Princeton NJ Historical Sites Events Calendar

January 02

Experience the Battle of Princeton, Princeton Battlefield State Park - UPDATED
8:30 AM

January 03

"Ten Crucial Days" Interactive Virtual Lecture, Historical Society of West Windsor
7:00 PM

January 06

The Soul of America with John Baxter, Morven Museum & Garden
6:30 PM

January 07

Wendy Hollender's White Flower Workshop Live & Simulcast Virtual Programs @Morven
10:00 AM

January 09

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

January 16

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

January 23

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Virtual Talk - Ties That Bind: Nanticoke and Lenape Language and Revitalization
2:00 PM

Local Watermills, The Watershed Institute
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

January 25

Virtual Program: Ellis Island: Island of Hope, Island of Tears
7:00 PM

Historical Author Event with David O. Stewart
7:00 PM

January 26

Online Author Lectures, Old Barracks Museum
7:00 PM

January 27

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America, Morven Museum & Garden
6:30 PM

January 30

The Jews from Arab Lands, Jewish Center Princeton
12:00 PM

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

February 01

"Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family," Virtual Public Talk
7:30 PM

February 05

Victorian Pressed Flower Valentine Workshop, Morven
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

February 06

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

February 09

Trent House Museum Virtual Talk - Timbuctoo NJ and the First Emancipation
7:00 PM

Online Author Lectures, Old Barracks Museum
7:00 PM

February 10

Grand Homes & Gardens Distinguished Speakers Series, Morven Museum & Garden
6:30 PM

February 12

David Genther Architectural Rendering 2-Day Workshop, Morven
9:00 AM

Book Swap, Yardley Historical Association
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

February 13

The Real George Washington, Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
2:00 PM

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

February 15

History of Glen Acres - Free Virtual Film Screening and Discussion
7:00 PM

February 17

Grand Homes & Gardens Distinguished Speakers Series, Morven
6:30 PM

February 20

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

February 22

Virtual Rose Workshop with Renowned Rosarian Michael Marriott, Morven
2:00 PM

February 27

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

March 06

Signs of Spring Walk with Horticulturist Louise Senior, Morven
2:00 PM

March 07

Historic Cemetery Lecture, Historical Society of West Windsor
7:00 PM

March 08

Early American Kitchen Gardens & Gardeners with Holly Gruntner, Morven Museum & Garden
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

March 10

Historical Fiction Book Group, Historical Society of Princeton & PPL
6:30 PM

March 13

Great Minds Salon Lunch and Learn: The Tragedy of the St. Louis, Jewish Center Princeton
12:00 PM

Music at Home: 18th Century Musical Afternoon with the Raritan Players, Morven Museum & Garden
2:00 PM

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

March 19

Antique Train Show, Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market
6:00 AM - 4:00 PM

"Respect:" Signifying through Song, Trent House Association
1:00 PM

March 20

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Betty Wood: Bell Labs Pioneer, Morven Museum & Garden
2:00 PM

March 22

FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center
3:00 PM

HSP'S Lewis B. Cuyler Lecture: 19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Princeton
7:00 PM

March 23

The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream - Virtual Public Talk
7:00 PM

Telling Women's Stories Across Four Generations, The Trent House Association
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

March 26

3rd New Jersey Regiment’s Spring Drill, Washington Crossing State Park NJ
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Princeton University Eating Clubs Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

March 27

3rd New Jersey Regiment’s Spring Drill, Washington Crossing State Park NJ
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

March 30

Author Event: Constance K. Escher, PPL
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

April 03

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

April 06

In Flew Enza: The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Philadelphia and New Jersey, MCLS
7:00 PM

April 07

Walking Tour, Yardley Historical Association
2:00 PM

April 09

Antique Train Show, Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market
6:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Opening - Kingston: On The Map, Kingston Historical Society
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Princeton Battlefield State Park Spring Clean Up Day
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Paul Robeson’s 124th Birthday Celebration, Arts Council of Princeton
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

In Honor of the Legendary Paul Robeson: Song, Poetry, and Storytelling, Arts Council of Princeton
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

April 10

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

April 12

Spanning Water and Time: The Delaware River Bridges from the Estuary to the Water Gap
7:00 PM

April 16

Spring at Stony Brook Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
10:00 AM

April 18

Unsung Heroines: The Role of Women in the Civil War, MCLS
7:00 PM

April 19

Learn about Morven Museum and Gardens, Princeton Ski and Sail Club
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

April 20

Man from the Future Book Launch (Zoom Webinar), Historical Society of Princeton
12:00 PM

April 21

Roosevelt's Tree Army: The History of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Mercer County Library
7:00 PM

April 23

Family History Class (In-Person and Online), MCLS
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Trolley Line Trail Historic Bike Tour
10:00 AM

Marquand Park Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
11:00 AM

April 24

Building Princeton, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM

April 25

National Telephone Day with Jon Gertner & The Idea Factory, Morven Museum & Garden
6:00 PM

April 27

Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, In Person + Livestream
6:00 PM

April 30

'Revolutionary Conversation', Trenton Free Public Library
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

May 01

May Day Bird Walk with NJ Audubon's Kristin Hock, Morven Museum & Garden
10:30 AM

Grand Re-Opening/Exhibit Launch, Bordentown Historical Society's Friends Meetinghouse Museum
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

May 04

Mahjong! How a Chinese Game Shaped Modern American Culture, Mercer County Library
7:00 PM

May 05

Virtual History Talk, Trent House Association
7:00 PM

May 07

Tour of the Princeton Eating Clubs
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

May 10

Gardening for Butterflies & Historic Garden Stroll, Morven Museum & Garden
6:30 PM

May 12

Virtual History Talk, Trent House Association
7:00 PM

May 14

History Along the LHT, Official Unveiling of New Signage
9:30 AM

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

May 15

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

May 17

20th Century Black Scientific Renaissance at Bell Labs, Morven Museum & Garden
6:30 PM

May 19

Discussion: Malcolm X Remembered, Princeton Public Library
7:00 PM

May 21

Stony Brook Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

May 22

Rockingham’s Annual Children’s Day - CANCELLED
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

May 23

An Unknown Country: The Jewish Exiles of Ecuador, Princeton Senior Resource Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Discussion: Historical Fiction Book Group, 'Libertie'
6:30 PM

May 28

Wheat & Sheep Day at Washington Crossing Historic Park
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

May 29

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

June 04

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

June 05

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Major William Trent, Revolution, and the Lower Ferry, Trent House Association
2:00 PM

Historical Festival, The Bridge Academy
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM

June 09

Commemoration of the Unveiling of the Princeton Battle Monument, Morven Museum & Garden
11:00 AM

June 10

The Seven Deadly Sins, Princeton Festival, Morven Museum & Garden
7:00 PM

June 11

Old-Time Baseball Game, Howell Living History Farm
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM