Black History

Honoring Black History Month with stories from the Somerset Hills.

Honoring Black History Month in the Somerset Hills

NOTE: As with many Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent…

2 years ago

Tuskegee Medal Presentation Writes Final Chapter

BASKING RIDGE- JULY 21, 2022 - Robert and Estelle Terry who once lived in Basking Ridge across the street from…

3 years ago

Retrospective: Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots

NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent…

3 years ago

Monument Honors Robert & Estelle Terry’s Tuskegee Airmen Efforts

This Memorial Day, Bernards Township has a new monument honoring veterans and residents Robert & Estelle Terry's Tuskegee Airmen efforts.…

3 years ago

Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of the American Colonization Society

Dr. Robert Finley's Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery and Colonize Liberia The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to…

5 years ago

A Unique Bedminster Cemetery-“God’s Acre”

So we're over at the Bedminster Farmers Market and while meeting a few of the locals, one of the patrons…

6 years ago

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