History

Non-Consecutive Term Presidents: Jersey’s Grover Cleveland and Now Donald Trump

Presidents #22 and #24 and Now #45 and #47 - Only Two Presidents to Serve Non-Consecutive Terms. Here's how four…

5 months ago

President Trump’s Historic Summer White House in Bedminster, New Jersey

In a sleepy equestrian area in the Somerset Hills of central New Jersey, the former President of the United States…

5 months ago

Museums and Historical Societies Must Change or Die

Several museums are closing permanently, including the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City, the 9/11 Tribute Museum in…

6 months ago

Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History

Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it's our motto! So we thought how fun it…

6 months ago

1928 – Woodbridge Speedway – World’s Fastest 1/2 Mile Track

This is a tale about auto racing legends of the early 1920s, known as daredevils and speed freaks, who traveled…

6 months ago

Samuel Southard of Basking Ridge – A US Vice President

While researching the Southard family of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, we uncovered something we never knew about Samuel Southard. MLH…

6 months ago

Does Another Jersey Hot Dog Icon Deserve a Historic Collectible? VOTE

Does the hot dog (not the Italian one) get a place in New Jersey's Historic Foodie Wooden Collectible series?What about…

6 months ago

1926: Atlantic City Opened One of the Greatest Speedways in the World

The year is 1926. Welcome to the "Board Bowl," which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world's greatest…

6 months ago

Remebering the Waterloo Village Concert Series

The Waterloo Fields, home to the Waterloo Music Festival in Byram Township, New Jersey. In 1977, Waterloo Village opened an…

6 months ago

The World’s Greatest Broadcast in New Jersey History – War of the Worlds

GO LISTEN WITH YOUR FAMILY on Mischief Night, Cabbage Night, Goosey Night, or whatever you call it - October 30th!!!!…

6 months ago

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