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Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students in Bernards Township
UPDATE / Donor Special: The 2026 Ambassador Giving Campaign to Support Project Local History Ambassa…
What Might Have Happened if General Lee Wasn’t Captured in Basking Ridge
In December 1776, the American rebellion was close to collapse. The Continental Army was shrinking a…
The Stolen Lillie Drawing of Pluckemin Artillery Park
UPDATE:The story of the stolen 1779 historical artifact of John Lillie’s “The Winter at the Pluckemi…
Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark
John Seidel, Archeologist, Director/Professor, Washington College, Chesterfield, Maryland It was …
Top 10 Trending Posts Now, This Week, This Year, All Time
Over 700 Posts Honoring Jersey History”You keep suggestin, We keep researchin’ ” Readers’ Top 10 …
Moonshining Bootlegging Speakeasies in Somerset County, NJ
A few friends got together and started talking about the fine art of distilling and how much it’s ch…
Larison’s Turkey Farm & Arthur’s Tavern- A Legendary New Jersey Restauranteur
Do you know how Arthur’s Tavern got its name? Meet Arthur….. Arthur McGreevy. Arthur McGreevy …
Samuel Southard of Basking Ridge – A US Vice President
While researching the Southard family of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, we uncovered something we never …
John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Stashed in Basking Ridge
“EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JOHN MORTON, THE REBEL BANKER.” John Morton was a Colon…
Jersey’s History Bucket List
Wow, this story was one of our most controversial and difficult stories we’ve ever prepared. Just th…
The Official Sandwich of Basking Ridge – What Now?
UPDATE:Since the village of Basking Ridge lost the famed deli selling the Official Sandwich of Baski…
Is it Bernard or Bernards? Hummm
The Mr. Local History project often digs into multiple archives looking for evidence of the areas co…
Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots
After 76 years, Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Medals were Presented to the Family of Robert & Es…
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