2012 Annual Report

2012 Annual Report Dear Friends, The Tryon Palace Annual Report is published to acknowledge the generosity of Tryon Palace’s primary I am pleased to present Tryon Palace’s 2012 supporters and to highlight achievements from the Annual Report. We thank and recognize all previous year. This publication is available to all those of you who have invested in Tryon Palace who have supported Tryon Palace through the Tryon with your generous contributions. Your Palace Commission and the Tryon Palace Foundation, formerly known as the Tryon Palace Council of Friends. financial support, like the challenge of our Additional copies of the Tryon Palace 2012 Annual mission, continued to grow in importance Report are limited and available on a first-come basis. over the past year. © Tryon Palace 2013. Funding, printing costs and related postage for this Your support made everything possible publication have been provided by the Tryon Palace – costumes for interpreters, theater and Foundation. The Tryon Palace Foundation welcomes music performances, historic reenactments, comments and suggestions for making this publication educational materials, summer camps, the and all other matters related to serving its donors. For Fife and Drum Corps, Jonkonnu and many more information about the Tryon Palace Foundation: more programs and events. Web: www.tryonpalacefoundation.org Email: [email protected] Tryon Palace encountered both challenges and opportunities in 2012. Phone: 1-800-767-1560 Facing the possibility of additional and devastating reductions to state Mail: Tryon Palace Foundation, P.O. Box 1007, New Bern, NC, 28563 funding, the Palace began work on a five-year plan focused on increasing private funds through attendance, special events and donations. About Tryon Palace Tryon Palace, located in New Bern, NC, is part of the Tryon Palace Foundation, formally known as Tryon Palace Council of Office of Archives and History, an agency of the North Friends, recognized that we must step up to a higher level of financial Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Tryon Palace is one of North Carolina’s most significant support for Tryon Palace. This is the only way to continue the outstanding historic sites. It is the home of the Governor’s Palace, work Tryon Palace does to engage present and future generations in the North Carolina’s first colonial and first state capitol, history and culture of North Carolina. and includes historic buildings, gardens and the North Carolina History Center, which revolutionizes the We have begun an ambitious plan to improve and expand our fundraising visitor experience through use of the latest interactive efforts. There will no doubt be growing pains, but the Foundation is sure technology. The History Center includes galleries, a of its course and responsibilities to support Tryon Palace. performance hall, the museum store and a waterfront café. Tryon Palace’s mission is to engage present and future generations in the history of North Carolina from Looking into the future we see more challenges ahead in the form of early settlement in 1710, the development of statehood uncertainty in state funding. The cuts so far have resulted in a significant and into the mid-20th century. It is dedicated to reduction in the Palace staff and some limitations in programming. This collecting, interpreting and preserving objects, buildings, places an even greater importance on your financial giving and political landscapes and events that enrich understanding of the advocacy. Seek out your State Senator and your member of the NC making of our state and nation. House of Representatives. They need to hear how you feel about the Tickets and visitor information are available at Tryon importance of Tryon Palace. Palace, 529 S. Front St., New Bern. For directions and further information about special events, programs or In keeping with the increasing financial challenge at the Palace, we are group tours, employment and more, visit our website: www.tryonpalace.org or phone (800) 767-1560 or changing our Foundation funding model. The annual membership and (252) 639-3500. annual fund campaigns are being consolidated into an Annual Giving program. I ask you to please invest in Tryon Palace through Annual About the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources annually Giving to the Foundation and encourage others to do the same. Also, serves more than 19 million people through its please visit and bring your relatives and friends. The Palace is a treasure 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art for us to keep, but only with your support. Please give every year and museums, the nation’s first state-supported Symphony make a difference every day. Orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council, and the State Archives. I look forward to seeing you at Tryon Palace. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources champions North Carolina’s creative industry, which employs nearly Patricia L Naumann 300,000 North Carolinians and contributes more than President, Tryon Palace Foundation $41 billion to the state’s economy. To learn more, visit www.ncculture.com.

2 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 3 very day, I remind myself how lucky Tryon Palace is to have a group of individuals who come together and Echoose to support its mission. During the past two years of unprecedented challenges I have been able to highlight, with pride and gratitude, the large number of dedicated contributors and the financial commitments made to Tryon Palace. What we do here at Tryon Palace matters to a lot of folks – and that remains an incredibly potent advocacy tool for us. When I look at the photographs in this report, I see many individuals and families themselves making history and enjoying memorable moments throughout our unique venues. Tryon Palace is not only a first-class history museum, but we have also grown into a vibrant cultural institution in North Carolina, blending history and the arts in new and interesting ways. At a time when museums in general are facing serious challenges, it is particularly gratifying to acknowledge that with your support Tryon Palace has been able to continue to offer high quality educational and cultural programs for our students, our visitors, our community, and our state. The past 18 months have been quite challenging to the core of Tryon Palace and its mission, but they have also underscored our resilience and perseverance. The future always demands changes and adjustments and there is no exception for Tryon Palace. It is clear to me that the Foundation will continue to play an ever more important role in Tryon Palace’s success, and in helping pave the way for a Tryon Palace that is well-equipped to face the future – and to thrive. Our strength will come through the continued support of those of you whose names are already gratefully acknowledged in this annual report – and from many more individuals whose commitments we still need to inspire. Our future very much depends on it. Although your financial contributions are critical, your support as volunteers or through attending the many programs and events we offer, is equally important to our mission and to securing additional supporters. When your friends see you having a lot of fun, they will want to join the party! In 2012, we increased our volunteer hours support by 8% over the previous year. We are well over the half a million dollar mark in terms of labor value received through volunteer work. It’s exciting to think that in just in a couple of years we could reach the one million dollar mark in volunteer labor. This is a powerful indication of the commitment and support that Tryon Palace receives on an annual basis. On behalf of all the staff at Tryon Palace, I thank you for all you do and for all that I am confident you will continue to do. But I need to ask one more favor: become our best ambassadors. Go out there, spread the word and recruit more supporters to become part of the Tryon Palace Foundation. They will be in very good company indeed. Come visit us soon – we love to have you here! Philippe Lafargue Acting Director, Tryon Palace

2 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Mr. and Mrs. Willis R. Stevens Dr. Geralene M. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Switzer* Mr. and Mrs. Hubert G. Tolson, III Ms. Cynthia L. Turco* * Indicates donors that have given to Tryon Palace more than 10 consecutive years Dr. and Mrs. T. Reed Underhill* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward, Jr.* $50,000 + Dr. J. M. Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. J. Ward* Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Daniels, Jr. Ms. Olivia B. Holding Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Webb Mrs. Betty Debnam Hunt Mrs. Helen H. White $10,000 - 50,000 Mr. and Mrs. Marc Jessup Ms. Ila Grey M. White and Mr. Tom Lewis* Dr. James B. Congleton, III* Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp, III* Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Wilkinson* Mr. and Mrs. John O. Haroldson Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III Mr. and Mrs. William C. Naumann* Mr. J. Dean Knight and Ms. Bonnie Refinski-Knight $500 - 999 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Leoni* Mr. and Mrs. Hovey E. Aiken, III $5,000 – 9,999 Monsignor Gerald L. Lewis* Mr. and Mrs. George G. Aiken Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cannon, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James C. Lorentzen* Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ashford, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dill Dr. and Mrs. Harry J. MacDonald, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Graham A. Barden, III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mansfield* Mrs. Penny R. Barnhill* $1,000 - 4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mattocks, II* Mrs. Sallie H. Baxter Mrs. Jeanette A. Armour* Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Bell, III Mrs. Agnes R. Beane Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Morris, Jr.* Mr. Lewis Biggerstaff Mr. Edward A. Blunt Mr. and Mrs. Wendell H. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bjork Mr. James Boyd Mr. and Mrs. James W. Norment MG (Ret.) and Mrs. Thomas A. Braaten Dr. and Mrs. S. Joseph Buff* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Norris, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Campbell Capt USN(ret) Jo A. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chiles, Sr. Lt.Col. Joseph W. White and Dr. Rose D. Danella Dr. Andrew Davidson* Mr. and Mrs. James T. Davis, III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Freemon Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Gilmore* Mr. Robert J. Griffin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gruenler Mr. and Mrs. George E. Halyak Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Harris Mr. and Mrs. J. Randal Hunter* Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ipock* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Johnson* Ms. L. Mae Kaseman* Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Kellum* Mr. and Mrs. Eddie T. Knott* Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S. MacNaught Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McClay Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. McCotter, Jr. Mr. Nelson B. McDaniel* Mr. and Mrs. Pender R. McElroy Mr. Charles D. Meekins and Dr. Bettina B. Meekins Dr. Paige W. Miller and Dr. Robert B. Miller Mr. and Mrs. James C. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Daryl L. Minus Mrs. Juliette F. Newcomb Mr. and Mrs. David A. O’Connell* Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Parrish* Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Chance* Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pace Ms. Nancy E. Richards* Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cullman* Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Pelletier, Jr.* Mr. Loren M. Rogers and Mrs. Val Martin Dr. Franklin G. Dill Governor Bev Perdue and Mr. Robert W. Eaves Dr. Walter R. Secosky Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Fiederlein* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Rand* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Silver Mr. and Mrs. James E. Foscue Mr. and Mrs. William B. Rivenbark Mr. and Mrs. Nathan R. Skipper, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Hawkins* Dr. and Mrs. Wright D. Shields Mr. and Mrs. Stewart H. Smith* Mr. and Mrs. George D. Henson Mrs. Elizabeth H. Sparrow* Mrs. Linda J. Staunch

