Veblen House

If you google Sarah B. Hart in our era, you're likely to find links to a British mathematician who wrote a book about math and literatur...

The 1875 farmhouse we call the Veblen Cottage has been a remarkably patient structure. It has long appeared to be standing forlorn in a fore...

When I tell visitors that the big circle of stones near the Veblen House was a horserun, people frequently say "But it's too small....

Thanks to donations large and small, and a good deal of coordination, the Friends of Herrontown Woods has completed what could be called a ...

In 1966, two plant ecologists arrived independently in Princeton. One, Henry Horn , joined the faculty at Princeton University and would con...

This post comes as many prepare to head off to hopefully witness a total eclipse tomorrow, April 8, 2024. There are a couple Princeton conne...

It's gratifying to see Oswald Veblen being more widely recognized on the internet for his contributions to American mathematics. There a...

By chance and serendipity, through friends in Durham, NC, I learned of Patricia Brady, an expert genealogist who teaches at Rutgers Universi...

When we successfully fought off attempts by Mercer County in 2017 to demolish the Veblen House and Cottage, we had a lot of allies. Communit...

As 2023 draws to a close, it's time to celebrate a big step forward in the repair of Veblen House. A mason and his crew arrived last wee...