Founder and Chair of the Mr. Local History Project
Views: 10,001 One of the best memories growing up in Westfield, New Jersey, was winter skating on an iconic pond that sat adjacent to the Municipal Building just east of the town center. What is now a distant memory, this… Read More »Winter as a Kid on Westfield’s Mindowaskin Pond
Views: 10,757 Memories Skating on the Rahway River in Cranford, New Jersey Or as I like to say, “Memories from the Frozen Venice of New Jersey.” Retrospective: As a writer for New Jersey’s Mr. Local History Project, I recently wrote… Read More »Winter as a Kid on Cranford’s Rahway River
Views: 2,116 Join Mr. Local History as we partner with Somerset County’s Boudinot Southard Ross Farm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The 16th Annual Journey Through the Past is typically held on the 2nd weekend in October across Somerset County… Read More »Join Mr. Local History for Somerset County’s History Weekend
Views: 58,494 While watching an old Man vs. Food Nation episode, food critic and comedian Adam Richman showed some awesome sandwiches from Jersey. Adam got us thinking: What sandwiches define New Jersey? We’ve asked the public for their advice and… Read More »Sandwiches Invented in New Jersey
Views: 4,898 The Mr. Local History project often digs into multiple archives looking for evidence of the areas collective past. But this one got us scratching our heads. There is no doubt that Bernards Township is named after Sir Francis… Read More »Is it Bernard or Bernards? Hummm
Views: 10,232 Bernards Township has an impressive history that dates back to the early 1600s. The Mr. Local History Project started investigating the origins of the Bernards Township official flag. Let’s see what we’ve found. Bernards Township Flag Design A… Read More »History of The Official Bernards Township Flag
Views: 4,642 Ridge High School senior Pari Mandalapu is the recipient of the 2021 Mr. Local History Project Scholarship for Community Service in local history. Pari has lived in Basking Ridge most of his life, and has been involved in… Read More »Pari Mandalapu Chosen 2021 Ridge High School Mr Local History Scholarship Winner
Views: 7,108 The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of New Jersey’s historic resources of local, state, and national interest. Created by the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.128 et seq.)… Read More »Why List a Historic District on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places?
Views: 17,153 Or maybe we need to say: Give everyone the Disneyland Paris Café des Cascadeurs (Stuntman’s) diner update. #disneylandparisdiner As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sAs is… Read More »Westfield’s Excellent Diner – A Lost (and Found) Jersey Treasure
Views: 18,814 UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019, when it was announced that the Forbes family was donating the charter back to Bedminster Township. The story… Read More »The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster
Views: 23,973 A gift from the WHS class of 1980 to all those who loved the Jolly Trolley. I hope you continue to send in your stories and photos. As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the… Read More »Westfield’s Iconic Jolly Trolley – Thanksgiving Eve’s Place to Be
Views: 13,755 When you’re a kid, the simplest things in life often end up being the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, I learned life lessons… Read More »Did You Work at the Cranford Canoe Club?
Views: 8,830 Nominate your top 5 favorites for our American HO Greatest Slot List. Isn’t it great when you get to go back in time and do things you did as a kid? I remember the times when I would… Read More »Slot Cars and Motorsports History
Views: 15,789 The 1779-1780 Winter Encampment at Jockey Hollow &The Story of the Hospital at Basking Ridge Weather conditions when the Army arrived at Morristown in 1779 were just a prelude of what was yet to come, as the elements… Read More »The 1779 Continental Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge and NOT Jockey Hollow
Views: 15,079 History Makers High School Volunteers HISTORY MAKERS MAKE HISTORY “Today is tomorrow’s history, so make it a good one!” is the motto readers will always find on the Mr. Local History website. The motto is a reminder that… Read More »History Makers
