John Abbott House, weekends noon-5 pm, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. (609) 585-1686.

Brearley House, first Sat, 10 am-noon, Meadow Lane, Lawrenceville. Lawrence Historical Society. (609) 895-1728; www.thelhs.org. (wv)

Civil War/Native American Museum, second & third weekends, 1-4 pm, Camp Olden, 2202 Kuser Road, Hamilton. (609) 585-8900; www.campolden.org.

Drumthwacket, Wed, 11 am-2 pm, 354 Stockton Street, Princeton. $5. Register (609) 683-0057; www.drumthwacket.org.

Ely House Library, Tues, 7-9 pm, 164 North Main Street, Hightstown. (609) 799-8598; www.hewhs.org.

Morven Tour and Tea, Wed, 11:15 am-2:15 pm, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. $15. Register (609) 924-8144; www.morven.org. (wv)

Princeton Doll & Toy Museum, 8 Somerset Street, Hopewell. (609) 333-8600; www.princetondollandtoy.org.

State House, Mon-Fri, 10 am-3 pm, Sat, noon-3 pm, 125 West State Street, Trenton. (609) 633-2709; www.njleg.state.nj.us. (wv)

Benjamin Temple House Library, Wed, 10 am-2 pm, Drake Farm Park, 27 Federal City Road @ Violet Cox Drive, Ewing. (609) 883-2455; www.ethps.org.

Schenck House, second Sun, 1-4 pm, West Windsor Historical Society, 50 Southfield Road. (609) 799-1278.

Hamilton Philatelic Society, third Tue 7 pm, Hamilton Library, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton. (609) 890-8211; www.hamilton.home.att.net. (wv)

The Lawrenceville School Historical Campus Walking Tour with Len Miller, Jacqi Haun and Elaine Mills, 1810-2010, October 10, 10 am, The Lawrenceville School, 2500 Main Street, (Route 206), Lawrenceville. mharrison@lawrenceville.org.

Princeton University Archives Open House, Oct 10, 10 am-1 pm, Mudd Manuscript Library, 65 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Tours: 10:15, 11:15, 12:15. (609) 258-6345; www.princeton.edu/~rbsc. (wv)

Mary Tanner Lecture: D&R Canal History, Oct 11, 2 pm, Rider Student Center 1083 Lawrenceville Road.

Bake spice cake cookies in 18th century outdoor bake oven, October 31, 12-3 pm Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton. $8/adult, $6/senior, $6/child. Association members are free. (609)396-1776; www.barracks.org.

Author Talk: Gwen Southgate, Coin Street Chronicles: London's Vanished Old South Bank Area, Nov 15, 2 pm, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane. (609) 989-6922; www.mcl.org.

Hamilton Historical Society, Nov 2, 7 pm, meeting; 7:30 pm, Thom Glover presentation, Computers and Local History: Perfect Together, Part 2, Hamilton Library, One Justice Alito Drive, Hamilton. (609) 581-4060; www.hamiltonnjpl.org.

Entertainment Books 2010 Central New Jersey Edition (Featuring Monmouth, Ocean, Mercer & Southern Middlesex); North Philadelphia Edition (Featuring Bucks, Montgomery Counties & the Northeast) available thru Dec 31, Old Barracks Museum, Trenton. $30. (609)396-1776.

Princeton Historical Society

From Revolution to Relativity walking tour, Sun 2 p.m.

Stroller Strides Walking Tour of Princeton, Oct 7, Nov 4, 10 am. $5-$7.

Historical House Tour, Nov 7, 10 am-4 pm.

Fruits Of Victory: The Women’s Land Army Of American In The Great War, A Veterans Day lecture by Elaine F. Weiss, Nov 11, 4pm, Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton University, Princeton. co-sponsored by Princeton University Department of History.

Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton. (609) 921-6748; www.princetonhistory.org.

Howell Living History Farm

Popcorn & Pumpkin Harvest, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Get to Know Quilts, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Quilting, Oct. 17.

Bacon, Sausage, Scrapple, Nov. 7.

Harvest Moon Dance, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Old Time Auction, Nov. 21.

Open Hearth Cooking, Nov. 22, noon.

Thanksgiving Hayrides, Nov. 28.

Howell Farm is a Mercer County Park System facility, Valley Road, Titusville. 10 am-4 pm unless noted. *Wheelchair accessible hayride available by calling (609) 737-3299; www.howellfarm.org.