In almost every area (history, science, industry, transportation, education, communication, innovation, and research), New Jersey has much to boast about. With the strength that comes from unity of purpose among a broad coalition of interests, now is the time for all New Jersey to come together to declare our strengths around one yearly event: "Celebrate New Jersey" Day.

From its inception as a colony, New jersey has been culturally, politically, and economically diverse. In New Jersey in 1775, "patriots" could be British supporters, American Revolutionaries or Quaker pacifists. A melting pot more than any other colony, our population was composed of English, Dutch, Irish, Blacks, Germans, Scots, French, Native Americans, Swedes and Finns. With no major cities and no statewide newspaper, New Jersey was predominantly farms and woodlands nestled quietly between Manhattan and Philadelphia, "a valley of contentment between two mountains of conceit."

Today New Jersey still seeks to define itself, not as exits on the NJ Turnpike or as home to Mafia scions, but as a vibrant, culturally diverse, progressive state whose roots are deeply imbedded in the founding of our country (more Revolutionary War activity here than in any other state), as the cradle of inventions and entrepreneurial ventures that shaped our country (the origin of the U.S. film industry, the development of the telegraph, transistors, the record player, pharmaceuticals, nuclear fusion), the transportation crossroads for the nation (the NJ Turnpike, Newark Liberty International Airport), the nation's playground (Atlantic City, Cape May, and the Jersey Shore), and home to many of the nation's Fortune 500 companies (Johnson & Johnson, Campbell Soup, Merck, AT&T, Prudential, Lucent).

Directions: Morven is located in the heart of Princeton, on Stockton St (Route 206), next door to Princeton Borough Hall.

NOTE: There is NOW on-site parking. There will NOT be a shuttle from the Princeton municipal parking lot to Morven as previously stated.