4 TRYON PALACE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Mrs. Beverley L. Stevens* Ms. Melaine A. Applegate Ms. Gladys Baxter Mrs. Susan Hammer and Mr. Thomas S. Stewart Dr. and Mrs. John P. Arrowood, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bayliss Mr. Howard W. Stier and Dr. Catherine V. Chew Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bazydola, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stroud* Mr. and Mr. Archie H. Asadourian Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bear Mrs. Patricia S. Talton* Dr. William J. Ash and Mrs. Gwendolyn E. Luke Mr. Earl Beard and Mrs. Elaine Albright Dr. E. Newsom Williams Mr. Milton H. Askew, Jr. Dr. George H. Beckwith Ms. Beth F. Atkins Ms. Lois F. Bell $100 - 499 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Austin Mrs. Penelope M. Bender Mr. and Mrs. William J. Abey Mr. and Mrs. Alex S. Badger, Jr. Mr. Donald D. Benedict Mrs. Jennie K. Adams Mrs. Margaret M. Bagg Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bengel Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adolph Mrs. Natalie S. Baggett* Dr. Keith W. Bennert and Dr. Elizabeth A. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Afflerbach Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Bailey Dr. and Mrs. Joel Berberich Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Alberts Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bailie* Mr. Frank S. Best Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alcock Mr. Frank Bancer and Mrs. Francine Munkacsy Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Beuerman Mr. and Mrs. Larry Alderson Mrs. Millie Barbee Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boesel Mr. and Mrs. Lyle K. Alexander Mrs. Margaret A. Barclay Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Bidwell Mr. and Mrs. Billy T. Allen* Dr. and Mrs. Graham A. Barden, Jr.* Mrs. Catherine W. Bishir Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Alterman Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Barg Mr. and Mrs. Dallas O. Blackiston Ms. Barbara Ames Mr. and Mrs. W. Watson Barnes Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Blair, Jr. Ms. Julie Anderson Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Blythe* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bassett Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bolen Mr. and Mrs. William B. Anderson, V Mr. and Mrs. John Bateman Mr. and Mrs. Link Bonforte Anonymous Donor Mr. and Mrs. John A. Battista Mrs. Susan T. Booth Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Anton Mrs. Marilyn W. Baughman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyette

ryon Palace exists today because a small group of individual Tsupporters believed in preserving the history of North Carolina’s first state capitol. Now commonly referred to as the “Dreamers,” these early supporters began a legacy of preservation and support for Tryon Palace that continues today. Tryon Palace is grateful to all the individuals for 4 TRYON PALACE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT supporting education, preservation and North CarolinaTRYON history. PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Dr. and Mrs. William D. Bradford* Dr. and Mrs. Derick Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Brainard Mr. and Mrs. James L. Davis 247 Craven Mr. and Mrs. George M. Brake Ms. Gretchen C. Davis Ms. Marge Abenante Ms. “B” Braley* Ms. Emma Katie Davis The Accidental Artist Mr. and Mrs. John Branigan Mrs. Darian J. Dennis Armstrong Grocery Mr. and Mrs. L. Drake Bratton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Dill Art By Benetez Mrs. Natalie Brennan Mrs. Irene DiMartino* Baloing Ventures Ms. Eileen C. Bress Mr. and Mrs. Denton Dodd Belk’s - New Bern Ms. Marilyn G. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Dodd Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bengel Dr. and Mrs. Donald S. Bright Mr. and Mrs. David B. Dodge The Boathouse of New Bern, LLC Mr. and Mrs. David G. Briley Dr. and Mrs. Lynis Dohm BridgePointe Hotel & Marina Mr. and Mrs. James C. Briley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Donaldson Calypso Cottage Ms. Elizabeth A. Brinkley Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. DeBrou Cantlow Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Brock Ms. Barbara Dotterer Carolina Creations Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Brodbeck Ms. Sherry Douglas Mr. Miguel Chirinos Mrs. Myrtilla H. Brody* Mrs. Melissa Dow Dr. James B. Congleton, III Mr. and Mrs. David L. S. Brook Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Dowd* Confluence Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dricks Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Mrs. Fred T. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David B. Duane Center Ms. Sue Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dunleavy Country-Aire Rental Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Bruno* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Dunton Courts Plus Mrs. Aleta Brydge Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dyer Cravin’ Wine Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Buchan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dzioba Family Tire Mr. Donald L. Burgess Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Eagles Field & Stream Sportsman Store Mr. Richard E. Burkhart and Ms. Frances Doak Mr. and Mrs. Donalt J. Eglinton Flounders Seafood Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Burnett Mrs. Elizabeth B. Eisele* Mr. and Mrs. Lee Flowers Capt USN(ret) and Mrs. Herbert O. Burton* Mr. and Mrs. John J. Elliott The Four C’s Dr. and Mrs. Ted F. Burton Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ellis The Funky Monkees Dr. and Mrs. Victor W. Bustard Ms. Misty Embry The Graphic Shack Mr. and Mrs. J. Alan Butler Mr. Robert R. Emory Mrs. Nancy M. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Cahoon Mr. and Mrs. James English H & R Block Mrs. Joan D. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Evans Hampton Inn - New Bern Mrs. Bonnie L. Cap Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Ewan Hilton New Bern Riverfront Mr. Frank L. Hohmann, III Mr. and Mrs. William B. Carleton The Honorable and Mrs. John Patrick Exum, Sr.* Intimate Bridal & Formal Wear Secretary Linda Carlisle Ms. Priscilla Failmezger Jill’s Pet Gallery Mr. Russell H. Carlson Mr. Scott C. Farrar Liberty Tax Service Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Carmichael Mr. and Mrs. George I. Fenton The Local Book Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Carnes Mrs. James Ficklen, Jr.* Lookout Cruises Mrs. Mary L. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Figueroa* Lowes Home Improvement Store Dr. Jerry C. Cashion Mr. and Mrs. James W. Findley* Michael’s of New Bern Mrs. Eileen C. Cella* Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Fish, Jr.* Minges Bottling Group, Inc. Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. John W. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Flanagan* Mitchell Hardware Mr. William J. Choyke and Ms. Linda L. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. James H. Florence Moen Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Darren B. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Forshey* Morgan’s Tavern and Grill Restaurant Dr. and Mrs. William S. Clark Mrs. Kathryn Fortenbaugh New River Pottery Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke* Mr. and Mrs. Michael Francoeur Persimmons Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. D. Hayes Clement Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomas Franklin, Jr. Schlotzky’s Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clement Mrs. Katherine S. Frazer Stand Up Outfitters SgtMaj and Mrs. Michael J. Closterman Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fretwell State Farm Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Calvin L. Collier, II* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Friesen Sun Journal Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Fugate Theta Beta Omega Chapter/Alpha Kappa Alpha Mrs. Carolyn B. Collins Mr. William T. Fuller Sorority, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Collins Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Futrell, Jr.* The UPS Store Mr. and Mrs. James W. Comer Ms. Sarah Gambrell US Foods Jim and Susan Cook Mr. and Mrs. Roddy Garris Wild Birds Unlimited Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Gault* Mrs. Dorothy H. Corning Mr. and Mrs. Dale V. Gear Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cornwell Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Gemmill Air Products Mrs. Constance Cowling Mr. and Ms. Christopher J. Gerow Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Mr. E. B. Cox Mr. and Mrs. William Gewain ExxonMobil Matching Gift Programs Mr. William Coxe and Mrs. Patricia A. Mora-Coxe Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Gibbs GlaxoSmithKline Mr. and Mrs. Don Crawford Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gibney IBM Corporation Ms. J. Fraser Croft* Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Giersch PepsiCo Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Crow Ms. Pattie P. Gillespie and Mr. Kenneth M. Cameron Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Linwood M. Culpepper Mrs. Trudy Glaser USG Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Curry Mr. and Mrs. John J. Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Curry Mr. and Mrs. Wesley W. Goforth Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Curtis Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Gorman Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Dacey Mr. and Mrs. George C. Graham The Harold H. Bate Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Jane P. Dagnon* Mrs. Nancy M. Gray Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dalton Mr. and Mrs. William D. Green National Endowment for the Arts Mr. Andrew R. D’Angelo Mr. and Mrs. James D. Green North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Dark Dr. and Mrs. O. Drew Grice* Triangle Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Daughtry Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Griebling Wells Fargo Foundation

6 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 7 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Griffin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan H. Hulka Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Kebel Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Griffin Mrs. Ann K. Humber Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kellenberger* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hunt, III Mr. and Mrs. Terence J. Kelley Mrs. Frances L. Grubb* Dr. and Mrs. David M. Hurst Mr. Steven C. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gunhus Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Hutaff Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kerner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Guy Mr. and Mrs. Carroll G. Ipock, II Mr. Jere Kersnar Mr. and Mrs. Mike Guzzo Dr. and Mrs. Leslie N. Ipock Mr. and Mrs. Robert King Dr. John Haley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ipock Dr. Zachary J. Kitchen and Ms. Sims M. Wayt Ms. Margaret Hall Mr. and Mrs. George A. Ives, Jr. Ms. Cheryl A. Kite Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Jackling Mr. and Mrs. Rennold L. Klawson* Mr. and Mrs. F. Borden Hanes, Jr. Mrs. Lynne Harakal Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Hardison Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hardison COL(RET) and Mrs. Dennis M. Harke Mrs. Donna M. Harmatuk Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris Ms. Mary A. Harris Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Steven Harris Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig F. Hartung Mr. and Mrs. Greg P. Hatem Dr. and Mrs. James R. Helsabeck Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hice Mr. and Mrs. David L. Hickman* Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Jacksits Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Klebaur Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hills Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klecker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. James Mrs. Elizabeth W. Kopliner Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hoff* Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Hervy B. Kornegay Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hoffman Reverend Laura Johnson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kunz Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Holmes, III Mr. Linwood C. Johnson and Dr. Virginia S. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kurmas Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Holzberger Ms. Rosa C. Johnson Philippe Lafargue and Maria Muniz* Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Hopkins Mr. Rowland S. Johnson and Ms. Judy Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Tony Lafond Mrs. Anne E. Horner* Mr. and Mrs. William C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ross W. Lampe* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Howe Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnston* Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lankenau Mr. and Mrs. James Howell Ms. Patricia J. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Larimer* Ms. Hailey Howell Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Harry V. Lassiter, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Hudak Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Latham Mr. Harris P. Huddle Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lavey Mr. and Mrs. Elliott W. Hudgins, III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Judd Mr. Martin Lawrence, III Ms. Nell R. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kafer Mr. Carroll H. Leggett Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. George Kean (continued on page 14)

6 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 7 Sailing

Through History

ryon Palace was proud to host the exhibition, Lawrence Earley began photographing the wooden TWorkboats of Core Sound, at the North Carolina workboats of Core Sound in 1985. Earley, an author History Center’s Duffy Gallery, with the help of major and the former editor of Wildlife in North Carolina, sponsor Jarrett Bay Boatworks, of Beaufort. The learned quickly that “when Core Sound residents look core of the exhibition was the collection of Lawrence at photographs of workboats, they see many layers Earley’s evocative photographs of the wooden of history, stories and family connections. To them, a workboats built in the fishing villages of the Core workboat was almost like a family member, emotionally Sound region. charged with the names of individuals and families and communities associated with her.” For more than two centuries, the people of Core Sound have relied on their abilities to build wooden fishing For its installation at the History Center, Tryon Palace boats that could navigate the region’s shallow waters worked closely with the Core Sound Waterfowl and exploit its rich fisheries. Confident of their skills, Museum and Heritage Center on Harker’s Island Core Sound boatbuilders use memory and experience to provide a rich and compelling understanding of to guide their hands, rather than plotting designs these critical Down East traditions for visitors to the on paper. In fact, boatbuilding is among the most exhibition. Thanks to the Core Sound Museum, Tryon important of the many living folk traditions of the Core Palace was able to display three full-sized skiffs as part Sound area. of the exhibition, as well as tools and artifacts related

8 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 9 8 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 9 to the boatbuilding and fishing of Tryon Palace’s long-time director traditions of the region. Kay Williams, was made possible by sponsors Bonnie and Dean The sponsorship of Jarrett Bay Knight, Gregory Poole Marine Power, Boatworks was essential in bringing Overman Capital Management, this important exhibition about one and many other generous donors. of Eastern North Carolina’s oldest Following her maiden sail in March and most important living traditions of 2013, the Miss Kay was featured to the North Carolina History Center. in a live auction, along with other One of Eastern North Carolina’s maritime-themed items, that raised premier boatbuilders, Jarrett Bay more than $11,000 for future exhibits represents the modern evolution of at Tryon Palace. the fishing boat/pleasure craft that has emerged from the original native Workboats of Core Sound captured workboats that represent “many the community’s attention and layers of history, stories and family sparked interest in the Core Sound connections,” to quote Earley. boatbuilding tradition and preservation of these unique watercrafts. Tryon Jarrett Bay’s support was also Palace was thrilled, with the support critical in helping generate more of Jarrett Bay Boatworks, to be able to than $10,000 in additional funding host an exhibit that speaks so strongly to support a unique demonstration to the communities of Eastern North in conjunction with the exhibition. Carolina. To build on that excitement Throughout the fall of 2012, a 21-foot juniper dead-rise sail skiff by offering a demonstration that both preserves the unique took shape in the Carriage Bay at the Governor’s Palace under boatbuilding traditions of Down East and disseminates the the skilled hands of Gloucester, North Carolina boatbuilder knowledge of that tradition to younger generations and visitors Heber Guthrie and his son Clifford. The skiff, named in honor from afar, was a dream come true. Through History

Lawrence Earley began photographing the wooden workboats of Core Sound in 1985. Earley, an author and the former editor of Wildlife in North Carolina, learned quickly that “when Core Sound residents look at photographs of workboats, they see many layers of history, stories and family connections. To them, a workboat was almost like a family member, emotionally charged with the names of individuals and families and communities associated with her.”

For its installation at the History Center, Tryon Palace worked closely with the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harker’s Island to provide a rich and compelling understanding of these critical Down East traditions for visitors to the exhibition. Thanks to the Core Sound Museum, Tryon Palace was able to display three full-sized skiffs as part of the exhibition, as well as tools and artifacts related

8 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 9 8 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 9 Visitors to Tryon Palace rom budget cuts and staffing Freductions, to the passing of 30-year Director Kay Williams, Tryon Palace faced numerous challenges in 2012. Thankfully, Tryon Palace was still able to continue a mission of education and preservation through the visitors, families, school groups and dedicated supporters listed in this Annual Report. In fact, an increase in donors and volunteer hours in 2012 allowed Tryon Palace to support higher attendance and offer more programming than the previous year.

Tryon Palace continued to experience the North Carolina History Center’s Tryon Palace Donors impact and growth opportunities for the second year in a row. More visitors came to Tryon Palace in 2012 to see exhibits in the Pepsi Family Center, Regional History Museum and Duffy Gallery. But the visitor spectrum also widened as more people were introduced to Tryon Palace through exhibit openings, partnerships with community groups, a diverse performing arts calendar at Cullman Hall, shopping at the Museum Store and dining at Lawson’s Landing.

The North Carolina History Center has also opened new opportunities for programming and special events at Tryon Palace. Lines of elementary Programs and Special Events Offered to Various Audiences students can be seen moving through the History Center nearly every day of the school year, while younger children enjoy making crafts and learning in the Education Classroom. This expands even further to include a Core Sound Workboat exhibit that promoted North Carolina’s coastal heritage, scavenger hunts that expanded across the Historic Site, and a first-hand look at an architectural design that helps protect sensitive marsh environments.

10 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 11 10 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 11 Tryon Palace has enjoyed a consistent level of support from its donors over the years and 2012 was no different. With the exception of 2010, when the North Carolina History Center was completed, Tryon Palace has seen an annual increase in the number of donors. The Tryon Palace Foundation is now in place to help foster and grow that excitement for preserving Tryon Palace’s legacy.

Increases in programming, events and attendance are all directly connected to Tryon Palace’s steady increase in supporters. It is only through maintaining that support that Tryon Palace will continue forward as it does today. But for Tryon Palace to thrive and deliver the programming that North Carolina’s first permanent state capitol deserves, that support will need to grow even larger.

