Views: 2,510 On a cool spring morning on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 10:23 am history was made as about 1/4 mile below the earth’s surface in the quiet Hunterdon County town of Tewkesbury, headlines were made as a 4.8… Read More »That 4.8 Earthquake was New Jersey’s Ramapo FAULT
Views: 37,265 The Mr. Local History Project (MLHP) shared the history of this iconic property back in 2000 when the Froh Heim estate in Far Hills went up for auction. Fast forward to 2024, and we recently found out that… Read More »Historic Mansion Goes to Auction (AGAIN)
Views: 6,686 Note: 2024, MLHP increased the coverage to include all of Somerset County active farm stands, farmers markets, private farms, historic farms and farm preservation projects in the county. Specific farms for equestrian activity, xmas trees and other categories… Read More »REFLECTION: Somerset County Farms, Orchards, Dairies, Stables & Historic Preservation Landmarks
Views: 857 Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. It’s our motto! So we thought: How fun would it be to share some of the most loved Westfield and Cranford, New Jersey businesses that have disappeared? (Two of… Read More »Wearing Lost Westfield & Cranford Businesses is Fun History
Views: 1,552 Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it’s our motto! So we thought how fun it would be to share some of the most loved New Jersey businesses that have disappeared. We started researching… Read More »Wearing Lost Jersey Businesses is Fun History
Views: 3,593 New Jersey has a rich history of drive-in theaters, and what you maybe didn’t know is that drive-ins actually started in New Jersey. Yes, it even amazed us! We love Jersey history but we wanted to take you… Read More »The Lost New Jersey Drive Ins
Views: 2,059 The MLHP has loved researching historic places around New Jersey. The history of the Irish coming to New Jersey is a story of Ireland’s fight for survival and opportunity. The Irish migration to New Jersey is part of… Read More »Irish in New Jersey & Two Newark Irish Pubs
Views: 12,899 Honoring International Women’s Day, we thought it would be an honor to research and share the stories of inspirational trailblazing women from our area that have made a difference. Each of these women either grew up or lived… Read More »International Women’s Day Honors Trailblazers from the Somerset Hills
Views: 862 A Few Questions for Bernardsville, New Jersey Locals As our MLH team was researching a story, often another cool interesting story pops up. Sometimes we find the answer, sometimes we don’t. This is one of those stories. Bernardsville… Read More »Freddy’s Tavern – Who Was Frederick “Freddy” T. Fasbuc?
Views: 1,497 UPDATE: MLH suggests you view this story from a large-screen device, as documents are embedded into the story using a PDF viewer. If you use a smartphone, you must download the documents to view them. Also, the MLHP… Read More »TEAR DOWN ALERT: Bernardsville’s Boylan House
Views: 2,490 Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it’s our motto! So we got to thinking how fun would it be to share some of the most loved businesses in northern Somerset County that have… Read More »Vintage Retro Clothing from Bernardsville / Basking Ridge
Views: 11,424 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 getting your idea compiled,… Read More »Getting Published – Making an Arcadia Local History Book
Views: 4,116 If you live in New Jersey, you can’t but help falling over history. Since the early days of the founding of our country, Paterson, New Jersey has been in the discussion. After winning our independence, America was forced… Read More »Paterson’s Awesome History
Views: 5,014 There are all kinds of interpretations of the term “Seven Wonders of the World,” including mother nature’s wonders, man-made wonders, modern wonders, and historical wonders. Now, there’s the Seven Wonders of the World from New Jersey. Our staff… Read More »Seven Historic Wonders of the World from New Jersey
Views: 952 The Mr. Local History Project is proud to announce that the board has accepted The White Manna Hamburger diner stand in Hackensack, New Jersey to be included in the New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake collection made by the… Read More »Hackensack’s Historic White Manna Honored With Miniature Wooden Collectible