Views: 640 Distilling Revival across New Jersey and a Renaissance Updates: Distilling In the News Bernardsville’s Tim Koether & Craft Distilling Today, thanks to the diligence of a few key individuals, some Somerset Hills residents are pioneers of New Jersey’s… Read More »Claremont Distillery and The Ties to Bernardsville, New Jersey
Views: 1,489 A fun community-driven Mr. Local History post where we need history sleuths who’ve read all those old documents and maps to help build the largest list of New Jersey Revolutionary War-era taverns. The road was long and worn… Read More »New Jersey Taverns of the Revolutionary War
Views: 4,807 Every great historical story starts with something like, “So we were at this tavern and……” This is one of those stories. America was in the final stages of the Revolutionary War. After an agreement with the French was… Read More »Liberty Corner & Bullion’s Tavern… Boylan’s Tavern (Woops)
Views: 8,185 Our researchers continue to dig and have finally found ALL of the deed records of the Riverside Inn property. It took us back to the late 1800s. If you have additional information about any of the owners, we’d… Read More »The Riverside Inn – History of Cranford’s (and New Jersey’s) #1 Dive Bar
Views: 26,920 Isn’t it interesting how history becomes a part of history? Take, for example, pay phones. When you were using them, you never thought about it, and then they’re gone and not just gone……totally gone. Then you see them… Read More »Jersey’s History with Bar Room Shuffleboard
Views: 5,645 A few friends got together and started talking about the fine art of distilling and how much it’s changed (if at all). It seems that due to the efforts of a few Jersey residents, distilling spirits is back… Read More »Moonshining Bootlegging Speakeasies in Somerset County, NJ
Views: 13,644 Distilling Revival across New Jersey and a Renaissance New Jersey has a deep history of distilling spirits that goes back to colonial times. The Somerset Hills is an area in central New Jersey’s Somerset County, comprising six similar… Read More »New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
Views: 4,319 I walked by this place for years and never thought it was open, until one day I saw the lights on. I decided to investigate. Here’s the deal: that business is the oldest in Somerville, New Jersey, a… Read More »Historic Hotel Somerset – Rev War Tunison’s Tavern in Somerville Still Serves History
Views: 9,831 The term “dive bar” originated in the United States in the 1880s and was initially used as a derogatory term. It referred to drinking establishments often located in basements or below street level, where patrons would “dive” down into the… Read More »There’s a lot of History in These 100+ Jersey Dive Bars
Views: 8,056 The MLHP has loved researching historic places around New Jersey. The history of the Irish coming to New Jersey is a story of Ireland’s fight for survival and opportunity. The Irish migration to New Jersey is part of… Read More »Irish in New Jersey & Two Newark Irish Pubs
Views: 2,588 Delicious Heights Bedminster, New Jersey – Sunday October 1, 2023 3:30 – 5pm SIPPING THE SOMERSET HILLS: A HISTORY AND TASTINGS EVENT UPDATE: “It was a fantastic event. Do it again!” WHAT A GREAT EVENT! Great historic tavern,… Read More »Sipping The Somerset Hills – A History and Tasting Event
Views: 13,518 HELP THIS STORY: We are still looking for photos of the beer garden or any photos taken after 1970. We are also still researching the sale date to Warren Township and the final teardown date. Contact us if you… Read More »Warren’s Schwaebische Alb Was a Jersey Octoberfest Institution
Views: 42,386 Self-guided tours of some of the most historic pubs and taverns in the tri-state area. Who doesn’t like going on an adventure? The Mr. Local History Project has been building a list of historic pubs and taverns in… Read More »Historic Tavern Pub Tours of New Jersey / PA / New York City
Views: 26,698 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting Jersey’s local history since the nonprofit was established in 2019. For this piece, we are on a mission to create the definitive online history of Krug’s Tavern,… Read More »Deep Dive: Krug’s Tavern – Preserving Newark’s History
Views: 23,181 Every town in the world has restaurants and brothels that come and go. There are always reasons why they come and go, but the history and memories of what used to be remain. The Somerset Hills has a… Read More »Somerset Hills Bars and Restaurants of the Past