2012 Board of Directors Ex Officio Members 2012 Board of Directors Ms. Leslie Leigh Bleecker Mayor Lee W. Bettis, Jr. Mrs. Sallie H. Baxter Mr. William C. Cannon, Jr., Chairman Secretary Linda A. Carlisle Mrs. Nancy F. Freemon Mr. Chris Carroll Attorney General Roy Cooper Dr. Samuel J. Gilmore Dr. J. Kenneth Chance Commissioner Lee Kyle Allen, Chairman of the Mr. B. Perry Morrison,Jr. Mrs. Sissy Chesnutt Craven County Board of Commissioners Mrs. Patricia L. Naumann, President Mr. Darren B. Clark Dr. Alan White, Dean, Thomas Harriot College Mr. James W. Norment Dr. James B. Congleton, III, of Arts and Sciences Mr. Thomas L. Norris, Jr. Assistant Financial Officer & Treasurer Mrs. Mary S. Parrish - Vice President Mrs. Julia Jones Daniels, Secretary Members Emeriti Mrs. Mary W. Silver Mr. Greg P. Hatem Mrs. Betty Cameron Mrs. Karen M. Skipper Mrs. Katherine C. Haroldson, Mr. Hugh Cullman Mrs. Karen Webb Financial Officer & Treasurer Mr. Robert Dick Douglas, Jr. Ms. Helen H. White Ms. Jill Hendrickson Mrs. Elinor Hawkins Ms. Olivia Holding Mrs. Adelaide Holderness Ex Officio Mrs. Carole Beasley Kemp Mrs. Ella Ann Holding Kevin Cherry, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary of Archives Mr. Pender R. McElroy Mrs. Betty Debnam-Hunt and History Mrs. Harriet E. Mills Mrs. Anne Latham Johnson Mr. William C. Cannon, Jr. – Commission Mr. Thomas L. Norris, Jr. Rev. Monsignor Gerald L. Lewis Chairman Mrs. Karen Rand Mr. Bob Mattocks Jeffrey J. Crow, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary of Mr. Jonathan Taft Mr. Phil Swink Archives and History Mrs. Alice Graham Underhill Mr. Joseph Zaytoun Mr. Philippe Lafargue - Acting Secretary/Treasurer Mrs. Barbara Reynolds Valentine Mrs. Gwen C. Parish Mr. John A. J. Ward, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Kay P. Williams - Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Stephen Zaytoun

10 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 11 10 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 11 The Kay P. Williams FUND ryon Palace lost one of its greatest advocates in the fall of 2012 with the pass- Ting of Kay Phillips Williams. As Tryon Palace’s director for more than 30 years, Kay was a dedicated and respected friend to the New Bern community and to the state she loved so well.

When her retirement was announced, state and community leaders, friends and colleagues, came together to honor Kay with a tribute ceremony on Oct. 4 – just a few short weeks before her passing. A fund was also created at that time, allowing all those who had been touched by Kay’s lifetime work and dedication with an op- portunity to give something back in her name. The Tryon Palace staff, Foundation, Commission and Kay’s friends and family, are deeply grateful to the individuals and businesses below for contributing to that fund in 2012.

B W & A Books, Inc. Mrs. Laurie Bowles Mr. Bernard George Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alcock Dr. and Mrs. William D. Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gibbons Anonymous Donor Ms. “B” Braley Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Gilmore Ms. Melaine A. Applegate Mr. and Mrs. John Branigan Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Gorton Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ashford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Briley Mrs. Nancy M. Gray Ms. Beth F. Atkins Mrs. Freda Brittain Mr. Robert J. Griffin, Jr. In Honor of MG(Ret.) Thomas A. Braaten: BJAC Mr. and Mrs. David L. S. Brook Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Griffin Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative Mr. and Mrs. James Baer Mrs. Fred T. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Grime In Honor of Peter Sandbeck for Stanly House Door Mrs. Natalie S. Baggett Mr. and Mrs. Tad Brown Dr. John Haley Project: Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bailie Ms. Sharon C. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. George E. Halyak Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ballard, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. S. Joseph Buff Mr. and Mrs. F. Borden Hanes, Jr. Mrs. Millie Barbee Dan Cameron Family Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Lynne Harakal In Honor of Howard Smith: Mr. and Mrs. Denton Dodd Mrs. Margaret A. Barclay Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cannon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hardison Dr. Sydney F. Barnwell Secretary Linda Carlisle The Harold H. Bate Foundation, Inc. In Honor of Richard and Linda Staunch: Mrs. Sallie H. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. John O. Haroldson Mr. and Mrs. James D. Green Mrs. Agnes R. Beane Ms. Judy C. Casey Ms. Mary A. Harris In Memory of Frederick H. and Katherine “Kittye” Bailey: Mrs. Martha B. Beery Ms. Carol Hunt Chamberlain Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Hawkins Ms. Paula D. Hughey Ms. Lois F. Bell Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Chance Mr. and Mrs. George D. Henson Mrs. Beverley L. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bengel Robert M. Chiles, PE High Tide Creative In Memory of Katherine F. “Kittye” Bailey: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boesel Mr. and Mrs. Darren B. Clark Dr. J. M. Hodges, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ashford, Jr. Mrs. Catherine W. Bishir Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hoff Mrs. Natalie S. Baggett Mrs. Jean A. Blanchard Mrs. Carolyn B. Collins Ella Ann L. & Frank B. Holding Foundation Mr. Donald D. Benedict Colonial N. C. Branch English Speaking Union Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hollows Mrs. Jean A. Blanchard Dr. James B. Congleton, III Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Holmes, III Mrs. Susan T. Booth Jim and Susan Cook Mrs. Anne E. Horner Ms. Mary-French H. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. Seab Howard Mrs. James Ficklen, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Crow Mrs. Ann K. Humber Michael E. Fisher, DDS Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cullman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hunt, III Wortley and Vance Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Daniels, Jr. Mrs. Betty Debnam Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gryb Mr. and Mrs. James T. Davis, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ipock Mr. and Mrs. John O. Haroldson Dr. and Mrs. Derick Davis Mr. and Mrs. George A. Ives, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Harris Dr. David Dennard Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Johnson Dr. Franklin G. Dill Ms. Patricia J. Johnston Ms. Barbara Dotterer Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kellenberger Mrs. Elizabeth B. Eisele Kellum Law Firm Mr. John R. Auer The Honorable and Mrs. John Patrick Exum, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp, III Mr. Frederick “Ted” Bailey Mrs. James Ficklen, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William Kincaid Mrs. Katherine “Kittye” Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Fiederlein Ms. Cheryl A. Kite Mr. Robert L. Ballard First Citizens Bank & Trust Company Philippe Lafargue and Maria Muniz Mrs. Mary Alice Bianco Mr. and Mrs. Lee Flowers Mrs. Beverly S. Leathers Mr. James R. Bland Mr. and Mrs. James E. Foscue Mr. Carroll H. Leggett Mr. Alvin W. Burney Fraser’s Wine and Cheese Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lehnus Mrs. Ada H. Carney Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Freemon Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Leoni Mr. Paul F. Carney Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Futrell, Jr. Monsignor Gerald L. Lewis Ms. Peg Domaleski Ms. Sarah Gambrell Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Lilly, Jr. Dr. David E. Eckberg

TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Mr. Joseph P. Logan Mr. and Mrs. George Orsega Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sprague Dr. and Mrs. Harry J. MacDonald, Jr. Ms. Tricia Parish Mrs. Linda J. Staunch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. William W. Parish Mr. Howard W. Stier and Dr. Catherine V. Chew Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mattocks, II Dr. Freddie L. Parker Mr. Douglas L. Stokes Mrs. Linda Mattocks Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Parrish Mr. Thomas E. Stroud Mrs. Ann L. Maude Mr. Thomas W. Payne, Jr. Mr. Andrew M. Sugg Mrs. Betty R. McCain Mrs. Nancy Perlman Dr. Geralene M. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McClay Mr. Nathan M. Phillips Mr. Philip H. Swain Mr. Keith A. McClease Quinn Evans/Architects QE/A Swiss Bear Downtown Redevelopment Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. McCotter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Rand Mrs. Patricia S. Talton Mr. Nelson B. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Radford Reel Mrs. Sophia D. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Pender R. McElroy Ms. Nancy E. Richards Mr. David E. Taylor Dr. and Mrs. John F. McQuade Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Risty Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Mead Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robbins Mr. and Mrs. John C. Thomas Mr. Charles D. Meekins and Dr. Bettina B. Meekins Mr. and Mrs. Johnie G. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Hubert G. Tolson, III Ms. Maria V. Melton Ms. Patricia M. Samford Triangle Community Foundation Ms. Elizabeth D. Melton Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Samuelson Ms. Cynthia L. Turco Mr. Michael Mikhail Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Sandbeck Dr. and Mrs. T. Reed Underhill Mr. Timothy A. Minch Mr. John L. Sanders Congressman and Mrs. Tim Valentine Minges Bottling Group, Inc. Mrs. James G. Schenck, III Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Vickers Ms. Patricia Minschew Mrs. Elizabeth Schlipper Mrs. Mary Anne Wachter Ms. Faith Moore Mr. Edwin Schlossberg Mrs. Katherine K. Walls Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Morris Dr. N. K. Seymore, III Mr. and Mrs. John A. J. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Morris, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Wright D. Shields Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Naumann Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Silver Mr. Charles A. Wethington New Bern Historical Society Mr. and Mrs. Nathan R. Skipper, Jr. Mrs. Helen H. White The Nicholas Sparks Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Skrotsky Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Norris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart H. Smith Dr. E. Newsom Williams North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc. Ms. Melanie R. Soles Zaytoun & Associates Mr. and Mrs. David A. O’Connell Southern Hospitality Concierge Service, Inc. Oriental Woman’s Garden Club Mrs. Elizabeth H. Sparrow

