Ken Burns American Revolution Series

New Jersey Rev War Series Mr. Local History Project

New Jersey is known as the "Cockpit of the American Revolution" for a reason - because it was. More battles,…

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Plenty of Local Ties to Jersey in the Ken Burns Rev War Series

These are a series of posts that provide local insight into Ken Burns' American Revolution series and its ties to…

1 month ago

Widow White – Mary Jarvis Whitaker Brown White

General Lee's Capture - December 13, 1776, outside Widow White's Tavern in Basking Ridge. NJ Museum This is a story…

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Royal Governor Francis Bernard and the Stamp Act

These are a series of posts that provide local insight into Ken Burns' American Revolution series and ties to local…

1 month ago

Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge was More Than a Grog Stop

Major General Lee - IF it wasn't for what happened in Basking Ridge, the world may have looked different today!…

6 months ago

Warren was Bernards Township Then March 5, 1806 Happened

Warren Township, before 1805, was at the southern end of Bernards Township and the Eastern edge of Bridgewater. Source: Map…

12 months ago

John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Stashed in Basking Ridge

John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he relinquished his commission in 1761 to become a highly…

2 years ago

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