Historic Wicoff House Museum

Junior Historians Club - Spring Session
2023-04-08 14:00 - 2023-06-17 16:00 (America/New_York) | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Spring season registration is now open for Junior Historian’s Club at the Wicoff House!
The Junior Historians Club meets weekly, on Saturdays from 2 – 4 pm. Kids learn about historic preservation through fun and immersive activities. Each member receives a JHC t-shirt and logbook.
Ages 6-8.
The upcoming program of 10 meetings begins on April 8th and ends June 17th. Each meeting will have a theme such as archaeology, architecture, conservation, genealogy & more! There will be weekly activities, crafts and museum scavenger hunts!
The cost is $35 for 10 classes.
To register visit: TINYURL.COM/JHC23SPRING.
Please contact the Wicoff House Museum with any questions: museum@plainsboronj.com

Spring Egg Hunt 2023
2023-04-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join the Wicoff House Museum, Plainsboro Police Department and Plainsboro Fire Department for the 2023 Spring Egg Hunt at the museum!
Crafts, refreshments and museum tours.
Check out the fire truck after you fill your basket with eggs!
Register at: tinyurl.com/wicoffegg23 (Please list number of children and their ages)
This event is Free.

A Night in Mumbai at the Museum
2023-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Let’s pretend we’re in Mumbai for the night at the museum! Just bring yourself/or some friends.
Please bring an Indian dish to share! Note all ingredients and whether it’s vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free.
The museum will be decorated with music playing for a great atmosphere! We will play Indian board games, chat and find a new favorite dish together! Let’s laugh together and have fun!
All adults welcome.
Register at: meetup.com/plainsborosocial

Dinner and Music Fundraiser Event
2023-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join the Wicoff House Museum’s Youth Advisory Council for a dinner while enjoying live music. The dinner includes an entree, drinks, and dessert. Meet Mr. and Mrs. Wicoff as living history interpreters, and experience museum tours.

Tickets are $20/adults and $15/kids, and all funds raised will benefit the YAC & Friends of the Wicoff House.

Register here: http://www.tinyurl.com/wicoffdinner23

Museum Summer Camp! - August Session
2023-08-21 - 2023-08-25 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
DISCOVERING THE MUSEUM WORLD: AN ADVENTURE THROUGH HISTORY!
Ages 6-10
Aug 21st – 25th (Mon-Fri), 1pm-5pm
This new Summer Camp at the Wicoff House Museum will introduce campers to the museum world through immersive and fun activities such as conducting an archaeological dig, conserving museum artifacts, creating museum exhibits, conducting research and more. Campers will gain new experiences through creative and hands-on activities and crafts.
Topics covered during the week include local history, genealogy/family history, architecture, archaeology, museum collections, conservation and more. Campers will explore the museum building, its collections and the museum grounds during this adventure through history!
Each camper will receive a special camp t-shirt and a log book to record all of their activities at the museum.
Register at: tinyurl.com/wicoffsummercamp23

Back to School Party
2023-08-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY!
August 27. 2-4pm
We will be hosting our last event before school starts! Activities include crafts, games, scavenger hunt, prizes, and more! Refreshments will be provided.
Register here: http://www.tinyurl.com/wicoffschool23

Claim to Fame Event
2023-09-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Let’s play Claim to Fame at the museum!
Just bring yourself/or some friends. At the start of the game, everyone chooses a card which reveals what celebrity they are related to. We will play a series of games to uncover clues. There will also be a clue board with clues about all the celebrities that you can look at throughout the night to help decode the clues.
At the end of the game, everyone will fill out a sheet to guess who each person is related to. The person with the most correct guesses receives the prize bag!
Have you seen the reality show Claim to Fame? This game will be modeled after that.
If desired, bring a snack for everyone to share, soda/water provided.
Please note whether it is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.
Let’s just laugh together and have fun!
All adults welcome.
We’ll meet at the Wicoff House Museum, inside the Municipal Complex at 641 Plainsboro Road. There’s a small parking lot behind the museum and additional parking in the complex.
Register here: meetup.com/plainsborosocial