In Honor of MG(Ret.) Thomas A. Braaten: Jarrett Bay Boatworks Mr. and Mrs. David C. Francisco Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative Ms. Claudia B. Koutoulakos Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Gibbs In Honor of Peter Sandbeck for Stanly House Door M. S. Laughinghouse Dr. J. M. Hodges, Jr. Project: Ms. McKinley R. Lawrence Mrs. Anne E. Horner Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mattocks, II Bennie and Susan Howard Ms. Patricia Minschew Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp, III In Honor of Howard Smith: Mrs. Barbara J. Nelms Dr. and Mrs. William E. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Denton Dodd Mr. Marvin S. Piland Mr. and Mrs. William E. Manning In Honor of Richard and Linda Staunch: Mr. Randall B. Ramsey John and Rozanne McCotter Mr. and Mrs. James D. Green Schwab Charitable Fund Ms. Patricia Minschew In Memory of Frederick H. and Katherine “Kittye” Bailey: Mrs. Linda J. Staunch Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mitterling, Jr. Ms. Paula D. Hughey Mrs. Alice W. Thomason Mr. and Mrs. C. Robert Nielsen Mrs. Beverley L. Stevens Trent Cadillac-Buick-GMC Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Parker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Waldron, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Patrick In Memory of Katherine F. “Kittye” Bailey: Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Phil Sanders Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ashford, Jr. Mrs. Nell M. Webb Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Scales Mrs. Natalie S. Baggett Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Webb Mrs. Caroline A. Smith Mr. Donald D. Benedict In Memory of Robert G. Raynor, Sr: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Sugg Mrs. Jean A. Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward, Jr. Mrs. Susan T. Booth Chesnutt, Clemmons and Peacock Ms. Mary-French H. Evans In Memory of Mildred “Billie” Slater: In Memory of Jane B. Sugg: Mrs. James Ficklen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Barwick, Jr. Chesnutt, Clemmons and Peacock Michael E. Fisher, DDS Mrs. Sallie H. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pace Wortley and Vance Forbes Ms. Gladys Baxter In Memory of Alvin Thum: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gryb Mrs. Jean A. Blanchard Mrs. Mary B. Harris Mr. and Mrs. John O. Haroldson Dana W. Eddings In Memory of Martha “Sweeney” Ward: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Harris The Honorable and Mrs. John Patrick Exum, Sr. Chesnutt, Clemmons and Peacock

Mr. John R. Auer Mrs. Lynda Hobbins Mrs. Mildred “Billie” Slater Mr. Frederick “Ted” Bailey Mr. Jack P. Huddle Mr. G. Richard Staunch Mrs. Katherine “Kittye” Bailey Ms. Joselyn Paul Ipock Mrs. Jane B. Sugg Mr. Robert L. Ballard Ms. Ruth S. Lorenzen Mr. Brad Tesh Mrs. Mary Alice Bianco Ms. Virginia Masterson Mr. Arthur F. Tyler Mr. James R. Bland Mrs. Jane K. Millns Rep. William L. Wainwright Mr. Alvin W. Burney Mrs. Agnes Zaytoun Murman Mr. George E. Walker Mrs. Ada H. Carney Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Seamans Mrs. Margaret Ward Mr. Paul F. Carney Mr. William A. Sherratt Mrs. Martha “Sweeney” Ward Ms. Peg Domaleski Capt. Robert A. Shriver Mrs. Kay P. Williams Dr. David E. Eckberg

TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Mr. and Mrs. Abbot McClintic Mrs. Melissa Mills (continued from page 7) John and Rozanne McCotter Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mills Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Levin Mr. and Mrs. David B. McCracken Mr. Robert Milner and Mrs. Joanne Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Lilly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. McCulley Ms. Patricia Minschew Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Litteken, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard McDevitt Mr. Claude J. Minter Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Little Dr. and Mrs. Michael McDougall Mrs. Greta B. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Lloyd Ms. Martha McLawhorn Dr. G. Radford Moeller and Dr. Wendy P. Moeller Mr. Joseph P. Logan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. McLear Mr. and Mrs. William C. Monk, Jr. Ms. Ruth S. Lorenzen Ms. Mary McLeod Mrs. Ann Miller Mooney Mr. Gerald Luneburg and Mrs. Kathy Fannin Dr. and Mrs. James McMahon Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore, Jr. Mr. Mike Lurie and Mrs. Mary M. Bowar Mr. Michael McMillan and Ms. Karen Snyder Mr. and Mrs. James E. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Ramon A. Marble Dr. and Mrs. John F. McQuade Dr. and Mrs. James Y. Morris* Mr. Henry Marchetti Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Mead* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Morris, III Mr. and Mrs. C. Keith Martin Mr. and Mrs. Danny R. Meadows Mr. B. Perry Morrison, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Martin Mr. Jeffrey L. Medlin Mrs. Nelida L. Muniz Ms. Virginia A. Mattern and Mr. Randall King Mr. and Mrs. John G. Medlin, Jr.* Mr. Timothy C. Murphy and Mrs. Jeanne M. Julian Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Mattocks Ms. Elizabeth D. Melton Mr. Daniel E. Murphy Mrs. Linda Mattocks Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Melvin Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Mushet Mrs. Ann L. Maude* Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Merriman Mrs. Wilhelmina D. Muther* Ms. Barbara J. Maurer* Mr. Peter J. Meyer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Mynster Mrs. Dorothy M. Mayer* Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Miannay Mr. Chester L. Nails and Mrs. Linda H. Allind Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. McAden Mrs. Elizabeth A. Midyette Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Rufus McAden* Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Newhall Mrs. Betty R. McCain* Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mills Mr. Willie W. Newkirk, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nohr Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. Norton Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nosal Mr. and Mrs. Steve O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Ocorr Mrs. Barbara S. Odderstol Mr. and Mrs. George Orsega Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Outland Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Overby, Jr. MG (Ret.) and Mrs. Hugh R. Overholt Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Overman Mr. Kevin Page Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Paolino Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Parker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Y. Parker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Paul Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke Mrs. Mary T. Paulik Dr. James B. Congleton, III* Mr. Thomas W. Payne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Dickerman* Mr. and Mrs. James F. Pease* Mr. William T. Fuller Ms. Dawn L. Peluso Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Gilmore* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth I. Peregoy Dr. J. M. Hodges, Jr. in honor of Kay P. Williams* Mrs. Nancy Perlman Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp, III* Mr. and Mrs. William Peters Mr. David McFadyen Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Rand* Ms. Elizabeth Pflaum Mr. Mark Robb Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Phelps Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Russ* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Phillips Mr. L. David Smith* Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Phillips Mr. Laurence Stith Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pittman Mr. and Mrs. James R. Sugg* Mr. Will B. Pittman, Jr. Dr. E. Newsom Williams* Mr. and Mrs. Allen Plaster Ms. Kay P. Williams* Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Plecinski Mr. Donald L. Woodrow Mr. H. R. Poteat Dr. and Mrs. William S. Powell* * Denotes Collections Society Member Mr. and Mrs. Michael Power Mr. and Mrs. George E. Powers* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Presson Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Preston Dr. Andrew Davidson Mr. Randall B. Ramsey Dr. and Mrs. William S. Powell Dr. and Mrs. Todd H. Rankin Mrs. Patricia S. Talton Mr. Sandy Ratcliff Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Radford Reel Mr. and Mrs. John A. J. Ward Mr. Mark Reese and Ms. Christine O’Connell Mrs. Kay P. Williams Mr. and Mrs. John Reichenbach Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Respess Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Van Allen Rice Mr. and Mrs. William G. Rich Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Richards

14 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 15 14 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Richardson, III Ms. Myrle L. Swicegood Mr. and Mrs. Albert Woodruff Ms. Linda J. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sylvester Mrs. Elvira T. Woodworth Mrs. Mary S. Ritter Mr. and Mrs. Bernard M. Szymanski Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wooten Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Alexander L. Taggart Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Tait Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Yasaki Mr. John E. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Terry Tait Mr. and Mrs. Julian P. Yates Mr. and Mrs. Johnie G. Robinson Mr. David E. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Yeager Mr. Kenneth D. Robinson and Mrs. Shirley J. Thobe Mrs. Dora W. Taylor* Mr. and Mrs. Smedes York* Ms. Melinda J. Robinson Ms. Priscilla P. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Matt Young Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Robinson Mrs. Sophia D. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Zaytoun Mr. Christopher S. Romano and Mrs. Irene Balboni Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Spencer E. Zimmerman The Honorable and Mrs. Julius A. Rousseau, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. William W. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Routier Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Clint D. Routson Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Tellis Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Rowe Mrs. Suzanne S. Tesh Mr. Kenneth E. Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Teubert Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Rowland Mr. and Mrs. John C. Thomas* Ms. Laura Rowlands Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. J. Peter Rowlett, III* Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. James P. Rudbeck Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Tilley Ms. Joy C. Rudman and Ms. Cindy Ridlon Mrs. Margaret D. Toms Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rummel* Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Torgersen Dr. and Mrs. Alan Russakov Mrs. Ruth G. Tyler* Mr. John L. Sanders Commissioner and Mrs. Steve Tyson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Savage Mr. and Mrs. Jon D. Valentine Ms. Lorelei C. Schaffhausen Congressman and Mrs. Tim Valentine* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Schaible, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Van Niel* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Schelke Mr. and Mrs. Irving J. Van Slyke Mr. Edwin Schlossberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael Volmer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scholl Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Von Dolln Mr. and Mrs. James Schout Dr. Clark Von Heller Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Schrader Mrs. Mary Anne Wachter Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Waldron Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Schulz Mrs. Esten Walker Lt.Col. and Mrs. Charles F. Schwab* Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Scoppe Mrs. Katherine K. Walls* Mr. and Mrs. John G. Scott John and Nell Ward Mr. and Mrs. Ken Sewell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Ward Dr. N. Kimmey Seymore, III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sforza* Dr. and Mrs. D. L. Warner Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shelly Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Warren, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shumate Dr. and Mrs. Darryl A. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Simon Dr. and Mrs. James O. Warren Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Sinning Mr. and Mrs. David Watrous Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Skrotsky* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Watson Mr. Gregory F. Smith Dr. Alan D. Watson Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. John L. Smith Mrs. Charlotte M. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood H. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy L. Webb* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Snead Mrs. James F. Webb Ms. Melanie R. Soles Mr. and Mrs. William Webb Ms. Joanne C. Somerday Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Wehrly Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sprague Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weimann $1 - 99 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stainback Ms. Leslie Weinpel Mr. Charles R. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Staley Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Weller Honorable W. Douglas Albright Mr. and Ms. Ray V. Stark Mr. John B. Wells and Mrs. Eileen F. Haggerty Ms. Margaret S. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Terry Startsman Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. West Mr. Richard G. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. John G. Steel Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. West Mr. R. Thad Andress Ms. Kim Stevens Mr. Charles A. Wethington Mrs. Caroline D. Ashford Mr. and Mrs. David T. Stevenson Ms. Nancy White Mrs. Rudolph A. Ashton, III Ms. Ella J. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wieland Mrs. Luciclair S. Avery Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Stith Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Wilkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Baer Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stoll Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Mack A. Storrs Mr. and Mrs. Joshua W. Willey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ballard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Randall K. Straight Mrs. John C. Williams Dr. Sydney F. Barnwell Mr. and Mrs. John W. Strobl Ms. Kay P. Williams* Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Barwick, Jr. Mrs. Jacqueline H. Stroud Mr. and Mrs. Clark E. Williamson Mrs. Martha B. Beery Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Studstill* Mr. and Mrs. Linwood F. Willis Ms. Nada Behr Mr. Andrew M. Sugg Mr. and Mrs. A. Rexford Willis, III Ms. Karen M. Betz Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Sugg Ms. Elizabeth Willner and Mr. Sherry Willner Mrs. Sami Bills* Mrs. N. Dallas Sutton, Jr. Ms. Lisa J. Wimpfheimer Dr. and Mrs. James N. Blackerby Mr. Philip H. Swain Mrs. Alice C. Winters Mrs. Saundra L. Blais* Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Swan Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey R. Wood Mrs. Jean A. Blanchard

14 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 15 14 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Ms. Nelva Bledsoe Mrs. Larue H. Harris Mr. Curtis R. Novaria Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Bonina Mrs. Mary B. Harris Mrs. David C. Oliver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Vinson Bowers Mrs. John D. Harris Mickey Ostheimer* Mrs. Laurie Bowles Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harrison Mr. Dana E. Outlaw Mrs. Virginia P. Bracken Mr. and Mrs. William R. Harwood Ms. Tricia Parish Mrs. Virginia D. Breaton Mrs. Marilyn W. Hauser Mr. and Mrs. William W. Parish Mr. Kenneth H. Brinson Ms. Gloria Havens Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Parker, Jr. Mrs. Freda Brittain Ms. Eugenia H. Haynie Dr. Freddie L. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey D. Broadhead Mrs. Ellen M. Herron Mr. Richard Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Tad Brown Mr. and Mrs. Willard D. Hess* Ms. Catherine S. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. William J. Brubaker Ms. Cinda B. Hill Mrs. Barbara H. Phillips Ms. Sharon C. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hoffman Mr. Nathan M. Phillips Mrs. Cecelia A. Butchin* Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hollows Mr. Marvin S. Piland Mrs. Georgia B. Campion Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Horrell* Mrs. Anne W. Porter* Mrs. Melanie G. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Howard Ms. Maureen Post Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Seab Howard Mrs. Jean W. Prevost* Ms. Beverly M. Carpenter Ms. Paula D. Hughey Mrs. Frances L. Reesman Ms. Virginia H. Carter Ms. Jean Humecky Mrs. Mary Ann Reilly Ms. Judy C. Casey Ms. Laura Jackman Ms. Donna E. Rhein Mr. Wilfred R. Chagnon Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jennings Mrs. Teresa M. Risty Ms. Carol Hunt Chamberlain Mrs. Clare G. Jessup* Ms. Patricia B. Rivett M. Charles Cloninger Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Jilcott, III Mrs. Anna S. Robinson* Ms. Sara S. Colwell Mrs. R. Earl Jones Dr. and Mrs. Michael F. Romaine Mrs. Dallas C. Congleton Mr. Merrill G. Jones, II Mr. and Mrs. Gordon N. Ruckart Mrs. Helene Conklin Lerla Joseph, M.D. Mrs. Camille G. Rust Mr. and Mrs. Larry Conley Mr. and Mrs. Joel G. Kaplan Ms. Patricia M. Samford Mrs. Ann T. Corby Mr. and Mrs. Raymond O. Keto Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Samuelson Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Cotton Dr. and Mrs. William E. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Sandbeck Mr. and Mrs. James W. Creech Dr. and Mrs. William Kincaid Dr. and Mrs. Phil Sanders Mrs. Anne Prince Cuddy Ms. Antoinette E. King Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Scales Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cummings Ms. Claudia B. Koutoulakos Mrs. James G. Schenck, III Mrs. Carolyn Cunningham* Ms. Carol Kross Mrs. Elizabeth Schlipper Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Daft Mrs. Graham G. Lacy Mrs. Paul B. Schrenk* Ms. Barbara V. Daly Mrs. Janet G. Lamb Mrs. David Schwerdtfeger Ms. Katherine G. Daughtridge Ms. Margaret J. Lamb Mrs. Elizabeth B. Scott* Mrs. Judy W. Davenport Mrs. Paula M. Lasitter* Ms. Linda T. Sifontes Mrs. Glenna L. Davis Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lathan, Jr. Ms. Mary Beth Simmelink Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L. Debolt M. S. Laughinghouse Ms. Gloria A. Simpson Dr. David Dennard Ms. McKinley R. Lawrence Ms. Caroline A. Smith Ms. Dorothy N. Dove Mrs. Beverly S. Leathers Ms. Martha Smith Mr. and Mrs. James Doyle Ms. Dianne W. Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Smith The Honorable and Mrs. W. Russell Duke, Jr. Ms. Cammie Lee Mrs. Aurelia F. Stafford* Mrs. Pamela Eastwood Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lehnus Mr. Dennis E. Stocks Mrs. Dru W. Eckberg Mr. John G. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Douglas L. Stokes Dana W. Eddings Mr. John F. Leys Mr. Corwin Strong Ms. Beverly A. Edelman Mrs. Carol E. Liutkus Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Sugg Mrs. Edwin W. Edmondson Mr. Sam D. Love Mrs. Ashley Sullivan Ms. Barbara Eilers Ms. Leeann J. MacCabe Mrs. Barbara Thomas Mrs. Margaret H. Eisenhauer Mrs. Janet MacLaren Mrs. Alice W. Thomason* Mr. John Eury Ms. Michelle L. Maillot Mrs. Mary Ellen O’Grady Thompson Ms. Mary-French H. Evans Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Manning Mr. Jonathan D. Vance Ms. Kathryn D. Eynon Ms. Cheryl A. Marteney Robert P. Venema Mrs. Mary K. Farnham Mrs. Chalaron H. May Mr. James F. Verdonik Ms. Jane C. Ferree Mrs. Linda S. McBride Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Vickers Mr. Thomas J. Fineco Mr. Keith A. McClease Mr. George F. Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Lee Flowers Mrs. Mary S. McCloskey Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Waldron, Jr. Wortley and Vance Forbes Ms. Sara A. McConnell Mrs. Lois Waldron Mrs. Suzanne L. Forsythe* Ms. Brenda McGee Bishop and Mrs. Melvin Walker Mr. and Mrs. David C. Francisco Mrs. Joyce H. McMullin Ms. Sarah Waniewski Ms. Jo Ann Frank* Mr. Laurence A. McNellis* Mrs. William F. Ward, Jr. Mrs. Sally Franz Ms. Maria V. Melton Dr. Zebulon Weaver, III* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freiwald* Mr. Michael Mikhail Mrs. Pamela C. Webb Mr. Bernard George Mrs. Harriet Milde Mrs. Sarah Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gibbons Mr. Michael L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Scott Weeks Mr. and Mrs. William T. Gibson Mr. Timothy A. Minch Jean E. West Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Gil Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mitterling, Jr. Mrs. Susan R. White Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Gorman Mrs. Mary O. Monte* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitmore Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Gorton Ms. Faith Moore Mrs. Ellen T. Wilkerson Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Morris Mr. Marshall Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Griffin Mrs. Becky L. Muse Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Grime Mrs. Barbara J. Nelms Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Wooten Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gryb Mr. and Mrs. C. Robert Nielsen Mr. John H. Young Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Haines Mrs. Karen H. Norman* Mrs. Patty A. Zachwieja Ms. Edna Harkins Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norwood Mrs. Sally A. Zenick

