Image that was chosen for our raffle at Communiversity Question: Can you guess what is being built in this photo?           Answer: The Battle of Princeton Monument

 

STROLLER STRIDES IS BACK!!!

If you've heard the buzz about this popular program, here's your chance to take our first stroller tour of 2010!

Moms, dads, caregivers, and grandparents are invited to join us as we 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.

First Wednesday of every month
August 4, September 8
The July and September tour will be held on the second Wednesday of the month.

 

HSP's Stroller Strides program was named a "2009 Innovative Program" by the Princeton Packet!

 

WHAT IS WORK?: A CHILDREN’S GALLERY EXHIBITION  TOUR OF THE RECESSION HITS HOME:  JOB LOSS IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY

July 20, 2010- August 22, 2010

What do grownups do all day at work?  How do you become a fire fighter, lawyer, or teacher?  Is play a kind of work?  HSP’s Curator of Education, Jennifer Jang, addresses these questions through an interactive gallery tour for children ages 5-12.  Children will be guided through HSP’s summer exhibition and engage in a hands-on, age-appropriate activity.  Perfect for summer camp groups, family reunions, and homeschoolers!  The tour is offered in conjunction with HSP’s summer exhibition, The Recession Hits Home: Job Loss in Central New Jersey.  Groups are limited to 25 children; cost is $3/child.  To schedule a group tour, please call 609-921-6748, x100 or email Jeanette@princetonhistory.org.

 

PICTURING PRINCETON

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 and FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

10:00AM- 11:00AM

It’s hard for kids to believe, but once upon a time horses whinnied in Palmer Square, a four-story hotel towered over the western end of Nassau Street, and Bainbridge House looked like… Bainbridge House.  HSP invites children to learn how these and other historic Princeton sites have changed over the years by taking a special walking tour.  Children will make their own postcards to document the transformations.  The tour is for children ages 6 and up; parents must accompany their child or children. $5 per child, $4 for members; adult chaperones are free. Please call 609.921.6748 ext 100 or email jeanette@princetonhistory.org to register as space is limited to 15 children.

 

 

Play Ball! The Elizabeth Resolutes take on the Flemington Neshanock Base Ball Club at a historical reenactment of 19th-century baseball
Stroller Strides group on Nassau Street	HSP at Princyclopedia! Children making paper cannons as they learn about Commodore William Bainbridge
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children showing their Einstein faces at our Happy Birthday Albert party.	HSP celebrated MLK Day and the closing of Rex Goreleigh:  Revisited in Princeton with a performance by Dr. Cecelia B. Hodges and members of the People’s Verse Speaking Choir
Children gather in the Princeton History Room for Happy Birthday Woodrow Wilson! program	Group of children gather behind Nassau Hall for the walking tour portion of the Battle of Princeton program

 

Hunting for Treasure

New this year at the Antiques Show:  a scintillating Treasure Hunt for children ages 7-12!  Dealers welcomed inquiries from our intrepid young guests, who scoured the booths for answers to the ten questions, then collected their prizes at the end.  We asked kids to describe their favorite or “coolest” objects in the show, and here’s what caught their attention:

Whale tooth with scrimshaw carving
Wooden piano bench with needlepoint cushion
Double-barreled shotgun
Jewelry—the more glittery the better!
Mechanical piggy banks
Vintage athletic balls

We hope you’ll bring your youngsters (again) next year for more exciting discoveries!

A young visitor admires the jewelry at Ellen L. Ring, Ltd.