BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Princeton, NJ local news - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://planetprinceton.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Princeton, NJ local news REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260225T003702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T003702Z UID:10054255-1776362400-1776369600@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Grand Homes & Gardens: Middleton Place DESCRIPTION:Blending 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.  \nOn April 16\, Morven welcomes Brandon Stone (Director Research and Preservation) for an illustrated presentation on Middleton Place in Charleston\, SC\, the primary home of Declaration signer Arthur Middleton. More than 2\,800 men\, women\, and children were enslaved by the Middleton family from 1738 to 1865. The estate was heavily impacted by the Civil War when Union troops razed most of the property. The plantation’s extensive and transformative gardens\, established in the 1740s\, were awarded the Garden Club of America’s highest honor\, the Bulkley Medal\, in 1941. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nThe 2026 Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series is sponsored by Bryn Mawr Trust. This program is sponsored by Corcoran Sawyer Smith. URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/grand-homes-gardens-middleton-place/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Middleton-Place-400x267-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260319T210850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T210850Z UID:10054392-1776013200-1776020400@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Italians Helped Shape the Nation DESCRIPTION:During 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 contributions in the 1700s from figures such as Filippo Mazzei\, who inspired language for the Declaration of Independence. Participants are encouraged to bring refreshments to share at a post-program reception. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/italians-helped-shape-the-nation/ LOCATION:Dorothea’s House\, 120 John Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,History,Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dorotheas-House_color-1-1500x1125-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dorothea's House":MAILTO:marialobiondo@dorotheashouse.org GEO:40.352013;-74.663335 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothea’s House 120 John Street Princeton NJ 08540 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=120 John Street:geo:-74.663335,40.352013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260318T221018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T221018Z UID:10054380-1775988000-1776009600@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Live History Weekend at Morven DESCRIPTION:Morven 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! \nDates/Times: Approximately 45 minutes. Saturday\, April 11 & Sunday\, April 12\, 10 am-4 pm. \nLocation: Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ 08540 \nTickets: $15 general admission\, $12 seniors/students/active military and veterans\, $10 Morven members\, free for kids ages 6 and under. \nRegister at https://www.morven.org/events/live-history-weekend-at-morven URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/live-history-weekend-at-morven/2026-04-12/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Live-History-600x450-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260318T221018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T221018Z UID:10054377-1775759400-1775764800@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:The Declaration in Script in Print DESCRIPTION:As 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 included everything from portraits of founders to the Liberty Bell\, and describes how Declaration prints and broadsides impacted American popular culture.  \nDate/Time: Thursday\, April 9\, 6:30 pm.  \nLocation: Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ 08540 \nIn-person tickets: $20 general admission\, $15 Morven Member\, $10 student \nVirtual tickets: $10 general admission\, $5 Morven Member\, $5 student   \nRegister at https://www.morven.org/events/the-declaration-in-script-and-print URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/the-declaration-in-script-in-print/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Declaration-Script-600x450-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260225T003732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T003732Z UID:10054254-1774548000-1774555200@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Grand Homes & Gardens: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden DESCRIPTION:Blending 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.  \nOn March 26\, Morven welcomes Peter Hatch (Gardener\, Historian\, and Emeritus Director of Gardens and Grounds for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation) for an illustrated presentation on Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden. The Monticello vegetable garden\, a 1\,000-foot-long terrace\, grew new and unusual edible plants from around the world. Jefferson was a strong believer in a vegetable diet\, and this revolutionary garden inspired a revolutionary cuisine in the kitchen at Monticello. Much of the work constructing\, cultivating\, and maintaining the gardens would have fallen to enslaved labor. Today\, these gardens have been mostly restored to the early nineteenth century.  \nLight refreshments will be served. \nThe final program in the series takes place on April 16.  URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/grand-homes-gardens-thomas-jeffersons-revolutionary-garden/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Thomas-Jefferson-400x267-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260225T003732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T003732Z UID:10054252-1773338400-1773345600@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Grand Homes & Gardens: William Paca’s Annapolis House DESCRIPTION:Blending 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.  \nOn March 5\, Morven welcomes Glenn Campbell (Historian Emeritus\, Historic Annapolis) for an illustrated presentation on William Paca’s Annapolis House\, built in the 1760s as the Annapolis home of an ambitious young lawyer who would become a patriot leader\, signer of the Declaration of Independence\, and third governor of the state of Maryland. After the five-part Georgian mansion was sold\, it was home to two other elite households. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nOther programs in the series take place on March 12\, March 26\, and April 16.  URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/grand-homes-gardens-william-pacas-annapolis-house/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/William-Paca-400x267-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260225T003732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T003732Z UID:10054253-1773338400-1773345600@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Grand Homes & Gardens: Stratford Hall DESCRIPTION:Blending 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.  \nOn March 12\, Morven welcomes Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey (Director of Research and the Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Library) for an illustrated presentation on Stratford Hall\, the boyhood home of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee. It was also the birthplace of Robert E. Lee\, General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States during the Civil War. Four generations of the Lee family lived at Stratford\, as did hundreds of enslaved Africans and African Americans who lived and labored at the plantation. Today\, the site stands as a model of Georgian architecture\, standing almost entirely as it did in the 1740s.  \nLight refreshments will be served. \nThe next programs in the series take place on March 26 and April 16.  URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/grand-homes-gardens-stratford-hall/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Stratford-Hall-400x267-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260204T130110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T130110Z UID:10053808-1773257400-1773261000@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Lydia Darragh\, A Heroine of the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:Join 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. Her actions are said to have saved George Washington’s army from a devastating ambush as it lay starving and freezing on the barren hills of Whitemarsh at the end of 1777. But did the secret she brought to the Patriots really prevent their defeat? Why would a professed pacifist choose to risk her life by intervening in military affairs? Who was the mysterious intelligence officer she met between the lines? Was her story even true? \n  \nLydia’s Tale: The Mystery of Lydia Darragh\, Irish Quaker\, Patriot Spy authored by Fanelli uncovers a myriad of previously unknown records\, knitting together for the first time the life and experiences of this remarkable heroine of the American Revolution who lived in the heart of Philadelphia. Behind her story\, we find an assertive woman who took an active hand in the affairs of her family and her community. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: \nRobert N. Fanelli is Secretary of the Washington Crossing American Revolution Round Table and a frequent contributor to the Journal of the American Revolution. He serves as a Trustee of the Swan Historical Foundation\, which owns an excellent collection of Revolutionary War artifacts on display at the Washington Crossing State Park Museum in Titusville\, New Jersey. He is particularly interested in Pennsylvania’s role in the American Revolution\, and has lived most of his life in southeastern Pennsylvania\, along the flanks of Edge Hill\, the site of an encounter between the American and British armies on December 7\, 1777. \n  \nFree Registration: https://shorturl.at/0dKuk  \n  \nAbout DRGP \nThe Delaware River Greenway Partnership (DRGP) sponsors lectures about different aspects of the Delaware River’s cultural\, recreational\, and natural heritage. An environmental nonprofit\, DRGP supports the Delaware River Scenic Byway\, the Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River\, the Delaware River Water Trail\, and the Delaware River Heritage Trail. \n  \nTo view previous Heritage Lectures\, visit https://www.youtube.com/@delawarerivergp. \n  \nIf you enjoy our Heritage Lectures\, please donate https://delawarerivergreenwaypartnership.org/index.php/donate. \n\nWe extend our sincere gratitude to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for their financial support of the 2026 Heritage Lectures. URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/lydia-darragh-a-heroine-of-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,History,Lecture,Lectures & Discussions,Nonprofits, Volunteering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Lydias-Tale-Heritage-Lecture-Robert-Fanelli-March-11-2026.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Delaware River Greenway Partnership":MAILTO:cindy@delawarerivergp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260218T132413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T132413Z UID:10054233-1772384400-1772391600@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Talk Discusses Basketball Legend with Italian Roots DESCRIPTION:Author 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.” \nParticipants are encouraged to bring refreshments to share at a post-program reception. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/talk-discusses-basketball-legend-with-italian-roots/ LOCATION:Dorothea’s House\, 120 John Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:Books & Reading,History,Lecture,Sports & Fitness ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Dorotheas-House_color-1-1500x1125-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dorothea's House":MAILTO:marialobiondo@dorotheashouse.org GEO:40.352013;-74.663335 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dorothea’s House 120 John Street Princeton NJ 08540 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=120 John Street:geo:-74.663335,40.352013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260218T132413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T132413Z UID:10054229-1771768800-1771772400@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Book Talk with author Zara Anishanslin DESCRIPTION:Spend 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.  \nThe war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies by Soldiers with muskets and bayonets. On both sides of the Atlantic\, artists also played an integral role in forging revolutionary ideals. Discover the inspiring stories and intertwined lives of three of these largely forgotten Patriot artists: Robert Edge Pine\, Prince Demah\, and Patience Wright. They defied the British monarchy\, armed with paint\, canvas\, wax\, and espionage while risking their lives and reputations to support the cause of liberty. \nYour ticket includes access to visit the museum anytime between 10 am and 4 pm the day of the event. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing with the author.  \nThis program is hybrid! Join in-person at Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ 08540 or online (link provided at registration). \nIn-person: $20 general admission/$15 for Morven Members/$10 for students \nOnline: $10 general admission/$5 for Morven Members and students \nThis program is held in partnership with the William Trent House Museum. \nPhoto: Zara Anishanslin © Catherine Hamilton Bernhardt URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/book-talk-with-author-zara-anishanslin/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:Books & Reading,History,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Painters-Fire-600x450-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T140511 CREATED:20260218T132413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T132413Z UID:10054228-1771668000-1771689600@planetprinceton.com SUMMARY:Men W/O Shoes: A Student-Led Tribute to Forgotten Heroes DESCRIPTION:Morven 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.  \nAt least 14 Black men fought alongside General George Washington to secure a crucial victory in the Battle of Princeton. Students from Foundation Academies’ Black Student Union have been engaged in research to uncover the identities of these men. “Men W/O Shoes\,” which grew from a collaboration with the Princeton Battlefield Society\, shares their stories and honors their sacrifices.  URL:https://planetprinceton.com/event/men-w-o-shoes-a-student-led-tribute-to-forgotten-heroes/ LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Exhibition,Free,History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://planetprinceton.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Men-WO-Shoes-600x450-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Morven Museum &%3B Garden":MAILTO:marquandparkfoundation@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR