History

The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School

Update: February 16, 2024 - Thanks to you all, the BOE has taken the name change for William Annin Middle…

4 years ago

Slot Cars and Motorsports History

Nominate your top 5 favorites for our American HO Greatest Slot List. My Aurora 1472 Ford GT Blue and White…

4 years ago

Three Historic Moments That Changed Basking Ridge & America

On the internet, we've created the #3LOCALHISTORYEVENTCHALLENGE, where you share your town's three most historic events. As the historian for…

4 years ago

Retrospective: Why Bernardsville was Once Called Vealtown

It's an age-old question, and the internet didn't know the answer. So the Mr. Local History Project went digging. Why…

4 years ago

Lost New Jersey Racetracks Mapping Project

Boy, this has turned into an obsession. We keep digging and finding more racetracks that were once part of New…

4 years ago

Bring Auto Racing Back to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson New Jersey

The former mayor of Paterson, Joey Torres, had committed to seeing the restoration of the stadium by the end of…

4 years ago

Harry Robinson – A Look at His Wooden Sculptures around Somerset Hills

Based at his home studio in Bernardsville, a structural engineer by profession sat Harry Robinson, an artist sculptor who changed…

4 years ago

Come Make a Wish: Community Wish Tree for the Holiday Season

COMMUNITY PROJECT - 2020 just keeps on giving. Our team was looking to create a great community tree for the…

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

A Tribute in Bronze – Millicent Fenwick

It's strange how you can walk back and forth a hundred times and never notice something, and then one day,…

4 years ago

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