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SUMMARY:SUMMER READING SOIRÉE: A FOUNDING MOTHER
DESCRIPTION:In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping\, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit\, willpower\, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. The New York Times bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie will discuss and sign copies of A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams. \n\n\nA popular library tradition since 2016\, the annual Summer Reading Soirée features sparkling beverages\, sorbet\, sweet treats\, as well as door prizes and giveaways. Attendees have the opportunity to mingle with library staff and fellow book lovers\, share favorite recent reads and discover new titles to add to their summer reading lists. The soirée also offers a chance to stroll through the beautiful grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. Seating is limited; register early. \n\n\nPrevious books co-written by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie include bestselling novels America’s First Daughter and My Dear Hamilton.
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/summer-reading-soiree-a-founding-mother/
LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morven Museum & Garden's Annual Free Fourth of July Festival
DESCRIPTION:It’s the 250th anniversary of the Fourth of July! Come celebrate community and reflect on America’s past at Morven Museum & Garden (home of Richard Stockton\, a signer of the Declaration of Independence)\, and the Princeton Battlefield State Park (site of a pivotal victory in the Revolutionary War).\n\n\nActivities at both sites are free and open to the public\, and the museum at Morven will be open free of charge. Highlights at Morven include: a dramatic reading of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech\, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” with award-winning poet David Mills; contemporary music from the Vintage Vibe Tribe and period music with John Burkhalter of the Practitioners of Musick; tours of Morven’s historic gardens; Civic Education Station artmaking and crafts; activities with community partners: Princeton Public Library\, Princeton YWCA\, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum\, Not In Our Town Princeton\, and People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos; Open archives with the Historical Society of Princeton; facepainting with Maya B. The Facepaint Fairy; a chance to sign the Declaration of Independence; food trucks\, lawn games\, and door prizes!\n\n\nThe 2026 Fourth of July Festival is made possible through the generous support of our Lead Sponsor Fulton Bank.
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/morven-museum-gardens-annual-free-fourth-of-july-festival/
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SUMMARY:Princeton Garden Tour 2026
DESCRIPTION:Last year’s Princeton Garden Tour sold out! Join us for an inspiring celebration of horticulture\, history\, and community as stunning private gardens open to participants for one special day to support two pillars of local history and preservation— the Historical Society of Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden. This year’s tour features a new slate of historical and contemporary properties. Participants enjoy all the stops at their leisure with a self-guided tour. A limited number of tickets are available for a pre-event breakfast in the historic barn at Updike Farmstead. \n\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, June 13\, 11 am-4 pm\n\n\nLocation: To be provided after registration; includes stops at Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ 08540 and the Historical Society of Princeton\, 354 Quaker Road\, Princeton\, NJ 08540\n\n\nTickets: $55 Garden Tour admission\, $100 Garden Contributor admission (includes breakfast at the Historical Society of Princeton from 10-11 am)\n\n \n\n\nRegister at https://princetonhistory.org/programs-events/pgt2026/\n\n\nFounding Sponsor: David Schure and Grant Wagner of Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty
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SUMMARY:Morven’s Curator Corner: The Joseph Hewes Miniature
DESCRIPTION:RSVP for a free virtual lunchtime talk with the museum’s curatorial team. Curatorial Assistant Emily Marturano will discuss the Joseph Hewes miniature\, currently on view in Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey. This watercolor miniature by famed artist Charles Willson Peale is adorned in garnets and is the only known likeness of Hewes\, a Signer of the Declaration and a founder of the American Navy. Commissioned as a gift\, it helps shed light on personal connections\, sentiments towards independence\, and illness in the months leading up to July 1776.\n\n\nPictured: Miniature of Joseph Hewes (1730–1779)\, 1776. Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827). Watercolor on ivory. Loan courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/morvens-curator-corner-the-joseph-hewes-miniature/
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SUMMARY:Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey
DESCRIPTION:The first exhibition to examine the lives\, ideals\, and contradictions of Abraham Clark\, John Hart\, Francis Hopkinson\, Richard Stockton\, and John Witherspoon\, Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey displays over 100 extraordinary historic objects\, including items not usually on public display and original works by Charles Willson Peale\, John Trumbull\, Joseph Dunkerley\, Hiram Powers\, and many other renowned Revolutionary-era artists. \n\n\nThe home of Richard Stockton\, Morven itself is a National Historic Landmark and was briefly occupied by the British during the war\, when Stockton became the only signer captured and held as a POW.\n\n\nPhoto © Sebastian Bach
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SUMMARY:Grand Homes & Gardens: Middleton Place
DESCRIPTION:Blending history\, architecture\, and horticulture\, this year’s Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series\, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America’s Founding Homes and Gardens\, showcases the estates of signers of the Declaration of Independence\, telling the stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand spaces. \n\n\nOn April 16\, Morven welcomes Brandon Stone (Director Research and Preservation) for an illustrated presentation on Middleton Place in Charleston\, SC\, the primary home of Declaration signer Arthur Middleton. More than 2\,800 men\, women\, and children were enslaved by the Middleton family from 1738 to 1865. The estate was heavily impacted by the Civil War when Union troops razed most of the property. The plantation’s extensive and transformative gardens\, established in the 1740s\, were awarded the Garden Club of America’s highest honor\, the Bulkley Medal\, in 1941.\n\n\nDoors open at 6 pm for light refreshments.\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series is sponsored by Bryn Mawr Trust. This program is sponsored by Corcoran Sawyer Smith.\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n 
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/grand-homes-gardens-middleton-place/
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SUMMARY:Signs of Spring Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Morven’ Museum & Garden’s Horticulturalist Louise Senior will guide visitors through the museum’s grounds and gardens\, showcasing signs of early spring. Learn about the tree buds\, birds\, nests\, bugs\, and plants that indicate warmer weather and new growth ahead. Louise will also share tidbits about Morven’s historic gardens\, sharing how past residents would have prepared for the changing of seasons.
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LOCATION:Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Talk with author Zara Anishanslin
DESCRIPTION:Spend the afternoon at Morven exploring art and revolution with author Zara Anishanslin. This talk will feature her new book\, The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution. \n\n\nThe war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies by Soldiers with muskets and bayonets. On both sides of the Atlantic\, artists also played an integral role in forging revolutionary ideals. Discover the inspiring stories and intertwined lives of three of these largely forgotten Patriot artists: Robert Edge Pine\, Prince Demah\, and Patience Wright. They defied the British monarchy\, armed with paint\, canvas\, wax\, and espionage while risking their lives and reputations to support the cause of liberty. \n\n\nThis program is hybrid! Join in-person at Morven Museum & Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ 08540 or online (link provided at registration).\n\n\nIn-person: $20 general admission/$15 for Morven Members/$10 for students\n\n \n\n\nOnline: $10 general admission/$5 for Morven Members and students\n\n\nYour ticket includes access to visit the museum anytime between 10 am and 4 pm the day of the event. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing with the author. \n\n\nThis program is held in partnership with the William Trent House Museum. Photo: Zara Anishanslin © Catherine Hamilton Bernhardt.
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/book-talk-with-author-zara-anishanslin/
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SUMMARY:Family Day at Morven: If You Want a Friend in Princeton
DESCRIPTION:If you want a friend in Princeton…drop in for a family day at Morven. Visit a home that’s over 250 years old\, and become part of the stories of everyone who lived within its walls.\n\n\nThe day will feature activities and crafts for all ages\, such as scavenger hunts\, clay sculpting\, zine making\, and storytimes (10:30 and 11:30 am\, highlighting stories exploring Black History Month and Presidents’ Day for different age groups). Snacks and juice provided!\n\n\nYou’re welcome to drop-in when you can; pre-registration is appreciated. Kids ages 10 & younger are free!
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/family-day-at-morven-if-you-want-a-friend-in-princeton/
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SUMMARY:Meet the Curators Tour: Northern Family\, Southern Ties
DESCRIPTION:Experience a behind-the-scenes\, after-hours look at Morven’s newest exhibition\, Northern Family\, Southern Ties\, with Morven’s curators and research team. The result of three years of research\, this exhibit complicates the more traditional understanding of the “North” and “South” by following two families before\, during\, and after the Civil War and the interstate movement of the people they enslaved.
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