Plenty of Local Ties to Jersey in the Ken Burns Rev War Series

Views: 944 December 13, 1776, stands as the most electrifying day in Basking Ridge’s history, when the sleepy colonial crossroads suddenly became the center of the Revolution. At dawn, the… Read More »Insights: General Charles Lee’s Capture at Widow White’s Tavern…

Views: 250 December 13, 1776, stands as the most electrifying day in Basking Ridge’s history, when the sleepy colonial crossroads suddenly became the center of the Revolution. At dawn, the… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern Series – A Basking Ridge American…

Views: 8,613 The world might have had a different look if it weren’t for this day’s event.December 13, 1776 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s most famous… Read More »December 13, 1776 – Basking Ridge , New Jersey…

Views: 303 Back in 1924, silent films were all the rage. Bernardsville was just becoming a borough and separating from Bernards Township, but there was still only one movie theater,… Read More »“Janice Meredith” – 1924 Silent Film Showcases American Revolution

Views: 10,461 Researching Local History with Maps As a historian, I believe maps are one of the greatest sources of information, capturing a time and place. We use these maps… Read More »Map Research & Archives: Sharing Local History with Maps

Views: 10,286 New Jersey is known as the “Cockpit of the American Revolution” for a reason – because it was. More battles, more encampments, more strategies took place in New… Read More »New Jersey Rev War Series Mr. Local History Project

Views: 5,102 Jockey Hollow is part of America’s first National Historical Park, Morristown National Historical Park which marks their 90th Anniversary in 2023. We also know there is a Jockey… Read More »What is (a) Jockey Hollow?

Views: 3,185 Every great historical story starts with something like, “So we were at this tavern and……” This is one of those stories. America was in the final stages of… Read More »Liberty Corner & Bullion’s Tavern

Views: 1,558 Is William Alexander, aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident? Our researchers think so. Let’s see if we can answer that question. William… Read More »Stirling Manor- 13 Colonies’ Most Prestigious Manor Was Right…

Views: 2,742 Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp., New Jersey. The Ross Farm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has a rich… Read More »The Ross Farm Still Defends Liberty and Independence 250…

Views: 47,457 Father of the American Army ArtilleryFather of the American NavyFather of the Military Draft Fate has it often that those who put themselves in constant danger and face death… Read More »General Henry Knox – America’s Forgotten General

Views: 395 The wind that swept across the Somerset Hills in the bitter winter of 1779 carried more than snow and smoke. It carried the sound of hammers striking timber,… Read More »The Stolen Lillie Drawing of Pluckemin Artillery Park

Views: 1,005 This is a story about a widow, a General, and a War for Independence. For over a decade, I’ve been researching the story behind the 1776 capture of… Read More »Widow White – Mary Jarvis Whitaker Brown White

Views: 226 These are a series of posts that provide local insight into Ken Burns’ American Revolution series and ties to local history that the Mr. Local History Project has… Read More »Royal Governor Francis Bernard and the Stamp Act

Views: 646 It’s been on our radar to prepare a post and video since one of the nation’s top fife and drum units made their march into New Jersey during… Read More »Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums Corp Marches thru…

Views: 705 With America’s 250th anniversary just around the corner, there’s no better time to recognize great American history about what we’ve coined “The Greatest Story Never Told” about the… Read More »Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park –…

Views: 1,768 It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, as a very special guest came to tell his story about what… Read More »Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds…

Views: 8,927 The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house, known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge, was built with similar architecture to the Proprietary House… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House…

Views: 1,765 Suppose you have the chance to visit Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Ross Farm for an outdoor concert or to help out in the giving garden, remember this story… Read More »Richard Stockton – Constitution Signer and a Basking Ridge…

Views: 16,542 The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment, and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it. Jefferson drafted… Read More »Independence Day – Kudos to New Jersey Signers #jersey5

Views: 1,910 Knowing that people are very busy, we’ve gathered a playlist of short videos that take your through some of the most prominent events of the Revolutionary War in… Read More »New Jersey Rev War Video Collection

Views: 8,619 The Knox Trophy is an award that was established on October 8, 1910, and given annually by the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York to… Read More »The Knox Trophy – West Point’s Oldest Military Award

Views: 27,118 Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Most Famous Incident Yes, this historic event made the series, so look for it. The episode covering that timeframe is Episode 3: “The Times… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge was More Than…

Views: 11,805 On the internet, we’ve created the #3LOCALHISTORYEVENTCHALLENGE, where you share your town’s three most historic events. As the historian for Bernards Township, representing Bernards Towns#hip and its four… Read More »Three Historic Moments That Changed Basking Ridge & America

Views: 6,176 Be part of the Widow White’s Tavern limited edition run. Mr Local History is proud to announce the release of the 7th in the collectible series, the infamous… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern 7th Wooden Historic Village Keepsake

Views: 3,016 New Jersey holds a central place in the story of American independence, earning its nickname “The Crossroads of the American Revolution” due to the pivotal events that unfolded… Read More »America 250 Series

