Views: 28,601 Below are the original research notes as I had spent years researching contradicting information on the Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Often I like to post research in hopes that other researchers can see what’s… Read More »What Happened to Mary White and Widow White’s Tavern – Research Notepad
Views: 8,529 Here’s something that provides fuel for thought. It’s the US National Debt Clock. Just watch it for 60 seconds…. It’s churning out about: $10,000 of added debt per second. Translating to: $600,000 minute $36,000,000 an hour $864,000,000 a… Read More »The National Debt Clock
Views: 18,416 Want to see why the federal government SHOULDN’T take care of our healthcare system? A trip to the federal Veterans Hospital Canteen in the Lyons/Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp will explain why everyone should be concerned! Dining at the… Read More »Dining at the Lyons VA Hospital Canteen
Views: 10,425 Did you know that US Route 206 used to be Route 31, and that what is now US Route 202 was actually Route 32? So now you tell your friend, “Take Route 31 North through Bedminster and Turn… Read More »Route 31 Did Go Through Bedminster & Bernardsville
Views: 7,330 How General Henry Knox got a Profile on Facebook Hey General Washington, was the water cold when you were crossing the Delaware? Hey Socrates, do you really believe all of the stuff you came up with? Don’t go… Read More »Putting Historic Personalities on Facebook
Views: 13,947 The Accent of Money is actually the history of money, and worth the watch! A few years ago, PBS released a documentary called The Accent of Money, hosted by Niall Furgerson. Based on his book about the same… Read More »The Accent of Money – Grab the Kids
The New Jersey Historic Trust is responsible for advancing historic preservation in New Jersey and establish stable sources of funding to support activities that contribute directly to the preservation and use of New Jersey’s heritage resources. We thought it’d be interesting to follow up on the discussion regarding the New Jersey Historic Trust and their distributions over the last decade.
The analysis was done just to observe the data and see if there are any interesting trends. The data was sent to us from Dorthy Guzzo, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Historic Trust in Trenton, New Jersey and we thank her for her efforts.
Views: 12,397 New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Grant Applications for 2008 February 27, 2009 TRENTON – The New Jersey Historic Trust today announced its recommended list for 2008 Historic Preservation Grants. The list of recommended sites will go before the… Read More »New Jersey Historic Trust Site Grants 2008
Views: 19,163 “The entertainment began with a discharge of 13 cannons at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.” The Grand Alliance Ball – Sunday, February 18, 1779 , Pluckemin, New Jersey In February 1790 the Pluckemin Academy in Bedminster Township, New… Read More »1779 – French Alliance Ball – Pluckemin New Jersey Historical Quotes
Views: 23,744 Update:The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in New Jersey will make its national television debut in Ken Burns’ upcoming PBS documentary series “The American Revolution.” The historic building, located in downtown Mount Holly, will be featured in the fourth… Read More »Mapping New Jersey’s Historic Schoolhouses