Calendar of Events

Enjoy a 90 minute* walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau [...]

A LECTURE BY AMY STARECHESKI DIRECTOR, ORAL HISTORY MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LOCATION: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, MCCORMICK 106 As a uniquely co-created primary source [...]

Get immersed in the world of a historical time and place, and then engage with a scholar to learn the “real” story. At meetings of the [...]

Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang, authors of Discovering Princeton, lead a new tour dedicated to the contributions of women in the community. The walk includes [...]

Enjoy a 2.5 hour walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau [...]

Before there was a "Princeton," six Quaker families established a community on the fertile ground along Stony Brook. This two+ hour hike explores the lives [...]

Enjoy a 2.5 hour walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau [...]

Building Princeton (using 70,000 LEGO building blocks) is designed to increase awareness of the town's rich architectural heritage. This family program, with adults and children working together, [...]

The museum at Updike Farmstead is closed Friday through Sunday for the holiday weekend.  There is no Princeton History walking tour on Easter Sunday. 

This Open Archive event is a chance to explore Princeton’s connections to and involvement in the Civil War, including the war’s effect on local families [...]

Join author Clifford Zink on a walking tour of Princeton University’s majestic eating clubs. Learn about the architecture, origins, and development of the sixteen Classical [...]

Visit the HSP table at the largest and longest running cultural festival in Central New Jersey, Communiversity ArtsFest 2019! Featuring artists, crafters, merchants, food vendors, food [...]

Interested in learning about local history resources and developing your own local history research project? Join historians Alison Isenberg from Princeton University and Richard Anderson [...]

This popular tour explores the phenomenal architecture on campus, dating from 1756 to the present. Buildings on this two-mile walk include the Georgian-style Nassau Hall, [...]