Views: 3,235 RAIN or SHINE – EVERY July 4th at 10:30 am – Join friends and family on Independence Day as the Washington Camp Ground Association honors the American flag,… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America 250 – A July…

Views: 3,112 Research Update:Are the Boylans and the Bullions the same family in Liberty Corner? Before Liberty Corner was Liberty Corner, it was Annins Corner AND we also found it… Read More »The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin…

Views: 13,901 UPDATE: We are looking for art programs, non-profits, and elder program coordinators to consider programs where an entire art class works to create their own collection with ties… Read More »Art and History – Looking for Artists To Interpret…

Views: 3,393 Bridgewater was chartered in 1749, and Bernards Township was chartered in 1760. After the Revolutionary War, no Royal Charters were issued, so you had to incorporate through a… Read More »Warren was Bernards Township Then March 5, 1806 Happened

Views: 753 It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to the “Field of Honor,” an annual tradition at… Read More »Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America

Views: 5,290 During the Middlebrook Encampment periods during the Revolutionary War, George Washington strategically utilized the Watchung Mountain Range for both his soldiers and his own advantage. The mountains provided… Read More »General Washington’s Two Favorite Lookout Points

Views: 6,796 John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he relinquished his commission in 1761 to become a highly successful merchant, specializing in the trade of flax… Read More »John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Stashed in…

Views: 6,342 Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it “Jersey’s Gift to America.” New Jersey is known as the… Read More »Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook

Views: 9,835 Meet Francis Hopkinson – New Jersey signer #Jersey5 signer of the Declaration of Independence, who also designed, presented, and received the Continental Congress’s Approval as America’s First official… Read More »Why EVERYONE Should Fly THIS American Flag & Don’t…

Views: 8,715 The Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) Goes Right Through Liberty Corner as the site of the English Farm that hosted 5000+ Soldiers During the Famous 1781 March to… Read More »English Farm – Liberty Corner’s Historic Gem & Rochembeau’s…

Views: 4,179 America’s First Historic National ParkMorristown National Historical Park Marks 90th Anniversary Congratulations to the Morristown National Historical Park and your 90th anniversary. The park was the first national… Read More »Morristown National Historic Park Marks 90th Anniversary

Views: 1,058 The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has decreed two icons be added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection recently in a bold move to expand… Read More »Ford Mansion Added to NJ Village Collection

Views: 39,503 Self-guided tours of some of the most historic pubs and taverns in the tri-state area. Who doesn’t like going on an adventure? The Mr. Local History Project has… Read More »Historic Tavern Pub Tours of New Jersey / PA…

Views: 15,272 Isn’t it great when you think you know about something only to find out that someone else has shown up with a different answer? Well, I hate to… Read More »THE First American Flag and Middlebrook, New Jersey

Views: 2,958 Order now to show pride in the Jerseyans who signed the Declaration of Independence. Back for The Fourth of July Season Order via our Wear Local History Collection… Read More »T-SHIRT OFFER: Jersey Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Views: 17,053 Is William Alexander, aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident? Our researchers think so. Let’s see if we can answer that question. William… Read More »Lord Stirling- Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident

Views: 15,675 General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge drew inspiration from history and created a sophisticated communications network to track the British movement. They… Read More »Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers

Views: 9,939 The 1779-1780 Winter Encampment at Jockey HollowThe Story of the Hospital at Basking Ridge Weather conditions when the army arrived at Morristown in 1779 were just a prelude… Read More »History Dig: The Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge…

Views: 7,999 James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and “Founding Father” who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of… Read More »Retrospective: President James Monroe Had Ties to Basking Ridge

Views: 196,803 America’s First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778) was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802). One of the greatest untold stories of the American Revolution.The Pluckemin… Read More »Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was…

Views: 10,142 Map Identifies Historic Properties, Owners, Building Locations, Local History Including the Often Ignored Pluckemin Artillery Park With over 2,000 hours of painstaking research and countless renderings, the landscaping… Read More »Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park

Views: 15,462 Founding Fathers Series turns Glen Beck into a History Teacher. No one knew how popular the Glen Beck Show would become.  Commonly referred to as a TV shock… Read More »Glen Beck Founding Fathers Series Needs General Henry Knox

Views: 11,539 The anniversary of America’s alliance with France was celebrated on the 18th of February at Pluckemin, at a very elegant entertainment and display of fireworks given by General… Read More »The 13 Paintings at the Pluckemin Academy

Views: 27,190 Below are the original research notes as I had spent years researching contradicting information on the Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Often I like to… Read More »What Happened to Mary White and Widow White’s Tavern…

Views: 17,325 “The entertainment began with a discharge of 13 cannons at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.” The Grand Alliance Ball – Sunday, February 18, 1779 , Pluckemin, New Jersey… Read More »1779 – Grand Alliance Ball – Pluckemin New Jersey