Tag: Historical Society of Princeton
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Historical Society of Princeton has new executive director
The Historical Society of Princeton has a new executive director. Sarah Taggart, a native of the Garden State, comes to the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, where she served in various positions – including curator and executive director – over the past 12 years, according to a…
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Digital tour traces history of public education in Princeton
The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP), in partnership with Princeton Public Schools (PPS), has launched a new digital tour tracing the history of public education in Princeton. Using photographs and historical documents, Princeton’s Public Schools: A History tells the story of 21 public schools, dating from the 1830s to the present, and documents how public…
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Executive director of Historical Society of Princeton had ‘tremendous impact’ during tenure with organization
Izzy Kasdin, who has served as the executive director of the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) since May 2016, will step down from the helm at the end of the month. Since 2007, Kasdin engaged with HSP as a volunteer, research assistant and curator prior to taking this leadership role. A Princeton native, Kasdin will…
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Tour four historic Princeton homes virtually, room by room
The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) will present its first-ever virtual house tour from May 15 through June 15. This signature event will feature on-demand, multimedia content for participants to navigate at their leisure throughout the entire month. For 18 years, HSP has offered the house tour, central New Jersey’s premier history, architecture, and design…
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Historical Society of Princeton digitizes 300 at-risk oral history recordings
The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) has successfully digitized approximately 300 at-risk audio cassette oral history recordings in HSP’s archival collection, making these resources newly available to researchers. Preservation concerns had previously rendered these cassettes, many of which are almost 50 years old, unplayable and thus inaccessible to HSP patrons, according to information provided by…
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Historical Society of Princeton launches History@Home
The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) has launched a series of digital activities and content to engage homebound history lovers of all ages. With the temporary closure of the Updike Farmstead museum and suspension of walking tours and other public programs, HSP has turned to the internet to continue to bring the past to life…