Bernards Township Research
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Summer MLH Hits
Views: 752 Here are a few fun posts to get you ready for those Jersey Summer Dayz! History with a social twist.
Crumbcake Burger – Jersey’s B&W Crumb Cake Meets a Krug’s Burger
Views: 1,251 UPDATE:We have NOT Agreed on a Date yet – Sign Up to receive an update when we have details The Mr. Local History Project is sponsoring the first-ever “Crumb Cake Burger Flat Top Challenge,” which will introduce Jersey’s best-rated… Read More »Crumbcake Burger – Jersey’s B&W Crumb Cake Meets a Krug’s Burger
Bernardsville’s Boylan House on New Jersey’s 10 Most Historic Endangered List
Views: 6,502 NOTE: The Mr Local History Team was asked by a Bernardsville business owner to weigh in on the controversial Palmer Development project, which jeopardizes a historic home now known as the “Boylan House,” possibly the 2nd oldest standing… Read More »Bernardsville’s Boylan House on New Jersey’s 10 Most Historic Endangered List
Video Series: Inside the Blairsden Mansion in Peapack, New Jersey
Views: 1,520 This story brings the history of the Gilded Age, also known as the Golden Age of America, where wealthy Americans built some of the most lavish mansions and estates in America from the late 1800s to the post-depression… Read More »Video Series: Inside the Blairsden Mansion in Peapack, New Jersey
The Far Hills Inn – Remembering Dining Elegance
Views: 1,820 The Far Hills Inn along Route 31 (Now Route 202) was in Bridgewater, not Far Hills, and not Somerville. While researching the history of Far Hills, New Jersey, we found this former treasure, the Far Hills Inn. While… Read More »The Far Hills Inn – Remembering Dining Elegance
Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills
Views: 10,004 While you’d think that hurricanes and floods wreak the most havoc, there has been nothing more destructive to properties in the Somerset Hills than fires. The Mr. Local History Project is gathering information regarding large fires in the… Read More »Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills
Grand History of the US Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, New Jersey
Views: 2,529 United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters Hamilton Farm – Gladstone, New Jersey You must thank James Cox Brady of Bedminster, Peapack, the Wall Street Financier, for his vision for his “million-dollar coach barn.” Let’s Start with the History… Read More »Grand History of the US Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, New Jersey
Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills
Views: 40,559 Many people have asked why you post all this history stuff on the area you’re calling the Somerset Hills. Well, call it passion. Call it intrigue. Call it local awareness. I think the main reason is that the… Read More »Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills
St. Bernard’s Cemetery is Bernardsville History
Views: 2,639 Historical Note: Bernardsville was still part of Bernards Township up until 1924. Cemeteries are one of the best sources for historical research and MLH leverages many burials in cemeteries to understand families and their history. Before St. Bernard’s… Read More »St. Bernard’s Cemetery is Bernardsville History
Retrospective: Bernardsville’s St. Bernard’s Episcopal Church
Views: 2,341 Bernardsville’s St. Bernard’s Episcopal Church Bernardsville’s St. Bernard’s Church was established on October 22, 1896, during a period when the Somerset Hills area was predominantly influenced by the 16th-century Protestant theological system based on the teachings of John… Read More »Retrospective: Bernardsville’s St. Bernard’s Episcopal Church
Basking Ridge Oak Tree Community Video Photo Collection
Views: 6,004 Basking Ridge Oak Tree Community Video Photo Album Did you send us your photo yet? We will make another version, so keep them coming. On April 24-26, 2017, the New Jersey town of Basking Ridge lost its oldest… Read More »Basking Ridge Oak Tree Community Video Photo Collection
Union Flagship on Route 22 Beautiful Keepsake Honors History
Views: 2,292 Congratulations to Union, Route 22, and the famous historic roadside attraction, the “World Famous Flagship – the ship that never sailed.” Your votes mattered, and the Route 22 Flagship is now officially part of the New Jersey Historical… Read More »Union Flagship on Route 22 Beautiful Keepsake Honors History
Bernards Township Charter Day Streetfair Memories
Views: 3,247 Bernards Twp. 2025 Charter Day is A MEMORYBut You’re Early for 2026 🙂 Weather Forecast Stop by the Mr. Local History Booth #89 on Henry Street Just outside the Washington House Side Entrance Watch the South Finley Livestream… Read More »Bernards Township Charter Day Streetfair Memories
Bernardsville’s Good Shepherd Watches Over All of Us
Views: 3,300 The “Good Shepherd” Watches Over Bernardsville, New Jersey Driving along historic Route 202, you can see Henry Robinson’s wood-carved ” The Good Shepherd” on the Meadowbrook Farm. Robinson’s second large outdoor project stands 24 feet tall in the… Read More »Bernardsville’s Good Shepherd Watches Over All of Us