Upcoming Events

🎉🍂 56th Annual Black Patch Festival 🍂🎉 Mark your calendars for one of Princeton’s favorite traditions! The 56th Annual Black Patch Festival is coming to downtown Princeton on Saturday, September 12, 2026 and you won’t want to miss it! Join […]

LAW is an award-winning, immersive event that uses archaeological and other evidence to inform demonstrations of the region's Native and Settler technologies and lifeways, including flint knapping, pottery making, spinning, weaving, hide tanning, rope making, dancing, music, and more. Visitors […]

This presentation will highlight the resilience, ingenuity, and daily labor of the frontier women who helped the settlement survive against extraordinary odds. Mr. Maxson will discuss the famous capture and rescue of Jemima Boone and the Calloway girls. The presentation […]

Waveland’s October Mourning Customs teas and tours invite guests into the quiet rituals and symbolism that shaped 19th century grief and remembrance. The experience blends a reflective tea service with an intimate look at period clothing, etiquette, and the ways […]

This is a presentation about Victorian tombstone symbolism and delves into the rich and often intricate meanings behind the symbols found on gravestones and memorials. This topic explores how symbols on tombstones convey messages about the deceased, reflect cultural values, […]