Wicoff House Museum's Holiday Game Night. All adults welcome!
2023-12-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
All adults welcome.
Join us at the Historic Wicoff House Museum for a fun night of board games, hot chocolate, snacks, laughs and conversation. We have lots of games to play, including Scattergories, Gestures, National Parks Monopoly, Don’t Get Stabbed (a card game version of Among Us) and more!!
We will have hot chocolate and other drinks. If desired, bring a snack for everyone to share.
Come and relax at the museum and celebrate winter with us with good company and fun times. All adults are welcome. The main floor of the museum is handicapped accessible.
More information and RSVP (not required, but appreciated)
https://www.meetup.com/plainsborosocial/events/297630718/

4th SnowFest
2023-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join us for our 4th annual SNOWFEST!!
RESCHEDULED FROM DECEMBER 10 TO DECEMBER 17
Meet Santa, the Grinch and Olaf!
Once again this year, we will be joined by the Plainsboro Police and Fire Departments. Have hot chocolate with our heroes! Have snowcones and smores on the museum lawn. Do crafts, a new museum scavenger hunt, games and activities.
Celebrate winter with us at the museum!

Wicoff House Museum Puzzles & Pints (of Ice Cream)
2024-01-20 16:30 - 18:30 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Celebrate National Puzzle Month at the museum! Join us for jigsaw & crossword puzzles and mystery board games. We will also have blank jigsaw puzzles and sharpies that we can use to create our own puzzles. All adults welcome.
There will be an ice cream sundae bar with ice cream and toppings (vegan options available)! Bring a snack to share with the group, if desired. Let’s have great conversations and laughs! Please register for this free event tinyurl.com/wicoffpuzzles

Wicoff House Museum - Around the World in 80 Minutes
2024-01-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join us at the Wicoff House for this free community event! Learn about different countries and cultures by doing crafts and activities related to important people, buildings, events and inventions from around the world.
New museum scavenger hunt & refreshments
Please register for this free event at tinyurl.com/wicoffworld24

Plainsboro's First Inhabitants: Evidence of the Lenni-Lenape Village found at the Route 1/Scudders Mill Road Bypass
2024-02-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
In 1981-1982, an archaeological dig was conducted prior to the construction of the Scudders Mill Road bypass at Route 1. Archaeologists uncovered over 25,000 artifacts at this site as well as discovering very rare, substantial evidence of Lenape buildings dating back to the Late Archaic Period (3500 BC). The Wicoff House Museum has a collection of Lenni-Lenape artifacts discovered throughout the township by local residents. Please register for this free event: tinyurl.com/lenape24
Exhibit & Presentation by Dr. Anna Braun, Museum Educator
Free event, refreshments provided

Wicoff House Museum - Mayhem in the 80's
2024-02-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Let’s play the murder party game at the museum! Just bring yourself/or some friends. At the start of the game, everyone chooses a card which reveals their character. We’ll walk around the museum, talking to each other in character, trying to figure out who the murderer is.

This night will be 80s themed! Wear an 80s outfit if you have one, but not required to attend.

There are lots of variations of this party game, so you probably are aware of it. The game we will play is a combination of Clue and Among Us!

Bring a snack to share with everyone if desired. Water, soda provided. Please register for this free event at tinyurl.com/wicoff80s

Spring Egg Hunt
2024-03-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Save the date for this free, family-fun event! Please register at tinyurl.com/whegg24

Wicoff House - Escape Room
2024-04-06 16:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join us at the Wicoff House for this fun family event. You will be “locked” in the rooms of the historic Wicoff House with a mission to solve before time runs out!

$5 per person, pay at the door. Includes: Escape Room admission, slice of pizza and drink, souvenir

Escape rooms best suited for children 8 and up.

Proceeds benefit the Wicoff House Museum Youth Advisory Council and the Friends of the Wicoff House.

