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 Volunteers Needed for 2026

If you are interested in volunteering at Shippen for our 2026 season
(1st and 2nd Sundays, May to December), we have the following positions open.

Greeters
Docents
Special Events 

Without volunteers, we will not be able to open the museum and provide free family-friendly programming.
Prior history knowledge of the site is not required.
Reliable transportation.

If you are interested and are over the age of 18, please contact 

Gina Rosseland (908) 453-4381.

Shippen Celebrates 250

"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men (and women) are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." 
Preamble of the Declaration of Independence (1776)

This year, Shippen will include additional programming that is relative to local, state and national Revolutionary histories.

 DATE PROGRAMMING
 MAY 3
(1-4pm)
 OPENING DAY
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 MAY 10
(1-4pm)
 MOTHER'S DAY AT THE MANOR
Special exhibits/displays
Museum Tours (main floor, only)

 JUNE 7
(1-4pm)
ST: 2pm

 REV250 TOPICS: SHIPPEN TALKS
Dr. Raymond Frey, Professor Emeritus, Centenary University 
“Loyalists & Spies” (2pm)
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room
(access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Limited seating
Museum Tours (main floor, only) 
 JUNE 14
(1-4pm)
ST: 2pm
  REV250 TOPICS: SHIPPEN TALKS
Asher Lurie, Hopewell Museum
“Continental Soldiers” (2pm)
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room
(access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Limited seating
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 JULY 5
(1-4pm)
OTD: 1-4pm		 REV250 TOPICS: ON THE DAILY
Special Topic Docent
“Sanitation & the Continental Army”
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room
(access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Museum Tours (main floor, only) 
 JULY 12
(1-4pm)
ST: 2pm		 REV250 TOPICS: SHIPPEN TALKS
Bernadette Rogoff, Curator and Historian
“Children of the Revolution” (2pm)*
*Not a topic for small children as some of the topics
will be graphic and reflect the brutality and hardships of war
Limited seating
Museum Tours (main floor, only) 
 AUG. 2
(1-4pm)
OTD: 1-4pm		  REV250 TOPICS: ON THE DAILY
Special Topic Docent
“Tea & the Revolution”
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room
(access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 AUG. 9
(1-4pm)
ST: 2pm		 REV250 TOPICS: SHIPPEN TALKS
Dr. Raymond Frey, Professor Emeritus, Centenary University 
“African Americans & the Revolution”
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room (access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Limited seating
Museum Tours (main floor, only) 
 SEPT. 6
(1-4pm)
  LABOR DAY: CELEBRATE THE WORKERS OF OXFORD
Special displays & exhibits relating to our industrial history
Miners’ memorial
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 SEPT. 13
(1-4pm)		 TEXTILE PRODUCTION AT THE MANOR
Monmouth Co. Historical Sewing Group
Weaving – sewing – spinning – loom – and more!
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room
(access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 OCT. 4
(1-4pm)		  MUSEUM DAY
Special exhibits & displays
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 OCTOBER 11
(1-4pm)
OTD: 1-4pm		  REV250 TOPIC: ON THE DAILY
Special Topic Docent
“The Molly Pitchers of the Revolution”
Location: Lower Level Speakers’ Room
(access– lower east porch along lower drive)
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 NOV. 1
(1-4pm)		  AUTUMN AT THE MANOR
Special Exhibit/Display
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
 NOV. 8
(10am-4pm)
 HISTORY TRAIL SUNDAY
Explore Warren History Trail Participating Site
REV250 with the 2nd NJ Helms Co.
Military History, Exhibits, Interpretations,
firing demonstrations (between 12pm-3:30pm),
activities for kids and adults, displays & more!
Museum Tours (main floor, only)
*Back parking is closed for program
(see “Parking” below for alternative parking areas in town) 

DEC. 6
Reservation Tours:
11am, 12pm, 1pm

Open House: 
2-4pm

  VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TOURS
Reservations for guided tours (11am, 12pm, and 1pm) open November 1st.
Special musicial performance during reservation tours.
Tours are limited to 10-12 adults/children per hour.
Parking will be extremely limited during the tours.
See “Parking” below for alternative locations.
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“Open House with Victorian St. Nick” (2pm-4pm)
Museum will be available for visitors to visit with St. Nick and
see the holiday decor in the museum.
*If there is inclement weather, part or all of the day will be cancelled
and there will not be a make-up date

DEC. 13
Reservation Tours: 11am, 12pm, 1pm

Open House: 2-4pm


  VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TOURS
Reservations for guided tours (11am, 12pm, and 1pm) open November 1st.
Special musicial performance during reservation tours.
Tours are limited to 10-12 adults/children per hour.
Parking will be extremely limited during the tours.
See “Parking” below for alternative locations.
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“Open House with Victorian St. Nick” (2pm-4pm)
Museum will be available for visitors to visit with St. Nick and
see the holiday decor in the museum.
*If there is inclement weather, part or all of the day will be cancelled
and there will not be a make-up date

The museum is open first and second Sundays from May to December, except for federal holidays. Warren Co. Cultural & Heritage Affairs may cancel events in advance. All cancellations or adjustments in advance will be adjusted on our programming schedule (Warren200.com) and on our Facebook (ShippenManor) . Any last minute cancellations or adjustments will only be posted on our Facebook (ShippenManor). 

