Views: 493 A Retrospective The Mr. Local History Project conducted a deep dive into the beginnings of railroads in New Jersey, focusing on east-west corridors that sought to connect Pennsylvania with New York through New Jersey’s crossroads. Long before the… Read More »Passaic Valley & Peapack and the West Line Railroad – What if the West Line Succeeded?
Views: 2,897 The iron rail that brought the steel horse to the Somerset Hills.This story is as much about the railroads that were built as it is about the railroads that weren’t. As our researchers identify new pertinent information, this… Read More »The West Line Railroad: Fate That Created a Community Instead of an Industry
Views: 9,032 April 14 is National Garden Day, so make sure you get out there and enjoy our Garden State’s beauty (and history) While the Mr. Local History Project typically focuses on historical research, stories, and events, we figured one… Read More »Garden State’s Top Historic Gardens and Estates
Views: 7,638 “It’s the most extensive America 250 Events Calendar for New Jersey 250. BOOKMARK this Site and Come Back Often – Updated Daily This free statewide calendar is open to all New Jersey organizers to share America’s Semiquincentennial 250th… Read More »New Jersey’s Most Extensive America 250 Events Calendar
Views: 1,032 Starting in 2026, Mr. Local History will partner with the New Jersey Historic Project to document the history of ice boats and ice yachts in New Jersey, from the 1850s through recent history. We love the sport so… Read More »New Jersey Ice Boating History Series
Views: 455 Yachtsmen Preparing for The Winter (1889) New York Times Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in… Read More »Profiles in New Jersey Iceboating – 1889 – History of Ice Boating in Red Bank
Views: 484 A Look Back to 1840 – ICE YACHTING NOW IN SEVENTY FIFTH YEAR (1915) Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesDecember 9, 1915 article recounts how Captain George D. Allaire built and sailed the first ice… Read More »Profiles in New Jersey Iceboating History – 1830 First Ice Yacht in New Jersey
Views: 358 SHREWSBURY ICE YACHTS (1894) – Over forty years since George Allaire built the first ice boat in New Jersey. Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesThe article traces the evolution of ice yachting on the Shrewsbury… Read More »Profiles in New Jersey Iceboating History – 1894 – Shrewsbury Ice Yachts
Views: 1,054 Gardiner, sometimes spelled Gardner, Van Nostrand entered the world on November 9, 1852, in Brooklyn, at a time when New York was swelling with energy, trade, and ambition. He was born into an old Dutch family that understood… Read More »Ice Boating History – Gardiner Van Nostrand
Views: 201,812 America’s First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778), was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (March 16, 1802). One of the greatest untold stories of the American Revolution.The Pluckemin Winter Cantonment, part of the overall Middlebrook Encampment of 1778-1779.… Read More »Twenty-Four Years Before America’s West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
Views: 398 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. This January 28, 1891 article highlights the… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1891 Faster Than The Wind
Views: 786 In the late 19th century, when ice yachting was one of the fastest and most thrilling sports in America, Gardner Van Nostrand set out to establish a true national championship for the sport. Van Nostrand was a devoted… Read More »Ice Yachting’s Greatest Races for the Van Nostrand Cup
Views: 580 Red Bank’s Capt. Haviland, Present Owner of the Scud, Built His First Boat in 1860. Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1913 Rockets Agustus Haviland
Views: 461 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. The theme of this story is the… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1902 South Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club
Views: 427 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. In this story, the South Shrewsbury Ice… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1904 HAZEL L Wins World’s Third Class Pennant