Please register at tinyurl.com/escapewh24

"Farm Day at the Museum" by the Historical Society of West Windsor and the Historic Wicoff House Museum
2024-06-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Schenck Farmstead, 50 Southfield Road, West Windsor, NJ, 08550, United States
Learn about the farming history of West Windsor and Plainsboro at the Schenck Farmstead on Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 1 pm-4 pm. The Schenck Farmstead is located at 50 Southfield Road, West Windsor, NJ. The event will include museum tours, crafts, activities, prizes for kids, painting and a scavenger hunt. Join the Historical Society of West Windsor and the Historic Wicoff House Museum for this free family-fun event. Please register at tinyurl.com/farmday24

Haunted House Tour
2024-10-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Sunday, October 27, 5-8PM
Free Event
Enjoy smores, hot chocolate & popcorn! Donations benefit the Friends of the Wicoff House.
Register: tinyurl.com/hauntedhouse24
Rain or shine. If raining, wait inside your car and come to the front porch at your tour time.
Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro NJ
museum@plainsboronj.com

Voices of Plainsboro: A Living History Roundtable
2024-11-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join us on an interactive journey through Plainsboro’s rich past, as residents in their 70s-90s share their personal stories of growing up in the town. This unique roundtable will cover themes such as Plainsboro’s farming history, its historic buildings, the early families and businesses that shaped the community, and much more.
Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in this living history experience, gaining firsthand insights into the town’s transformation over the decades.
Refreshments provided.
To register: tinyurl.com/plainsborovoices

Stories From Our Community: Local Author Series- Kevin G. Chapman
2024-12-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Award-winning local author, Kevin G. Chapman, is launching his new mystery, book #6 in the Mike Stoneman Mystery series–Double Takedown. Join Kevin for a discussion about his book, his series, and his writing. Refreshments provided.

Family History Scrapbooking: Victorian Meets Modern
2025-01-07 11:00 - 12:30 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
This workshop invites participants to create beautiful, meaningful family history scrapbooks by blending traditional Victorian scrapbooking techniques with modern methods. In the Victorian era, scrapbooking was a popular way to preserve memories, often using pressed flowers, postcards, newspaper clippings, and hand-drawn illustrations. Participants will learn these classic techniques, such as the art of layering memorabilia and creating decorative borders, while incorporating modern elements like digital photos, printed embellishments, and contemporary journaling styles. The result is a timeless, personalized scrapbook that preserves both family memories and historical connections, offering a perfect balance of old-world charm and modern creativity.
You need to bring your own photographs and anything else you might want to include in your scrapbook. Other supplies will be provided.
Tuesdays 11am-12:30pm, January 7th-March 11th

Please register: tinyurl.com/whscrapbook

Volunteer Archivists
2025-01-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join our adult volunteer program and help the Wicoff House Museum preserve the rich history of Plainsboro! We are seeking dedicated volunteers to assist in organizing and cataloging historical documents related to the people, places and events that have shaped our town’s history. Volunteers will work hands-on with photographs, letters, newspapers, and other archival materials, helping us to create a well-organized and accessible collection for future generations. This is a wonderful opportunity for history enthusiasts to engage with local history, learn archival techniques, and contribute to the museum’s mission of preserving Plainsboro’s legacy. No prior experience is necessary, and training will be provided. Help us tell the story of Plainsboro!

Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30pm, January 7th- March 11th

Please register at: tinyurl.com/wharchivists

Snow Fest
2025-01-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join us at the Wicoff House Museum for our 5th Annual Snow Fest on Saturday, January 11th from 1-4 PM (rain date: Sunday, January 12th)!
Enjoy a variety of snowy crafts, a fun scavenger hunt, and meet Olaf along with other winter characters. Warm up with delicious s’mores and hot chocolate or keep cool with snow cones.
This free event is open to all—come celebrate the season and ring in the new year with us!
Please register at: tinyurl.com/snowfest5

