfire" features a day exploring North Carolina's military history ...

This story sounds like a variation on the old saying, "To cut off one's nose to spite one's face." But what it is is: the nearly 50-year-old oaks lining a gateway to historic Tryon Palace are coming ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The spirit of freedom is alive in New Bern, and at Tryon Palace, people on Saturday were more than willing to celebrate after a year in lockdown. “Last year, like with ...

Tryon was North Carolina's first royal Governor (1770-1771) when New Bern was the capital of the North Carolina Colony. Though he lasted only a year before being appointed governor to New York in ...