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School Programs"Field trips can be significant extensions to the learning experience in the classroom. The Historical Society of Princeton has developed excellent programs for students of all ages. In addition, their staff will work with teachers to plan, arrange, and enhance the experiences. When planning local field trips, I urge you to consider the Historical Society of Princeton."-Dr. Samuel B. Stewart, Executive County Superindent, Mercer County The Historical Society of Princeton offers a variety of school programs designed to expand and augment your school’s Social Studies curriculum. Whether it is in your classroom or in Bainbridge House’s exhibition galleries, the Historical Society’s community collections will enrich your student’s “history experience.”
Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton Princeton's story arguably begins in the Stony Brook district, the nexus for the town's religious, Revolutionary, transportation, and agricultural histories. The Quakers built their mill and meeting house at Stony Brook; the Battle of Princeton raged here; and the Trenton trolley criss-crossed this rich farmland, connecting city and country. HSP re-presents the fascinating story of Princeton's gateway through historic photographs, objects, and documents. Students will write their own histories of Stony Brook at the conclusion of the gallery tour. A perfect fit for your third-grade local history or fourth-grade New Jersey history curricula. Princeton: Small Town? Big History! K12: My Museum Kindergartners will learn about the parts of a museum-- collections, artifacts, galleries, and displays-- and make a colonial powder horn to take home. Grades 1-2: Time Travelers Students will develop a sense of Princeton's past and present by comparing photographs, maps, and objects, and by engaging in a simple photography activity. Grades 3-5: History Detectives Students will uncover local history as they learn to "read" art and artifacts and participate in a portrait activity. Grades 6-8: Whose History Is It? Students will study Princeton's African American community through oral histories, maps, and photographs documenting the controversial 1930's urban renewal projct known as Palmer Square. Junior Curators: Objects and Exhibits Planning a classroom exhibit? Let HSP help you by teaching students how to think like curators. Students will learn to identify and select objects as well as to write labels and create displays. The program culminates with mini-exhibitions assembled by students from materials in the HSP galleries.
Picturing Princeton Explore three centuries of Princeton history through this lively tour focusing on the town's diverse architectural styles. Sites to include University Chapel, Nassau Hall, Nassau Presbyterian Church and others. Students will document changes in the architecture and landscape by creating a postcard. NEW WALKING TOUR You've heard how the Dutch and the English settled central New Jersey, but what about the rest of the story? Join HSP for a new tour that reveals how immigrants from Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Guatemala, and India have shaped Princeton. Princeton Inside and Out Are you looking for a comprehensive field trip that takes children from Bainbridge House into greater Princeton? This indoor/outdoor program combines highlights of our Small Town? Big History! gallery tour with selected sites from our Picturing Princeton walking tour.
Einstein’s Dreams: Scientist, Pacifist, Humanist Through this interactive presentation by HSP’s Curator of Education, Dr. Jennifer Jang, students will learn that Einstein was not only a Nobel prize-winning scientist but an ardent pacifist, anti-racist, and humanist, who used his celebrity to advocate for civil rights and advance world peace. From Revolution to Relativity: Princeton as Global Village Drawing upon the fields of history, science, urban studies, and politics, Dr. Jang will explore how geography, money, immigrant labor, and simple luck transformed Princeton from a sleepy colonial village into a 21st century global magnet.
HISTORY 911
Teaching Local History Each workshop begins with a presentation at historic Bainbridge House where HSP curators will explain how you and your students can best utilize our extensive collections and exhibitions to support your classroom curricula. A bus will then whisk you away to our second location, the newly-renovated Updike Farmhouse, for lunch, a tour of the historic outbuildings and grounds, and a lecture on the Stony Brook district by a local scholar. Each teacher will receive a lesson plan on urban/rural Princeton, complete with copies of photographs, maps, and related activities. Walking Princeton, Talking History Learn how to make your town’s architecture, geography, and urban space part of your teaching toolkit through a dynamic walking tour of downtown Princeton.
For more information or to book a program, please call (609) 921-6748, x100 or email Jeanette@princetonhistory.org.
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The Historical Society of Princeton
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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. |
The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) is a museum and library dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton, with community support and involvement. Its activities are inspired by the past with the goal of informing the future. "This is my favorite stop in the Borough." - Jeremiah Crystal, Garden State Town & Country Living, Summer 2008
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