16 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 17 16 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 17 These are gifts that were to be used exclusively for a specific need, special event or program. A & H Manufacturing of Craven, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J. Randal Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Snead A Step Up/Peacock’s Plume Hyundai of New Bern SOS Global Express Mr. and Mrs. George G. Aiken Jarrett Bay Boatworks Ms. Ella J. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Hovey E. Aiken, III Jill’s Pet Gallery Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stroud Ms. Margaret S. Alexander Joe Alcoke Auto & Truck Center Stubbs & Perdue, P. A. Almond Tree Cafe & Ice Cream Parlor/ Mr. Merrill G. Jones, II Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart Lawson’s Landing Lerla Joseph, M.D. Tarheel Building Systems of New Bern, Inc. Anonymous Donor Keller Williams Realty of New Bern TESI/AGCI Baldree’s, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp, III The Nicholas Sparks Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Graham A. Barden, III Mr. J. Dean Knight and The Thomas B. & Robertha K. Coleman Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. W. Watson Barnes Ms. Bonnie Refinski-Knight The UPS Store Mrs. Sallie H. Baxter Ms. Cheryl A. Kite Mr. and Mrs. Hubert G. Tolson, III BB&T Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lathan, Jr. Topsail Elementary School Dr. George H. Beckwith Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Leoni Trent Cadillac-Buick-GMC Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bengel Monsignor Gerald L. Lewis Ms. Cynthia L. Turco Mr. Lewis Biggerstaff Mr. John G. Lewis, Jr. Commissioner and Mrs. Steve Tyson Mr. James Boyd Maggy Costandy Interiors, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. T. Reed Underhill Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey D. Broadhead Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mansfield Ms. Sue Brown Ms. Cheryl A. Marteney Mrs. Aleta Brydge Mass Mutual Dr. and Mrs. S. Joseph Buff Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mattocks, II Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cannon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. McAden Captain Ratty’s Mr. and Mrs. John McCotter Mrs. Melanie G. Carey Mr. Nelson B. McDaniel Carolina Creations Mr. Charles D. Meekins and Carolina East Medical Center Dr. Bettina B. Meekins Cella Ford Merrill-Lynch Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Chance Mr. Michael L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Chiles, Sr. Dr. Paige W. Miller and Dr. Robert B. Miller City Art Gallery Mills & Willey, Attorneys at Law City of New Bern Dr. and Mrs. Daryl L. Minus Dr. and Mrs. William S. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Morris, Jr. M. Charles Cloninger Mr. and Mrs. Wendell H. Murphy Coastal Carolina Health Care, P.A. Mrs. Wilhelmina D. Muther Coastal Pediatric Dentistry Mr. and Mrs. William C. Naumann Coastal Vein and Vascular Neuse River Region Association of Coldwell Banker Willis - Smith Realtors, Inc. Comfort Suites Riverfront Park New Bern Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Dr. James B. Congleton, III New Bern Noon Rotary Charitable Mrs. Dorothy H. Corning Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Cotton New Bern Riverfront Convention Center Craven Arts Council Next Media Group, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cullman Mr. and Mrs. James W. Norment Mr. and Mrs. Linwood M. Culpepper North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Davis Overman Capital Management Ms. Dorothy N. Dove Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pace Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Eagles Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Parrish East Carolina Bank - New Bern Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Paul East Carolina Dermatology and Skin Surgery, PLLC Pittard Perry Crone, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Donalt J. Eglinton Ms. Maureen Post Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ellis PotashCorp Mr. James F. Verdonik Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Fiederlein Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. Bishop and Mrs. Melvin Walker First Choice Benefits, Inc. Mrs. Mary Ann Reilly Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward, Jr. Fisher Stores, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Richardson, III Mr. and Mrs. John A. J. Ward Foundation For The Carolinas Richardson & Richardson Attorney at Law Dr. and Mrs. Darryl A. Warren Mrs. Sally Franz Mr. and Mrs. William B. Rivenbark Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Freemon River Dunes Corporation Jean E. West Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Gilmore Riverside Chrysler Plymouth Dodge, Inc. Mrs. Helen H. White Gregory Poole Marine Power Robinson and Stith Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Wilkinson Mr. Robert J. Griffin, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Clint D. Routson Ms. Kay P. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griffith Dr. and Mrs. Wright D. Shields Mr. Marshall Williams Mr. and Mrs. John O. Haroldson Ms. Linda T. Sifontes Mr. and Mrs. A. Rexford Willis, III Hearne’s Fine Jewelry Mrs. Mary W. Silver Ms. Lisa J. Wimpfheimer Dr. J. M. Hodges, Jr. Ms. Mary Beth Simmelink Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Wooten Mrs. Betty Debnam Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Nathan R. Skipper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wooten

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ore than 355 volunteers donated their time and energy to Tryon Palace in 2012. This selfless gift Mtotaled nearly 25,000 hours of work and was a huge contributor in helping Tryon Palace maintain its services and mission throughout a period of enormous budgetary setbacks.

Volunteers can be found working in the gardens, maintenance, accounting, event management, fundraising, education and every other department within the Palace. The Autism Society of North Carolina, which has offered their services to help their clients become more integrated into the community, also brings young men each week to help clean the windows in the History Center. All combined, Tryon Palace’s 355 volunteers worked 24,978 hours in 2012, an increase of about 8% over the previous year.

“We’re very lucky to have such a dedicated group of volunteers,” said Philippe Lafargue, Acting Director for the Palace. “All together this comes out to a savings of about $544,271 for Tryon Palace. But the greater value is how engaged our community continues to be with the programs, exhibits and overall mission of Tryon Palace.”

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Visit www.tryonpalace.org/volunteer_opportunities.php.

Jan Conaty, left, and Joey Carlton were honored during a ceremony on April 24 for having the highest number of volunteer hours for Tryon Palace in 2012. Carl- ton topped the list with 645 hours, followed by Conaty with 617 hours.