Junior Historians Club
2025-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
The Junior Historians Club meets at the Wicoff House Museum, where they solve museum mysteries and learn about topics related to history and preservation. They use the museum collections and the museum grounds to complete fun activities.
Each club member will receive a JHC t-shirt, a JHC membership card and a JHC log book to record all of their activities. Snacks will be provided.
Saturdays 2:00-4:00pm, January 18th- March 22nd
Please register: tinyurl.com/whjhc25

Creative Chronicles
2025-01-31 13:00 - 14:30 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Dive into the rich history of Plainsboro with Creative Chronicles at the Wicoff House Museum! This hands-on art program invites you to explore and recreate significant historic events and places from Plainsboro’s past using a variety of art mediums, including clay, watercolors, and paper.
In each session, participants will:
– Learn about a specific historical event or landmark in Plainsboro
– Experiment with different art techniques to represent their chosen historical subject
– Create their own unique artwork, inspired by the history and culture of the area
– Share and discuss their creations with peers in a supportive and fun environment
Creative Chronicles encourages creativity, historical learning, and artistic expression. Join us to embark on an artistic journey through Plainsboro’s past. All materials are provided, and all skill levels are welcome.

Fridays, 1:00-2:30pm, January 31st- February 28th

Please register: tinyurl.com/whcc25

Trivia on Tap
2025-02-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join the Wicoff House Museum for Trivia on Tap, an exciting evening of history-themed trivia, delicious mocktails, and fun prizes. Test your knowledge of the past while enjoying a relaxed and social atmosphere with friends and fellow trivia enthusiasts.
The event takes place on Saturday, February 1, from 6–8 PM, at 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro.
Registration is open at meetup.com/plainsborosocial. Don’t miss this unique blend of games, refreshments, and historical fun!

Kids Craft Drop-In Days
2025-02-02 14:30 - 15:30 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Get ready for some hands-on, crafty fun at the Kids’ Craft Drop-In Workshop! This creative event is the perfect chance for kids to unleash their imagination, get messy with art supplies, and create masterpieces they’ll be proud of. From glitter and glue to paint and paper, the possibilities are endless! No sign-ups —just drop in, grab some supplies, and let the fun begin.
First Sunday of the month, 2:30-3:30pm
No need to register!

Escape the Museum
2025-02-22 16:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join us at the Wicoff House for this fun family event. You will be “locked” in the rooms of the historic Wicoff House with a mission to solve before time runs out!
$5 per person
includes: escape room admission, slice of pizza and drink, souvenir
Escape rooms best suited for children 8 and up, younger kids must be accompanied by parents.
Proceeds benefit the Wicoff House Museum Youth Advisory Council and the Friends of the Wicoff House.
Please register: tinyurl.com/whescape25

Stories from Our Community- Patrice McDonough
2025-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Join Patrice McDonough as she discusses her upcoming historical mystery, A Slash of Emerald, releasing February 25, 2025. Set in 1867 London, the book follows Dr. Julia Lewis and Inspector Richard Tennant as they unravel a sinister case. Don’t miss the chance to hear about Patrice’s inspiration and the creative journey behind this gripping novel!
March 1st, 6pm-8pm
To Register: meetup.com/plainsborosocial
Refreshments will be provided.

Building Community: The History of Civic and Social Organizations in Plainsboro
2025-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
NEW DATE: March 2nd!
Join us for an exciting journey through Plainsboro’s rich history of civic and social organizations! From the Lions Club and Rotary Club to 4-H and local gun clubs, discover how these groups have brought our community together, sparked collaboration, and built a lasting sense of unity.
Enjoy refreshments while learning about the traditions that continue to shape Plainsboro today.
Free event, but registration is requested: tinyurl.com/whfeblecture

St. Patrick's Day Party
2025-03-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Get ready for a shamrockin’ good time at the Wicoff House Museum’s St. Patrick’s Day Party on Sunday, March 16, from 2–4 PM!
This free event is packed with fun—kids’ crafts, games, a scavenger hunt, and delicious green snow cones! Don’t forget to wear green for a chance to win a prize! Grab your friends, bring your lucky spirit, and join us for an afternoon of festive fun.
Sign up now at tinyurl.com/whgreen25!