Updated 4/16/2026

Accessibility & ADA

The Division of Cultural & Heritage Affairs strives to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities with advance notice of need.
If an accommodation is needed for museum programming, please direct your request in writing at least two (2) weeks before program to Gina Rosseland (Warren County Cultural & Heritage Affairs, 8 Belvidere Ave., Oxford, NJ 07863). 

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

Two (2) designated parking spaces closest to the boardwalk.
The boardwalk leads to museum entrances (2nd entrance; sign with symbol). Doorways are wide enough for wheelchairs (manual, power) and walkers. Floor may be uneven in spots, please exercise caution.

AUDIO SYSTEM FOR HEARING IMPAIRED

Shippen Manor has personal "Assistive Listening" devices available for visitors with hearing impairments that can be loaned to individuals requiring them during the museum tours.
If requested, the docents will use "Personal Amplification" devices that will elevate their volume for our visitors.

Entrances

There are two entrances to the museum (main floor) along the boardwalk:

1. Main Entrance ("Study"): 1 step up into building

2. ADA Entrance and Regular Exist ("Reception"): ramp with a slight drop into building

Signs (brown and white) clearly mark the entrances on the main level (along upper drive). If you need to enter through our accessible door or if it is the only door for entrance, please knock and step back (door swings outward). This door is also used as the exit.

Lower Level (special programming, interpretations/demonstrations, reenactments):

  • Door on lower porch (3-5 steps up to porch) and in through all-purpose room
  • Three sets of stairs (north, south, east) with railings.
  • No ramps
Speech or Hearing Assistance
If individuals would like to contact Gina by email or phone (908) 453-4381 regarding accessibility and accommodations, please use the relay service at 711. 
  • 711 Relay Service is a TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Service that permits a person with hearing or speech disabilities to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other device that is used to call persons with or without such disabilities.
  • 711 Relay Service does not work for Video Relay Service (VRS), Internet Protocol Relay (IP Relay), or IP Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) calls because such calls are initiated through the Internet, nor does it work for Captioned Telephone Service (CTS).

More information regarding 711 Relay Services.

If additional ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accommodations are required, all requests must be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks prior to the programming event and we will do our best to accommodate. Please send all ADA accommodation requests to Gina Rosseland or send a letter to our offices at Shippen Manor (8 Belvidere Ave., Oxford, NJ 07863).

Parking & Access Information

Shippen Manor's driveways are still having work done. Until the work is complete, the driveways and back parking will be closed to vehicles.

Once the driveway reopens, please remember that it is one-way only (enter at top, exit on the lower drive).

Please drive slowly and cautiously and always yield to pedestrians.

Regular Museum Days (1-4pm)-- see map below

If driveway is still closed for construction, there is very limited parking (including 2 handicap parking spaces closest to the boardwalk) near Belvidere Ave. by the upper drive entrance. First come-first serve. If you do not have a handicap tag, plate or placard, please leave two parking spaces open for those who need it.

Please be aware of signage that limits or restricts parking in town, and to not block residential or business driveways/accesses. There is no shoulder on either side of Belvidere Ave., please do not park along side of road as it is a safety issue for pedestrians and drivers.
  • Washington Ave. (past stone Methodist Church/Furnace)-- 1-3 blocks away
  • Kent Street Parking (across from Oxford Central School)-- 2 blocks away
  • Wall Street (2-hour limit along grass)- bottom of the hill in the town center, 1 block away

 Once the back parking is reopened, visitors are permitted to park there. There will be limited parking spaces. Please do not block the driveway or parked vehicles. 

Reenactment Days (11am-4pm) & History Trail Day (10am-4pm)-- see map below

During our longer museum days where we have outside programming (Rev War & Civil War Days) , the drives and back parking are closed to vehicles to make this a "pedestrian-safe zone". 

Please be aware of signage that limits or restricts parking in town, and to not block residential or business driveways/accesses. There is no shoulder on either side of Belvidere Ave., please do not park along side of road as it is a safety issue for pedestrians and drivers.

  • Washington Ave. (past stone Methodist Church/Furnace)-- 1-3 blocks away
  • Kent Street Parking (across from Oxford Central School)-- 2 blocks away
  • Wall Street (2-hour limit along grass)

Parking Map reflects availability on-site for when our driveways and back parking are open. 


Park Rules

Shippen Manor is a part of the Warren County Parks System. We adhere to all of the rules & regulations set forth by the County. 

Exterior Border & Driveway Walls

Our walls are delicate and fragile due to age and in order to avoid any potential injuries to you or damage to the site, we ask that visitors (children in particular) not climb, walk, sit, or jump off of any of our walls. (This also includes the old stone stairs on our neighbors' property near the Belvidere Ave. parking area and the ruins in the woods.)

Refuse

We are a "pack-out" site. We do not have any public trash receptacles on site. Please do not leave any refuse or discarded items behind. Thank you for helping to keep our site clean.

Site Hours

Shippen Manor is a part of the Warren County Parks System and therefore the site itself is open daily for visitors to walk around (open at dawn; close at dusk). The museum is only open on the days and times listed for our programming schedule, on the 1st and 2nd Sundays from May to December (unless cancelled).

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The only animals permitted inside County buildings are licensed service animals, which, as defined by the ADA are, "dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities." All other pets will have to remain outside and leashed with a responsible adult attending to them. Please clean up after all pets.

 

Updated April 2026.