{"id":7335,"date":"2026-06-25T10:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/event\/nursery-of-rebellion-princeton-and-the-american-revolution\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:01:33","slug":"nursery-of-rebellion-princeton-and-the-american-revolution","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/event\/nursery-of-rebellion-princeton-and-the-american-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNursery of Rebellion\u201d: Princeton and the American Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span itemprop=\"description\"><\/p>\n<div with-block-description=\"\" block=\"\" block-layout-builder=\"\" block-inline-blockps-text\"=\"\" data-block-plugin-id=\"inline_block:ps_text\">\n<h2>About the exhibition<\/h2>\n<div text-formatted=\"\" field=\"\" field--name-field-ps-body=\"\" field--type-text-long=\"\" field--label-hidden=\"\" field__item\"=\"\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Drawing on an array of PUL\u2019s manuscript and rare book collections, this exhibition will commemorate the 250th anniversaries of U.S. independence and the Battle of Princeton, and showcase Princeton\u2019s archival treasures from the revolutionary era alongside documents and artifacts that reveal local experiences of the American Revolution on campus and in the surrounding communities. Exploring the Revolution across lines of gender, class, race, allegiance, and status, the exhibition will offer visitors a range of perspectives on the Revolution\u2019s ideals and contradictions, its anxiety and violence, and its achievements and tragedies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Curated by&nbsp;<a href=\"\/?splash=https%3a%2f%2fhistory.princeton.edu%2fpeople%2fmichael-blaakman&amp;____isexternal=true\" target=\"_blank\" link-purpose-external=\"\" link-purpose-hide-on-image\"=\"\">Michael Blaakman<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\">\n<path fill=\"Currentcolor\" d=\"M320 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32h82.7L201.4 265.4c-12.5 12.5-12.5 32.8 0 45.3s32.8 12.5 45.3 0L448 109.3V192c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32s32-14.3 32-32V32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32H320zM80 32C35.8 32 0 67.8 0 112V432c0 44.2 35.8 80 80 80H400c44.2 0 80-35.8 80-80V320c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32V432c0 8.8-7.2 16-16 16H80c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16V112c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16H192c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32H80z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)<\/a>, Associate Professor of History, and&nbsp;<a href=\"\/?splash=https%3a%2f%2flibrary.princeton.edu%2fabout%2fstaff-directory%2fgabriel-allen-swift&amp;____isexternal=true\">Gabriel Swift<\/a>, Librarian for Early American Collections.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public are welcome to visit the exhibition between 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on weekdays, and between 11:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div with-block-description=\"\" block=\"\" block-layout-builder=\"\" block-inline-blockps-text\"=\"\" data-block-plugin-id=\"inline_block:ps_text\">\n<div text-formatted=\"\" field=\"\" field--name-field-ps-body=\"\" field--type-text-long=\"\" field--label-hidden=\"\" field__item\"=\"\">\n<p><em>Milberg Gallery is open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7664,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"event-categories":[44],"event-tags":[],"class_list":["post-7335","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-history"],"acf":{"event_start_date":"20260415","event_end_date":"20260712","event_start_time":"","event_end_time":"","event_recurring":false,"event_reocurrences":false,"event_location_type":"url","event_location_relationship":null,"event_url":"https:\/\/history.princeton.edu\/people\/michael-blaakman","event_link_text":"View Event","location_title":"Princeton University Firestone Library","event_address":"1 Washington Rd","event_city":"Princeton","event_state":"New Jersey","event_zipcode":"08544","event_location_url":"","event_location_link_text":"","event_location_map":{"lat":40.2161439,"lng":-74.7739577,"zoom":15,"markers":[],"address":"","layers":["OpenStreetMap.Mapnik"],"version":"1.6.1"},"event_submission_name":"","event_submission_phone":"","event_submission_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/7335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-categories?post=7335"},{"taxonomy":"event-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/250.mercercountynj.gov\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-tags?post=7335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}