Views: 7,406 Four limited edition wooden keepsakes to honor New Jersey’s historic icons honoring the state’s most famous eateries that have served Jersey for almost 100 years. Congratulations to our iconic New Jersey Diner keepsake, West Orange’s Jimmy Buff’s Italian… Read More »Honoring Four Historic New Jersey Eateries
Views: 6,509 The ancestors of the creator of the Italian Hot Dog continue to serve up Italian hot dogs every day. Over the years, Mike Loikith says that about twenty locations came and went as his great-grandfather and grandfather passed… Read More »Historic Jimmy Buff’s and the Italian Hot Dog Honored With Miniature Wooden Collectible
Views: 958 The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has decreed another Jersey icon be added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection recently in a bold move to expand the only set of New Jersey collectible icons. Produced… Read More »Lucy the Elephant Added to NJ Village Collection
Views: 493 The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has decreed two icons be added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection recently in a bold move to expand the only set of New Jersey collectible icons. Produced in… Read More »Ford Mansion Added to NJ Village Collection
Views: 1,385 The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has launched a campaign to determine if Jimmy Buff’s, the former Newark, New Jersey eatery deserves to be part of the collection. UPDATE:The public voted a resounding YES and the committee… Read More »Does Jimmy Buff’s Deserve Nomination to Jersey’s Historic Village?
Views: 10,485 We start with a little video tied to three limited edition wooden keepsakes to honor historic icons in Bernardsville, New Jersey. Click the video below to watch. Supporting Bernardsville’s history via our MLH keepsake project is growing as… Read More »Preserving Bernardsville’s History
Views: 2,803 Krug’s Tavern, a shot and beer joint that’s survived through WW2, the Riots, and gentrification, the four generations continue the family legacy with this legendary New Jersey tavern. Now Krug’s has reached its 90th anniversary and the non-profit… Read More »Newark’s 1932 Krug’s Tavern Wooden Collectible Honors Jersey’s BEST
Views: 3,389 Nothing goes better than a fun Jersey day trip to an iconic town that starts on the Jersey shore and gives you many fun choices filled with food and history. Mr. Local History introduces you to Keyport, New… Read More »New Jersey’s MOST ICONIC Diner Keepsake
Views: 1,915 UPDATED for 2024 – We’re having a raffle again to honor the 103rd edition of the Far Hills Race Meeting. Enter your chance to win the 100th Anniversary Far Hills Race Keepsake. One of our most popular keepsakes… Read More »100th Far Hills Race Collectible – Feel Lucky – Enter Chance to Win
Views: 5,343 Nothing goes better than a fun Jersey day trip to an iconic town that starts the Jersey shore and gives you so many fun choices to fill with food and history. The Mr. Local History introduces you to… Read More »Keyport Day Trip – History and Food Road Trip
Views: 11,063 #45-47summerwhitehouse Preserving Bedminster’s History – The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history… Read More »Collectible: Preserving Bedminster’s History with a Special Keepsake – Trump’s Summer Whitehouse
Views: 10,745 The map below is interactive and filtered to showcase New Jersey’s Diner community! Then, we’ll discuss how the keepsake came to be. Bookmark this map on your phone. Also note we have burgers, pizza, bakeries, hot dogs, and… Read More »Mapping New Jersey’s Most Iconic Diners & Jersey’s Diner Keepsake
Views: 5,352 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history, artwork, in partnership with… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Cranford’s History
Views: 4,796 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history, artwork, in partnership with… Read More »Fundraiser: Preserving Westfield NJ History with Keepsakes
Views: 3,836 Remembering classic movie theaters that not only showed first rate films, but anchored our towns and kept us full of memories. Three of the last remaining old-time, downtown movie theaters in New Jersey, each with over a century… Read More »Historic New Jersey Cinemas Honored in Miniature Wooden Collection