Historic Happenings Blog

Saturday, October 19 – Mercer County Princeton Walking Tours In Her Footsteps: How Women Shaped Princeton October 19 at 10:00 AM Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang, authors of  Discovering Princeton , have developed a brand new tour dedicated to the contributions of women in the community.   The walk includes an overview of Princeton’s history and focuses on some of the women who have helped make Princeton – both town and its namesake University – what it is today. Stops include the new Betsey Stockton (pictured) Garden, Alexander Hall, and Dorothea’s House. Tour   starts at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau St. Click here for tickets  

Wednesday, October 2 – Mercer County A Birthday Walk for Richard Stockton  On October 2nd at 2:00 p.m., to celebrate Richard Stockton’s October birthday, we are holding a Stockton-specific walking tour designed for Morven by Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang, authors of  Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours . Come join us on our walk through  the Mercer Hill Neighborhood, featuring Stockton family landmarks . Registration is required. Talk is $10, free for Friends of Morven. Walkers will meet in Morven's courtyard, between the museum and the shop.  Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Phone: 609.924.8144