Views: 559 Raised above the ruins of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, this one American flag became an immediate symbol of courage, unity, and a nation that refused to surrender. Yet within hours of inspiring millions, the… Read More »THE 9.11 Ground Zero American Flag That Vanished for 13 Years
Views: 13,311 UPDATE: We published this story a while back, and we said people needed to see it again. It is a classic American tale that goes unnoticed, but we continue to root out these great American tales. Stop by… Read More »The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Every Day
Views: 2,321 UPDATE: Yes, it happened. A NEW flagpole replaced the old, nasty, rusted version, and it finally happened on July 10, 2026. While America’s 250th birthday is underway, the Basking Ridge town green is about to get a major… Read More »Basking Ridge Town Green – The Town’s Smallest Park History & a New Flagpole
Views: 6,270 UPDATE / Donor Special: The 2026 Ambassador Giving Campaign to Support Project Local History Ambassador for 5th Grade Students is underway: five schools and almost 500 Bernards Township official flags to be distributed. See our special offer to… Read More »Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students in Bernards Township
Views: 4,392 Mr. Local History finds itself back partnering with an iconic New Jersey business that has been among the most historic in American history. As we expanded our Gift Shop collection with America 250 flags, it’s no surprise that they’re… Read More »America 250: The Flag Design & Jersey’s Involvement
Views: 2,561 For over 60 years Bernards Township has had an official flag. The four colored rectangles recognized the four hamlets inside Bernards Township. In the 80s, a vote was made in West Millington to join the nearby Basking Ridge… Read More »Resolution Needed for the Bernards Township Flag
Views: 21,173 William Annin has a prominent place in the history of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Liberty Corner. The Mr. Local History Project looks back at one of Liberty Corner’s founding families, known worldwide as the largest manufacturer of… Read More »The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School
Views: 2,260 The Bernards Township flag, officially adopted in 1960 to commemorate the township’s bicentennial, was designed by resident James Fogelman. The flag features a simple yet meaningful design, quartered into four rectangles of red and gold, representing the township’s… Read More »Bernards Township Flag Needs Clarification
Views: 21,310 Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 to commemorate the Continental Congress’s adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. The flag was immediately couriered to General Washington’s camp in a field just north of Route 22,… Read More »The American Flag Means Liberty Corner’s Annin Family
Views: 17,814 Project Local History Ambassador – Nicknamed “Teach ’em,” Project Ambassador is a five-year program where the Mr. Local History Project holds assemblies at each elementary school in Bernards Township and shares the history of the Bernards Township flag,… Read More »Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador
Views: 2,573 Vol.6 Issue 2 – Summer is in full swing, and we’re happy to say Happy Birthday, America, for the 248th time. So much Jersey history is packed in our latest digital Mr. Local History online magazine issue. Our… Read More »Mr. Local History 2024 Summer Magazine Vol 6. Issue 2
Views: 22,881 Flag Designer Betsy Ross and Her Basking Ridge Ties – Lore or Fact? “Here lies the woman who made the first banner containing the stars and stripes after that honored old ensign had been adopted, June 14, 1776.”July… Read More »Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New Jersey?
Views: 18,682 For the First Time in 64 Years, Fundraiser offers an Exclusive, Large Bernards Township Flag Made by the Annin Flag Company, the world’s largest and most prestigious flag maker. For the first time since 1960, an original Bernards… Read More »Flag Honors Bernards Township’s History & Available for First Time in 64 Years
Views: 16,453 Meet Francis Hopkinson – New Jersey signer #Jersey5 signer of the Declaration of Independence, who also designed, presented, and received the Continental Congress’s Approval as America’s First official flag on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia. Francis Hopkinson flag… Read More »Why EVERYONE Should Fly THIS American Flag & Don’t Ask Betsy Ross
Views: 2,476 The blue and the yellow of Ukraine’s flag represent the country’s role as Europe’s breadbasket. Blue denotes the skies over the vast land, while yellow stands for the grain growing in the huge wheatfields beneath. Did You Know that… Read More »First Ukrainian Flags Were Made in Jersey
