Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution

The Princeton Battlefield Society invites you to an engaging evening with Princeton University historian Dr. Michael A. Blaakman as part of the Cadwalader Lecture Series.

Dr. Blaakman will present Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution, an exploration of Princeton’s critical role in the Revolutionary era and the forces that shaped the founding of the United States.

Event Details

Date & Time

Thursday, June 18, 2026
6:00 PM

Location

The Nassau Club
Princeton, New Jersey

Tickets

Tickets are $50

About the Speaker

Dr. Michael A. Blaakman is a historian of revolutionary and early national America and serves as a professor at Princeton University. He is the creative force behind the acclaimed Princeton University exhibition, Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution.

His award-winning book, Speculation Nation, received both the Frederick Jackson Turner Award from the Organization of American Historians and the William Nelson Cromwell Book Prize from the American Society for Legal History.

About the Cadwalader Lecture Series

Hosted by the Princeton Battlefield Society, the Cadwalader Lecture Series offers compelling discussions on Revolutionary War history, with a special focus on the Battle of Princeton and the broader fight for American independence.

The 2026 lecture series commemorates the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States through conversations with distinguished historians, scholars, authors, and preservationists.