Mr. Local History Project

The Pope of Basking Ridge – Bill Hine’s Presence Shined

The Village Guardian and the Pope of Basking Ridge - Bill Hine Every once in a while, we find a…

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Top 10 Trending Posts Right Now Mr. Local History

500+ Posts Honoring Jersey History"We keep researchin' " Top Weekly MLH Reads Top History All Time #5 Post - All…

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Now We Need Your Help -You Are Our Heart and Soul

Our FUNDRAISING GOAL is Just $750 Want to bring our programs to the public and the schools. They require insurance,…

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Garden State’s Top Historic Gardens and Estates

April 14th is National Garden Day, so make sure you get out there and enjoy our Garden State's beauty (and…

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Union Flagship on Route 22 Beautiful Keepsake Honors History

UPDATE: Release Party: April 11, 2025 - The Flagship collectible is an artist rendering on a 3/4" thick wood painted…

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Retrospective: The History Behind Bernards Township Charter Day & That Charter

Bernards Township Charter Day, Mr. Local History—Join the fun and learn a little bit of history during your day. Why…

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2025 Bernards Township Charter Day Streetfair

Bernards Township Charter Day Mr. Local History - Join the fun #btchartday is ON! Rain or Shine Bernards Twp. 2025…

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Bernardsville’s Good Shepherd Watches Over All of Us

The "Good Shepherd" Watches Over Bernardsville, New Jersey Driving along historic Route 202, you can see Henry Robinson's wood-carved "…

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Basking Ridge’s Spencer Road is Important to Mr. Local History Too

It's always fun to hear how a story becomes a story for us. In fact, there's always a story about…

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Stepford Wives Movie Remake Filmed In the Somerset Hills

Did you know that portions of the 2004 film The Stepford Wives were filmed in Bedminster (Lamington), New Jersey? Stepford…

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The Washington House- A Basking Ridge Icon

New Jersey Historical Wooden Keepsake Collection Welcomes the 1871 Washington House The iconic Washington House in Basking Ridge Village has…

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History: ‘Down the Shore Everything’s Alright’ Collectibles

Yep, we said it..... sha la la la la la down the shore everything's alright. Put some of the Jersey…

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‘Beautiful Bernards’ Honors Bernards Township History and Community

"Beautiful Bernards" is a perfect example of "sharing local history with a social twist!"Mr. Local History Project's mission - the…

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The Gilded Age: The Blairsden Estate May Be the Finest Example

Peapack, New Jersey's Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair Peapack/Gladstone, New Jersey Submitted: Brooks Betz & W. Barry Thomson https://youtu.be/aaz4rL9sHTQ…

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History of Housing Developments in Bernards Township

1932 - The US Veterans Administration in Lyons put Bernards Township on the map and development took off from there.…

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