Historic Wicoff House Museum

AutumnFest 2021
2021-09-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Historic Wicoff House Museum, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536, United States
Please join us at the Historic Wicoff House Museum for our AutumnFest event, where we will celebrate the harvest season! This event will be limited to about 100 people per hour, so please register the total number of your group that will be attending the event. Activities will be socially distanced, and visitors will be asked to wear masks.
Two new temporary exhibits inside the museum will be debuted, one is a living interpretation of John V. B. Wicoff’s study, as it may have looked in the early 20th century when he lived in the Wicoff House and worked as a gentleman farmer, lawyer and bank president. The second exhibit contains objects owned by the Wicoff family, such as Mrs. Wicoff’s wedding dress.
Outdoor activities will include games and crafts. Kids will receive an activity booklet to complete for a prize. There will also be an outdoor scavenger hunt!
Refreshments will be provided, including warm apple cider and snacks.

History on the Green 2021
2021-06-27 09:00 - 11:00
Watch kids act out historical plays on the museum lawn! Kids will make crafts and do a museum scavenger hunt. Picnic lunch provided, bring your own blanket! Please register to let us know that you will attend. We will adhere to social distancing and masks when not eating.

YAC Appreciation Party 2021
2021-06-25 14:00 - 16:00
Former and current YAC members, as well as any teens interested in joining YAC, are welcome to attend this appreciation party! We will play games, decorate the YAC room and celebrate all that the YAC has accomplished!
This event is FREE, but registration is recommended. Register online: tiny.cc/yacparty
Refreshments will be provided!

AppleFest 2020
2020-10-11 10:00 - 12:00
Please join us at the Wicoff House Museum for our AppleFest event, where we will celebrate the harvest season. This event will be limited to about 100-150 people per hour, so please register the total number of your group that will be attending the event. Activities will be socially distanced, and visitors will be required to wear masks.
A new temporary exhibit inside the museum will be debuted, entitled: “Plainsboro’s Rich Farming History.” Come learn about the early years of Plainsboro, when farms dominated the industry and landscape.
This event is FREE, but registration is recommended. Register online: tiny.cc/applefest2020
Outdoor activities will include games and crafts. Kids will receive an activity booklet to complete for a prize. There will also be an outdoor scavenger hunt!

Summer History Faire 2020
2020-07-26 11:00 - 14:00
Please join us at the Wicoff House Museum for our first Summer History Faire event! This event will be limited to about 100-150 people per hour, so please register the total number of your group that will be attending the event. Activities will be socially distanced, and visitors will be required to wear masks.
Civil War re-enactors will be camped out on the museum lawn! Learn about the lives of the people who lived and fought during the Civil War.
This event is FREE, but registration is recommended. Register online: tiny.cc/summerhistoryfaire
Outdoor activities will include games and crafts. Kids will receive an activity booklet to complete for a prize. Get a tour of the museum and complete the museum scavenger hunt.
Refreshments will be provided, including snowcones!

Escape the Museum 2019
2019-10-27 12:30 - 16:00
You are “locked” in the rooms of the historic Wicoff House with the ghosts of its former residents! Learn the stories of their lives to uncover clues and solve riddles so that you can escape before time runs out!
