Mr. Local History Project

Why is Basking Ridge Called the Red Devils and Why are They Green?

Thanks to one family the Ridge High School became a reality in 1961, Read on about a great piece of…

5 years ago

100th Anniversary Honors Women’s Right to Vote in New Jersey

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the U.S., and the ratification of the 19th amendment guaranteeing all…

5 years ago

They Stayed In Basking Ridge

The famous people who came to Basking Ridge - Mr Local History Project In a sleepy little section in the…

5 years ago

Timeline Highlights Bernards Township History

Take a visual tour of a great document that showcases key historic activities that occured in Bernards Township. The timeline…

5 years ago

Films Document A Defeated Jetport and the Mightiest Oak

Films Document Basking Ridge and Surrounding Area History If you're a fan of local history, two area film makers have…

5 years ago

Mr. Local History Builds Wikipedia Page

The internet is such a great place to begin a search for local history and was exactly the reason why…

5 years ago

Mr. Local History Magazine Releases Vol 2. Issue 1

We call this the “2020 Welcome to the New Decade" Winter Edition It may be winter and for some strange…

5 years ago

Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers

General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge took a page from the history books and…

5 years ago

Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills

While you'd think that hurricanes and floods wreak the most havoc, there has been nothing more destructive to properties in…

5 years ago

2019 – Local History in Pictures

As 2019 comes to a close here in the Somerset Hills, now's the best time to take a look back…

5 years ago

Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin

America's First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy in Bedminster, New Jersey (Dec.1778) was24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802).…

5 years ago

Bishop Edmund S. Janes – His Somerset Hills Story

Bishop Edmund Janes - "The Father of the Bernardsville Mountain" Before we get started: The Methodist Church in the United…

5 years ago

Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills

Natirar and Blairsden Mr. Local History Keepsakes - two of the most famous mansions in the Somerset Hills of northern…

5 years ago

“June in December” Tree Honors June Kennedy at Festival of Trees in Basking Ridge

The Mr. Local History Project honors the former Bernards Township's historian June Kennedy showcasing our "June in December" tree honoring…

5 years ago

Historic Sites in Somerset Hills

Do you know all of the historic sites on our state and national registers here in the Somerset Hills? Well…

5 years ago

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