Mr. Local History Project

The World’s Greatest Broadcast in New Jersey History – War of the Worlds

GO LISTEN WITH YOUR FAMILY on Mischief Night, Cabbage Night, Goosey Night, or whatever you call it - October 30th!!!!…

5 months ago

Jackie Mars – Jersey’s Halloween Candy Icon

Jacqueline “Jackie” Mars is an American heiress, investor, and philanthropist who was a Bedminster, New Jersey resident. Known at one…

5 months ago

Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey #3

Believe it or not, the dead are alive in central New Jersey, especially in northern Somerset County. The question is…

5 months ago

Preserving Bernardsville’s History Collection

Supporting Bernardsville's history via our MLH keepsake collection is growing as we honor Bernardsville's local history. Here's your chance, Bernardsville,…

6 months ago

The New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection Keeps Expanding

What started with one keepsake has grown to 35, celebrating the premiere New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection. Check availability…

6 months ago

Mr. Local History 2024 Fall Magazine Vol 6. Issue 3

Vol.6 Issue 3 is available now. Our Fall 2024 cover photo honors the history of the Somerset Hills area of…

6 months ago

Bernards Township/Bernardsville Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collectibles

Congratulations, Basking Ridge and Bernardsville, on being the foundation for the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village collection, a group of…

6 months ago

The Lost Westfield Airport In Union County

Just like the racetrack that was on the southern end of Westfield in the 1930s, another lost icon, the Westfield…

6 months ago

Vote For Bernardsville’s Most Historic Venues

Take the Survey - What are the Most Historic Icons in Bernardsville? Olcott School, The Old Library, Jerolaman's, the Bernards…

6 months ago

Lost Racetrack Series: Auto Racing’s 10,000 Seat Track In Union, New Jersey

Jersey Lost Racetrack Series We found a story in the Paterson Call newspaper on April 22, 1936, stating that on…

6 months ago

Retrospective: Auto Racing on Jersey’s Westfield-Clark Border

Jersey Lost Racetrack Series For a short period, racecar drivers from all over the tri-state area gathered just off Raritan…

6 months ago

Bernardsville 100 – A Birthday Party – Ah the History

1924 is the year Bernardsville passed a resolution to separate from Bernards Township and form an independent borough. Just a…

7 months ago

#911neverforget-Somerset Hills Family Friends and Neighbors & Their Stories

Special Community Ask: MLH would love to know any positive outcomes that have come since this tragid day in American…

7 months ago

#911neverforget in the Somerset Hills

On the clear crisp morning at 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, the first plane hit the North Tower, and…

7 months ago

Westfield Penny Postcards

Walk down memory lane as we journey back to a time when Westfield was a much younger community. "Penny postcards"…

7 months ago

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