Views: 3,192 “Without the help of a few key people, this effort would never have come to fruition.” Carolyn Knox, Liberty Corner Resident and owner of a restored historic mortise and tenon barn. The Dream to Build a Barn –… Read More »Historic Barn Finds Home in Liberty Corner
Views: 9,631 Distilling in Central New Jersey New Jersey has a deep history of distilling spirits that goes back to colonial times. The Somerset Hills is an area in central New Jersey’s Somerset County grouping six similar towns, villages, and… Read More »New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
Views: 4,506 T’is the season for engagements right? So why not share some of the most historic wedding venues in the Somerset Hills. Many people have written over the years looking for places to hold a wedding on a historic… Read More »Holiday Engagement? Historic Wedding Venues in Central New Jersey
Views: 6,668 The ancestors of the creator of the Italian Hot Dog continue to serve up Italian hot dogs every day. Over the years, Mike Loikith says that about twenty locations came and went as his great-grandfather and grandfather passed… Read More »Historic Jimmy Buff’s and the Italian Hot Dog Honored With Miniature Wooden Collectible
Views: 3,548 Vol. 4 Issue 2 – Fall 2022The fall is one of the favorite seasons in New Jersey as the kids go back to school, the warm days follow crisp nights, and the leaves begin to change. Back To… Read More »Mr. Local History 2022 Fall Back to School Magazine Vol 4. Issue 2
Views: 6,032 Buy Now/Plant Now / Support Bernards Township’s Anniversary. Unique Fundraiser and Colorful Display of your support. If you live in Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons, or West Millington, New Jersey you’re part of Bernards Township. Bernards Township has adopted the… Read More »Flowers Honor Bernards Township’s 250th Anniversary
Views: 25,283 Who doesn’t remember driving the car and ending up at the famed orange roof of the famed Howard Johnson motor lodge or restaurant. From Weirs Beach, New Hampshire to Daytona Beach Florida, all the way out to Anaheim,… Read More »Remembering Howard Johnson’s
Views: 1,458 The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has launched a campaign to determine if Jimmy Buff’s, the former Newark, New Jersey eatery deserves to be part of the collection. UPDATE:The public voted a resounding YES and the committee… Read More »Does Jimmy Buff’s Deserve Nomination to Jersey’s Historic Village?
Views: 96,809 Those following the Mr. Local History Project know we love Jersey food and iconic food outlets. Along with the grand ethnic diversity comes food concoctions that have become iconic Jersey staples on the Jersey food scene over the… Read More »Legendary Jimmy Buff’s Italian Hot Dog – A Newark, New Jersey Invention
Views: 78,704 Maybe we’re taking this too seriously, but we’ve been searching for bakeries serving New Jersey’s best crumb cake. If you’re not a fan of the cake, you might want to leave now because we’re really going to get… Read More »Best Crumb Cake in New Jersey – Discuss Now
Views: 32,817 The Devil Tree of Liberty Corner (Somerset County) Urban Legend 1 Devil Tree – The Tree and the Caretaker Me and my friends were all contemplating going up to the devil tree. I had been up there one… Read More »The Tale of Jersey’s Devil Tree
Views: 5,470 Somerset County is full of great history almost to a fault. Driving up and down Route 202 we often forget to see the historic beauty right in front of our eyes. Mr. Local History must drive by the… Read More »Traveling Historic Highways – The Van Dorn Mill
Views: 2,802 BASKING RIDGE- JULY 21, 2022 – Robert and Estelle Terry who once lived in Basking Ridge across the street from the Somerset Hills Airport were honored today at the site of their former home for a ceremony to… Read More »Tuskegee Medal Presentation Writes Final Chapter
Views: 7,572 You might have heard that Bernardsville, New Jersey, is on the move. Congratulations on your centennial anniversary in April 2024. To promote these efforts, they look to modern digital promotions, including a clever podcast called the Radio Tavern.… Read More »Bernardsville’s Radio Tavern Was a Hidden “Little Italy” Gem
Views: 10,251 NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. The story is expanding… Read More »Retrospective: Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots