The Iconic Hand Fan
Hand fans have been around for thousands of years, originating in Egypt, India, and China, and later making their way over to
Hand fans have been around for thousands of years, originating in Egypt, India, and China, and later making their way over to
Cover photo: Jack Delano, Group of Florida migrants on their way to Cranberry, New Jersey, to pick potatoes. Near Shawboro, North Carolina,
What do Lord Farquaad and the Wicoff House Museum have in common? They both have connections to American actor John Lithgow! John
Cover photo: Light Catcher (2012) by Hélène Béland Have you ever been in a house from the early 1900s and had your
In honor of the 2026 Winter Olympics currently happening in Milan, let’s take a look at two former Olympians that have called
Though the Wicoff House Museum mostly focuses on the Wicoff family, John Van Buren Wicoff married Lavinia Applegate of the affluent Applegate
Over 100 years before the founding of Plainsboro in 1919, the Old Bethel Methodist Church was built in 1812 on property donated
Plainsboro NJ, the home to Walker-Gordon Farms, was also the birthplace of the Rotolactor, an invention by Henry W. Jeffers that changed
Let loose- colonial style! To mark the 6-month countdown to America’s 250th birthday on July 4th, 2026, the museum invited percussionist and

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