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The Historical Society of Princeton’s Stroller Strides is Back! Princeton, New Jersey, March 11, 2010– The Historical Society of Princeton’s (HSP) first Stroller Strides tour of 2010 will happen on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Moms, dads, caregivers, and grandparents are invited to join HSP’s Curator of Education, Jennifer Jang and visit local landmarks, architectural gems, and hidden historical sites in Princeton. The tour lasts approximately one hour. Routes and stops vary monthly. Please meet in front of Bainbridge House. $7 per adult, $5 for members of HSP. Children are free. Please call 609.921.6748 ext 100 or email jeanette@princetonhistory.org for reservations.
The Historical Society of Princeton To Host Happy Birthday Albert! Party
The event will take place at HSP’s Bainbridge House, located at 158 Nassau Street in Princeton, New Jersey. Participants may register for one of two sessions: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:00-2:00 p.m. Registration is recommended as space is limited. The cost is $5 per child, $4 for HSP members. To register, please call 609-921-6748, x100 or email Jeanette@princetonhistory.org.
Historical Society of Princeton Welcomes Collections Intern: Courtney Fatemi-Badi
For more information regarding volunteer opportunities please visit HSP’s Web site at http://www.princetonhistory.org/volunteer.cfm, email us at information@princetonhistory.org, or call 609.921.6748.
US Trust / Bank of America Wealth Management to Sponsor 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show Princeton, NJ, February 2, 2010 - The Historical Society of Princeton welcomes US Trust / Bank of America Wealth Management as its first sponsor for the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show. “Our ability to present this beautiful Antiques Show is a tribute to the Princeton business community as well as the hundreds of individual supporters and volunteers who make it possible through their hard work and financial support,” says Erin Dougherty, HSP Executive Director. The Show, now in its sixth year, will once again take place at the Princeton Airport the last weekend in September (9/25 and 9/26) with the Preview Gala on Friday evening, September 24. The Antiques Show is HSP’s largest fundraiser with all proceeds supporting HSP’s exhibitions and education programs throughout the year. For information about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, please call HSP Director of Development, Barbara Webb, at 609-921-6748 ext. 105.
Photo: Jonathan Myers, Senior Vice President, US Trust/Bank of America with members of the Antiques Show Steering Committee. From left: Erin Dougherty, Meghan Donaldson, Anita Trullinger, Kary Clancy, Jody Erdman and Barbara Webb. Missing from photo are: Dorothy Plohn, Midge Fleming, Milly King, Jane Gore and Jennifer McGuirk.
Historical Society of Princeton Presents Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton Princeton, New Jersey, January 27, 2010–On view at Bainbridge House from Tuesday, February 9 through Sunday, July 4, 2010, the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) is proudly hosting its newest exhibition Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton. The exhibition will explore the changing use of land within the Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Village Historic District and the surrounding area in Princeton Township, including properties along Stockton Street, Lawrenceville Road, Quaker Road, Mercer Road, and the Stony Brook. Although the agricultural way of life which sustained the Stony Brook community through the early 20th century is largely gone, much of the rural landscape remains thanks to open space and historic preservation initiatives. The exhibition will illustrate the beginnings of the Stony Brook settlement with the purchase of several large tracts of land near the winding Stony Brook. A Piscataway resident and Quaker, Benjamin Clarke bought 1,200 acres in 1696 from Thomas Warne, one of the East Jersey Proprietors. In 1697, Clarke sold half of his acreage in two parts to two of his brothers-in-law, William Olden and Joseph Worth. Clarke was instrumental in the establishment of the Quaker Meetinghouse, a central facet of life for many of the Stony Brook residents. Audiences will experience the evolution of the close-knit Stony Brook community, which came to include family farms, a mill, schools, and shops. New community residents began to take leadership of the area: beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, the Hale family owned the former Clarke property at Princeton Battlefield; Princeton University School of Science Professor Frederick N. Willson was a noted resident; and Mary Louise Snook became the beloved teacher of Princeton Township’s eight grade Stony Brook School. By the mid-20th century, however, most of the family farms ceased operation, the Stony Brook School closed due to low enrollment and its students were sent to the Valley Road School, and the large estates established in the late 19th century by Moses Taylor Pyne and Archibald Russell began to be sold off for single-family residential development. HSP will host an opening reception on Thursday, February 25, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Bainbridge House located at 158 Nassau Street in Princeton. Pre-registration is recommended; please call 609.921.6748, ext. 100 or email Jeanette@princetonhistory.org. Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton is generously funded by PNC Bank & PNC Wealth Management and Wilmington Trust. HSP also received a project grant for the exhibition from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division in the Department of State and the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders
The Historical Society of Princeton’s Annual Meeting and Lewis B. Cuyler Lecture Princeton, NJ, January 22, 2010- The Historical Society of Princeton held its Annual Meeting and Lewis B. Cuyler Lecture at the Nassau Club on January 20, 2010. Three new members of the Board of Trustees were formally entered into nomination and voted on by the Society’s membership. They are: Claire R. Jacobus, Robert F. Hendrickson and Robert D. Varrin. The meeting was followed by a lecture entitled “Quakers and the Origins of Religious Toleration in the Middle Colonies” by Evan P. Haefeli, Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University. Professor Haefeli’s lecture was presented in conjunction with Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton, a new exhibition on view at the Historical Society from February 9 through July 4, 2010.
Photo Credit: John Murrin, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University and HSP Trustee; Dr. Jennifer Jang, HSP Curator of Education; Professor Haefeli; Erin Dougherty, HSP Executive Director; and John Dumont, President, HSP Board of Trustees. Back to Top
The Historical Society of Princeton to Host 2010 Annual Meeting and Lewis B. Cuyler Lecture
The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, Princeton. Pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating; please call 609.921.6748, ext. 100 or email Jeanette@princetonhistory.org.
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The Historical Society of Princeton received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. |
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