Mr. Local History Project

Somerset County is Reving Up History for Nations 250th Anniversary in 2026

Plans for New Jersey's 250th Anniversary include Somerset County Going Big to Financially Back Local History in Central New Jersey 2026 will…

1 year ago

Three Local Quizzes Test Your Localness

Do you live in Bedminster, Bernards Township or Bernardsville and think you know your local history? If you do, we've…

1 year ago

What Is That Tiny Green Gate House on Hillcrest Road in Warren Twp, New Jersey

The Mr. Local History Project explores the mysterious past of the tiny house on 32 Hillcrest Road, Warren Township. Before…

1 year ago

Mr. Local History 2023 Holiday Magazine Vol 5. Issue 4

Vol.5 Issue 4 - Join the Mr. Local History Project as we prepare to celebrate the holidays in our beautiful…

1 year ago

Dec 13 – Celebration: Honoring Volunteers Who Make The 100th Basking Ridge Christmas Eve Carol Happen

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Join the community with friends, neighbors, volunteers for a holiday celebration of what will be the 100th…

1 year ago

Bedminster Township History Quiz – Are you a True Local?

The Mr. Local History Project has created a fun, interactive quiz to test your knowledge about Bedminster, New Jersey's local…

1 year ago

Holiday Cards – Basking Ridge & Bernardsville Villages Support Non-Profit

The Mr. Local History project offers exclusive holiday cards, with artwork by local resident Linda Arnold, featuring the villages of…

1 year ago

Bernardsville History Quiz – Are you a True Local?

The Mr. Local History Project has launched a fifteen-question quiz about your town's history, with answers linked to articles from…

1 year ago

Bernards Township History Quiz – Are you a True Local?

The Mr. Local History Project has launched a fifteen-question quiz about your town's history, with answers linked to articles from…

1 year ago

The Blessing of the Hounds – A Countryside Tradition

An annual tradition for the Essex Fox Hounds of Peapack, New Jersey Blessing of the Hounds Back in 2007, before…

1 year ago

The Southard Family of Basking Ridge and A Historic Finding

RETROSPECTIVE:MLHP often releases retrospectives, which are stories about our research that may change as new research is uncovered. Our search…

1 year ago

Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition

President George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, the last Thursday of November that year, to be a “day of public…

1 year ago

Resolution Needed for the Bernards Township Flag

For over 60 years Bernards Township has had an official flag. The four colored rectangles recognized the four hamlets inside…

2 years ago

Origins of Cold as Balls and Cold as a Witch’s Teet

The phrase "cold as balls" reportedly comes from the contraction of metal on ship's cannons, causing the iron balls to…

2 years ago

John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Hid in Basking Ridge

John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he gave up his commission in 1761 to become a…

2 years ago

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