Township Historian

Vote for Bernards Township’s Most Historic Icons

We'd love your opinion on Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons, and West Millington. What are Bernards Township's most historic icons?…

4 years ago

Holiday Cards for Veterans -#cardsforvets

In a year filled with challenge and heartache the Mr. Local History brought a little holiday cheer by presenting their…

4 years ago

America’s First Republican Vice President Nominee – Basking Ridge’s William Dayton Beats out Abraham Lincoln

Americans think the Biden/Trump election was one for the ages, exposing huge ideological beliefs, highly charged politics, and a fight…

4 years ago

Lore: Bill Beatty and the Haunted Phareloch Castle

Phareloch castle has its own road that still cuts thru the Liberty Corner woods in case the fire company needs…

4 years ago

Haunted Roots – The Horror Tale of the Devil Tree in Central New Jersey

  Recorded Friday, October 30, 2020 Join the Mr. Local History Project as we welcome award winning journalist and Walking…

4 years ago

Retrospective: The Acclaimed Kiwanis Community Fair in Basking Ridge

What started on Labor Day weekend in 1949 will hold a place in many local residents' hearts as one of…

5 years ago

Bernards Twp, Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner Survey Question

Note: The survey and petition are simple. Nothing changes except we start including the term "Historic" moving forward as we…

5 years ago

Reflection: Ice Cream around Somerset Hills

July is national ice cream month, so it's time for Mr. Local History's look back at the history, the good…

5 years ago

What’s to Happen with Lord Stirling Stable and its Park?

The Lord Stirling Park including the Lord Stirling Stable (LSS) in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township is part…

5 years ago

The Lyons, New Jersey VA Campus & Historic District

The Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital Historic District, currently known as the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons…

5 years ago

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