Views: 30,683 Start This Journey with 2 minutes of #burgerporn. Enjoy as we did! UPDATE:March 2026 – This Arch is a problem to the crappy chain burger wars….. Who doesn’t love a good burger? Ah, yes, even the statement opens… Read More »The History of Burgers and Mapping the Best Burgers in America
Views: 5,458 Long Hill Township, in Morris County, is made up of the villages of Stirling, Millington, Gillette, Meyersville, and Homestead Park. Each village has its own unique character, with Stirling serving as the central hub, Millington and Gillette being… Read More »Millington’s Garden State Fireworks Lighting America’s Nights Since 1890
Views: 5,226 Towns the Mr. Local History Project Has Researched Towns the Mr. Local History Project has researched (# of stories) – Click the link to view the catalog. Towns We Live Around Towns We Know Try Our Search And… Read More »Town Specific Research – Mr. Local History Project Coverage
Views: 3,150 UPDATE:Another Dayton family discussion came up…. we couldn’t refuse the query. MLH Introduces Ezra Dayton and the Dayton Families The name “Mount Airy” first appears in printed atlases and maps as early as the 1870s–1880s, when the hill… Read More »Bernardsville’s Lost Dayton Home, Orchards and Mount Airy Nursery
Views: 4,456 MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 in American History What better way to preserve local history than by writing about people who have made Basking Ridge one of the most historic places in America to live? I’ve… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Historic Rushmore 5 in American History
Views: 5,078 Remembering Bill Hine – the Pope of Basking Ridge Every once in a while, we come across a human-interest story that’s so much more than history; we must tell it so that it continues in local circles for… Read More »The Pope of Basking Ridge – Bill Hine’s Presence Shined
Views: 18,100 The Patriot of Liberty Corner “Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin. “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” Thomas Jefferson Welcome to Irwin… Read More »The Life of Irwin Richardt -The Patriot of Liberty Corner
Views: 3,990 SUBSCRIBER PREVIEW: If you signed up for our alerts, we’re releasing this story as a preview as we’re hoping you, or other people will read and share additional photos or stories they have of Basking Ridge’s John “Honey… Read More »John Placko – A Basking Ridge Icon
Views: 10,425 UPDATE:Mr. Local History is proud to announce, in partnership with The Ross Farm, the release of the 6th collectible in the series, the Somerset County 1777 Boudinot Southard Ross House. The collectible is part of the New Jersey… Read More »Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in Basking Ridge
Views: 1,156 When Will the Mr. Local History Website Pass the 1 Millionth Viewer Mark? Just pick the date and the Closest Guess WINS Fabulous Prizes! Submit a guess for a chance to win our 1 Million Mark Contest. One… Read More »Enter the Mr. Local History 1 Millionth Viewer Contest – Fabulous Prizes!
Views: 18,472 Arcadia Publishing is America’s largest publisher of regional and local history books. Do you have an excellent idea for a history book and want to become an author? Arcadia has a proven process for compiling, printing, and distributing… Read More »Getting Published – Making Arcadia History Books
Views: 3,283 Suppose you have the chance to visit Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Ross Farm for an outdoor concert or to help out in the giving garden, remember this story about the historic Boudinot (Boo-DE-Know) family estate on the hill… Read More »Richard Stockton – Constitution Signer and a Basking Ridge Brother In Law
Views: 5,504 Featured individuals include longtime resident and historian Ruth Thomson (with ties to the Peapack-Gladstone area) and her son, Barry Thomson, along with other local history advocates dedicated to preserving the region’s cultural heritage. Bedminster’s Dutzie Robie, Bernardsville’s Marion Kennedy and… Read More »Meet the Historians Series
Views: 1,441 It’s the 4th of July, and that means community canoe races in Cranford, New Jersey. Come witness a historic event on the Rahway River, the annual Canoe Races and Marathon at the historic Cranford Canoe Club. Racing begins… Read More »Cranford Canoe Races at the Canoe Club a July 4th Tradition
Views: 1,996 Biography Bio courtesy of the Save Ellis Island Foundation, Gladstone, New Jersey Ruth was an octogenarian who lived in historic Gladstone, New Jersey, just down the street from the Save Ellis Island office. In late 2003, Save Ellis Island’s… Read More »Meet The Historians Series – Ruth Thomson Peapack Gladstone