by Renee Stemcovski | Dec 16, 2021 | Museum Events and Programs, Museum Staff
SnowFest 2021 On December 12th, the Wicoff House Museum held its second annual SnowFest event! Along with the Youth Advisory Council, we celebrated the winter season with members of the public. Inside the museum, people wandered through brightly decorated exhibits and...
by Renee Stemcovski | Nov 4, 2021 | History of Plainsboro, Museum Staff
Lapidus Market In 1941, Sol and Ray Lapidus moved to Plainsboro from Brooklyn, New York. They purchased Quaker Stores, located at 515 Plainsboro Road, and turned it into Lapidus Market, the town’s first “Mom and Pop” grocery store. People could buy a variety of goods,...
by Renee Stemcovski | Oct 14, 2021 | Museum Events and Programs, Museum Staff
AutumnFest 2021 On September 26th, the Wicoff House Museum held its AutumnFest 2021 event! Along with the Youth Advisory Council, we celebrated the harvest season with members of the public. To start off the day, we wished happy birthday to our volunteer, Rudy, who...
by Renee Stemcovski | Jul 13, 2021 | History of Plainsboro, Museum Intern Blog
The Story of Elsie the Cow By Mahathi Chinthapalli Cow Appreciation Day, occurring annually in July, is a day when cows are recognized and appreciated for everything they do. One cow that had a huge influence on thousands was Elsie the Cow. Elsie was no ordinary cow;...
by Renee Stemcovski | Jun 1, 2021 | History of Plainsboro, Museum Collections, Museum Staff
World Milk Day Today is World Milk Day! During the twentieth century, Walker-Gordon Dairy was one of the largest companies in Plainsboro and one of the highest quality milk producers in the country. In the 1890s, Dr. Thomas M. Rotch worked with Walker-Gordon to...
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