Historic Happenings Blog

Sunday, March 22 -- Middlesex County Historic Cranbury Walking Tour You are invited to walk through Cranbury's historic district and learn about its history & architecture from a knowledgable and experienced tour guide. ‎Mar‎ch ‎22‎ at ‎2‎:‎00‎ ‎p.m. Cranbury Museum, 4 Park Place E, Cranbury, NJ

Cranbury Museum 4 Park Place East Cranbury, N.J. Open Sundays, 1-4 PM

Sunday, June 30 – Cranbury Museum Open Sunday, 1 to 4 PM   Commemorate the 200 th wedding anniversary of Henry and Isabella Reid Hull Sillcocks Henry (1793–1846) and Isabella Reid Hull (1796–1890) were married on June 16, 1819 at the Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, New Jersey. As part of the Cranbury Museum’s permanent collection, portraits of the Sillcocks are being highlighted during the month of June and throughout 2019.  More information about the Sillcocks portraits and other interesting Cranbury history can be found by visiting the Cranbury Museum located at 4 Park Place East, Cranbury or at  www.cranburyhistory.org   On view through July in the Perrine Wing: The History of the Cranbury Police.

Sundays in November and December – Middlesex County      Enjoy the exhibit,   "When George Came to Town: June 26, 1778"  at the Cranbury Museum, 4 Park Place East.  The exhibit features items representative of the period when George Washington and his troops marched into Cranbury on their way to the Battle of Monmouth. Copies of Washington's correspondence from Cranbury, along with pictures and ephemera depicting Colonial Cranberry Town are included, along with the recreated dining room of Dr. and Mrs. Hezekiah Stites who hosted George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette.  The museum is open on Sundays, 1-4 pm, except November 11 and 25. Please come to the Christmas Tea on Sunday, December 2 and see the museum rooms decorated for the holidays.