Ongoing historical research on a variety of topics.
Views: 2,373Chasing Jersey History – Droning over the Years Full list of towns, sites, and date at the end of this post. NEWS: Our Drone Took a Hard Fall / Help MLH Get Back in the Air We are sad… Read More »Droning History Over New Jersey
Views: 8,591UPDATE: January 19, 2026 A few researchers at the Mr. Local History Project are looking for a few Chinese and Indian residents interested in tracing the roots of these two growing communities in Bernards Township to the first families… Read More »Bernards Township History: The Asian Origins Initiative
Views: 4,406MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 Series Now It’s the Ladies Turn…The Basking Ridge Ladies Rushmore 5 Okay, so I live in Basking Ridge, which is part of Bernards Township, but we all refer to it as Basking… Read More »Basking Ridge’s “Rushmore 5” Ladies Honored
Views: 4,048Paula Grossman’s dismissal from the Bernards Township school system in the early 1970s is widely regarded as one of the first public cases of transgender discrimination in American public employment. A tenured music teacher removed not for misconduct but… Read More »The Paula Grossman Story – 50+ Years Later Forever in Basking Ridge History
Views: 2,013MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 in our Community UPDATE:Our researchers have been watching this post carefully and have finally made the decision and create the Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 for five women that made and continue to… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Rushmore 5 Ladies Deserving Recognition
Views: 1,764Picture a country barn set back from the road. Cars parked along a tree line, never too close together. Men arriving quietly, some local, others from out of town. Inside, cages line the walls and a small pit sits… Read More »Cockfighting in the Somerset Hills – How Times Have Changed
Views: 2,087In December 1776, the American rebellion was close to collapse. The Continental Army was shrinking as enlistments expired and morale sank to its lowest point of the war. British forces held New York and expected the uprising to fade… Read More »What Might Have Happened if General Lee Wasn’t Captured in Basking Ridge
Yes folks there was a Marlboro Man who lived atop Schley Mountain in Bernards Township (Basking Ridge) Now we need the community’s help.
Views: 1,921Ring in America’s 250th anniversary with Jersey style, a bold new collection created exclusively for New Jersey’s Mr. Local History Project. Honor the state’s deep roots, iconic places, and proud role in the nation’s 250th anniversary. Etsy Current Inventory… Read More »Ring In America’s 250th with Official 250 Flags
Views: 10,693It’s time New Jersey – America is 250, and Our Jersey History helped make America the free country it is today. Join The Mr Local History Project as we celebrate all year long. New Jersey holds a central place… Read More »America’s 250th – Sharing Jersey History The Mr. Local History Way
Views: 8,368It’s hard to believe the United States is beginning its 250th anniversary. That means it’s also been 50 years since the Bicentennial, and hopefully, almost everyone remembers that one. As this researcher was just 14 years old back in… Read More »America’s 250th Anniversary is Here – Looking Back at the Bicentennial… Jersey Style
Views: 6,177December 13, 1776, stands as the most electrifying day in Basking Ridge’s history, when the sleepy colonial crossroads suddenly became the center of the Revolution. At dawn, the infamous capture of General Charles Lee sent shockwaves through Washington’s struggling… Read More »Insights: General Charles Lee’s Capture at Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge & Washington’s Delaware Crossing Impact
So much is going on around our beautiful home base in the Somerset Hills of New Jersey, especially in Basking Ridge. Come check it out.
Views: 1,047Are you a Historic Property that Wants to be Part of the New Jersey Historic Cat’s Meow Wooden Village Collection? How Do These Jersey Icons Make It to the Jersey Collection? Many historic properties want to be included in… Read More »Want To Be Part of Jersey’s History? Partner with Mr. Local History
Views: 2,101Mr. Local History’s 1 Millionth Visitor If you were the 1 millionth Visitor and grabbed a screenshot of our homepage at 1,000,000 – send it in. We’ll reward you with a special gift and recognition. So come back and… Read More »Mr. Local History’s 1 Millionth Visitor – Was It You?
