History
Events
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Men W/O Shoes: A Student-Led Tribute to Forgotten Heroes
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesMorven is honored to celebrate Black History Month 2026 with Foundation Academies by hosting “Men W/O Shoes,” a multimedia exhibition of student-created works that reflect the resilience, sacrifice, and legacy of Black soldiers in war. At least 14 Black men fought alongside General George Washington to secure a crucial victory in the Battle of Princeton....
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Book Talk with author Zara Anishanslin
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesSpend the afternoon at Morven exploring art and revolution with author Zara Anishanslin. This talk will feature her new book, The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution. The war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies by Soldiers with muskets and...
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Talk Discusses Basketball Legend with Italian Roots
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAuthor Mike DeLucia will talk about Hank Luisetti, the son of Italian immigrants who transformed basketball into the game we know today and laid the foundation for March Madness and the NBA. DeLucia will also discuss his historical fiction novel based on Luisetti’s life, “Madness, The Man Who Changed Basketball.” Participants are encouraged to bring...
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Lydia Darragh, A Heroine of the American Revolution
Virtual - ZoomJoin us on March 11 at 7:30 PM via Zoom as Robert N. Fanelli presents “Lydia Darragh, A Heroine of the American Revolution.” Who is Lydia Darragh? She is famed for eavesdropping on British General William Howe’s staff as they planned a surprise attack, then sneaking through the lines to give warning to American soldiers....
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Grand Homes & Gardens: Stratford Hall
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesBlending history, architecture, and horticulture, this year’s Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America’s Founding Homes and Gardens, showcases the estates of signers of the Declaration of Independence, telling the stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand spaces. On March 12, Morven welcomes...
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Grand Homes & Gardens: William Paca’s Annapolis House
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesBlending history, architecture, and horticulture, this year’s Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America’s Founding Homes and Gardens, showcases the estates of signers of the Declaration of Independence, telling the stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand spaces. On March 5, Morven welcomes...
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Grand Homes & Gardens: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesBlending history, architecture, and horticulture, this year’s Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America’s Founding Homes and Gardens, showcases the estates of signers of the Declaration of Independence, telling the stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand spaces. On March 26, Morven welcomes...
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The Declaration in Script in Print
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesAs part of Morven’s Generation Declaration speaker series, Morven welcomes John Bidwell, Curator Emeritus at the Morgan Library. The Declaration of Independence became a work of art during the nineteenth century as new printing technology enabled elaborate ornamentation and put owning a copy within reach of the masses. Bidwell delves into these artistic styles, which...
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Live History Weekend at Morven
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesMorven Museum & Garden presents “In Time,” an interactive mystery theatre event with Live History USA, a Governor General’s Award-nominated theatre company. History comes alive as you travel through the halls of the historic mansion, solving a mystery with help from characters in Morven’s past! Dates/Times: Approximately 45 minutes. Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April...
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Italians Helped Shape the Nation
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesDuring the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Italians came to the United States, but they were not the first Italian immigrants to America. Historian Tom Frascella will speak about the earliest Italian cohorts who came to the U.S., highlighting those who helped establish the early success of the Jamestown colony in the 1600s and...
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Grand Homes & Gardens: Middleton Place
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesBlending history, architecture, and horticulture, this year’s Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America’s Founding Homes and Gardens, showcases the estates of signers of the Declaration of Independence, telling the stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand spaces. On April 16, Morven welcomes...
$20 – $40