18 TRYON PALACE FALL 2010 FALL 2010 TRYON PALACE 19 TRYON PALACE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 19 Ms. Marge Abenante Ms. Staci Driver Ms. Judy lloyd Ms. Ellen C. Serra Volunteers: Ms. Diana Aber Ms. Barbara Dwork Ms. Abigail Lorentzen Mr. Ken Sewell Ms. Jennie Adams Ms. Juanita Dyer Mr. Andrew Lorentzen Mr. Aaron Shaw Mrs. Monty Ailken Ms. Pat Edmonds Ms. Tracy Lorentzen Mr. Beau Silver Ms. Elaine Albright Mr. Jerry Eubanks Ms. Caitlin Lundsford Mr. Gary Simon Mr. Kieran Aldrdge Mr. Joe Evans Ms. Janey Marsh Ms. Mary Slaughter Mrs. Liam Aldridge Mr. John Fador Mrs. Joan Marsh Mr. Daniel Smith Ms. Kay Amend Mrs. Shirley Fador Ms. Melinda Martel Mr. David Smith Ms. Julie Anderson Ms. Katherine Fannin Mr. Stephen Martin Ms. Dee Smith Mrs. Freda Arthur Ms. Elsa Farmulare Ms. Barbara Maurer Mr. Greg Smith Mrs. Rebecca Arthur Mr. Frank Fiederlein Ms. Leeann McCabe Ms. Judy Smith Mrs. Judy Bailie Mrs. Joan Fiederlein Mrs. Karen McLear Ms. Lisa Smith Mrs. Ellen Baker Mr. Bob Fiolek Mr. Tim McLear Ms. Marion Smith Mr. Gary Baker Mr. Charlie Fitzgerald Mr. Buzz Mead Ms. Martha Smith Mrs. Judy Balsanek Ms. Wendy Fleming Mr. Danny Meadows Ms. Stella Smith Mr. Tom Balsanek Ms. Karen Ford Ms. Amy Melton Mr. Will Smith Ms. Annis Barnette Ms. Linda Fujiwara Mr. Ryan Miller Mr. Aaron Sowers Ms. Billie Barnthouse Mrs. Dottie Giersch Ms. Genevieve Moeckel Mrs. Alicia Stern Mr. Mel Bayse Mrs. Mara Graves Ms. Betty Carolyn Molinare Mr. Dick Stern Mr. Jan Beijer Mr. Bill Green Ms. Faith Moore Mrs. Janet Stewart Mr. Blake Belcher Mr. Mel Green Mr. Michael Moore Mr. Richard Stewart Mrs. Brooke Belcher Mr. Thomas Green Mr. Ed Moran Ms. Ida Straley Ms. Lois Bell Mr. Dutch Griffin Ms. Kathy Moran Mr. Bob Strickland Ms. Elaine Berberich Ms. Judy Griffith Ms. Pat Moser Ms. Susan Strihan Ms. Marilyn Biers Ms. Fran Grubb Mr. Cliff Nielsen Ms. Madeline Swan Mrs. Alice Bilello Ms. Lisa Guan Ms. Tess Nosal Mr. Paul Switzer Mr. Ken Bilello Ms. Sue Gurley Mr. Roger Noyes Mr. Bob Sylvester Ms. Brittany Boettcher Ms. Doris Handcox Mr. Steve O’Brien Ms. Dottie Sylvester Mr. Charles Boone Ms. Lynne Harakal Mrs. Karen O’Connell Ms. Patricia Talton Mr. Raymond Bowles Ms. Shaqkia Harrell Mr. Nick O’Connell Mrs. Linda Taylor Ms. “B” Braley Ms. Drew Harris Ms. Claire Oliver Mr. Malcolm Taylor Mr. Christopher Brault Ms. Sandra Harrison Mr. Neil Oliver Ms. Marge Teklits Mr. David Briley Mr. Lud Hartung Mrs. Betty Orsega Ms. Gail Tilley Mr. Phillip Briley Mr. William Harwood Mr. George Orsega Mrs. Alice Underhill Ms. Susan Broderick Ms. Brenda Heiberg Ms. Eva O’Steen Mr. Dick VanNeil Ms. Nancy Burfeind Ms. Ellen Herron Ms. Mickey Ostheimer Mrs. Alma Vaupel Ms. Deb Burrington-Mills Ms. Barbara Hesketh Ms. Jackie Parish Mrs. Marie Vecchio Mr. Herb Burton Ms. Claire Hewitt Mr. Steve Parish Ms. Monica Wallace Mrs. Cecelia Butchin Ms. Cindy Hill Ms. Carolyn Paul Ms. Amy Weatherington Ms. Kayla Cannon Ms. Miranda Hill Mr. Jasaji Perry Ms. Lindsey Weatherington Ms. Trish Capansky Ms. Mary Ann Horn Mr. Ethan Poppe Ms. Rosa Weatherington Mrs. Joey Carlton Ms. Tara Howard-North Mr. Lester Poppe Ms. Leah Wehrly Ms. Lynn Carpenter Ms. Diana Huffman Mrs. Paula Poppe Ms. Sherill Wehrly Ms. Mary Carroway Ms. Pat Hughes Ms. Maureen Post Mr. John West Mr. Chip Chagnon Mr. Matt Ipock Ms. Linda Pugh Ms. Sally Whetstone Mrs. Margaret Chance Ms. Georgia Jackson Ms. Imani Pryror Mr. George Williams Ms. Lori Chase Mr. Gordon Jameson Ms. Renie Queen Ms. Katina Williams Ms. Pat Chylko Mrs. Fabian Janssen Ms. Nancy S. Ray Mr. Bill Witherup Ms. Betty Clark Ms. Julia Jones Ms. Linda Richardson Mrs. Janet Witherup Ms. Jean Cleland Ms. Mae Kaseman Ms. Andree Richmond Ms. Lorraine Wocel Ms. Jan Conaty Mr. Josh Keesecker Mr. Chad Roark Mr. Dick Wolf Mr. Larry Cooper Ms. Sandy Kelley Ms. Tara Roark Ms. Florence Wooten Mrs. Margaret Cooper Mr. Jim King Ms. Peggy Rogers Ms. Eileen Wroe Mr. Erwin Courtney Mr. Bob Kingsbury Ms. Teriseta Romano Mr. Ken Wyman Mr. Steven Craven Mr. John Klecker Ms. Luann Rottman Ms. Joan Young Ms. Georgia Crawford Mr. P.J. Klinger Ms. Ashley Rouse Ms. Jackie Ziegler Ms. Linda Cummings Ms. Jennifer Knight Mr. Ken Rowe Mrs. Delle Curry Ms. Joan Knight Ms. Kristen Rozier-Fitzgerald Mr. Sam Curry Ms. Doris Kosik Ms. Mary Rudbeck Ms. Caitlyn Cuttic Ms. Pat Kruger Ms. Joy Rudman Ms. Barbara Daly Ms. Holly Lafond Ms. Kathy Russman Ms. Sandra Daw Mr. Marty Lawrence Mr. Peter Sandbeck Ms. Kathleen Dickson Ms. Fran Laws Ms. Eileen Sanderson Ms. Janice Dooley Ms. Kathy Lazzara Ms. Wendy Savitz Ms. Mary Ellen Dorsey Mr. John Leys Ms. Gloria Schraud Mr. Easton Draut Mr. Ralph Linley Ms. Maragaret Schuetz Ms. Elizabeth Driver Mrs. Vicki Linley Ms. Rebecca Seegar

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Saturday, Aug. 31 Watch the drama of an 1802 duel unfold before your eyes in a grip- ping reenactment. Come early and enjoy a special performance by Tryon Palace’s Fife and Drum Corps.

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 Enjoy interactive crafts and activities with a day dedicated to families and teachers. In addi- tion to free admission for teachers, visitors may also purchase discounted tickets for tours of the NC History Center, Governor’s Palace, and historic homes.

Friday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 13 Enjoy the beauty of thousands of chrysanthemums in the Palace gardens during MUMfest Week- end in New Bern. Enjoy free spired by each of the four seasons as Governor Josiah Martin garden admission all weekend (interior tours require ticket welcomes guests to a grand masquerade ball, complete with purchase) and our Fall Heritage Plant Sale on Friday and Jack Frost and the Queen of the Harvest. The celebration Saturday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. comes to a spectacular end each night with black powder fireworks on the South Lawn.

Saturday, Nov. 16 – Sunday, Nov. 17 Friday, Jan.3, 2014 Step into the Civil War as Tryon Palace remembers the birth Get your hooks into North Carolina’s pirate history! This trav- of James City and the participation of Colored Troops in New eling exhibit, complete with gold treasure and a cannon ball Bern. Includes costumed interpreters, rare exhibits and more. from Blackbeard’s ship, will be on exhibit at the NC History Center.

Saturdays, December 14 and 21, 2013 Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 Be carried away with costumed performers, magicians, dar- Oysters galore, music and a beautiful setting combine for a ing feats of skill and agility, dancing and a rare glimpse of great evening to share with friends on the New Bern water- the Governor’s Palace by candlelight. Tour through rooms in- front. All proceeds benefit the Tryon Palace Foundation.