Ongoing historical research on a variety of topics.
Views: 6,108Vol. 4 Issue 2 – Fall 2022The fall is one of the favorite seasons in New Jersey as the kids go back to school, the warm days follow crisp nights, and the leaves begin to change. Back To School… Read More »Mr. Local History 2022 Fall Back to School Magazine Vol 4. Issue 2
Views: 7,677T’is the season for engagements right? So why not share some of the most historic wedding venues in the Somerset Hills. Many people have written over the years looking for places to hold a wedding on a historic property… Read More »Holiday Engagement? Historic Wedding Venues in Central New Jersey
Views: 3,422The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has decreed that another Jersey icon be added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection recently in a bold move to expand the only set of New Jersey collectible icons. Produced… Read More »Lucy the Elephant Added to NJ Village Collection
Views: 1,821The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has decreed two icons be added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection recently in a bold move to expand the only set of New Jersey collectible icons. Produced in conjunction… Read More »Ford Mansion Added to NJ Village Collection
Views: 3,063The Mayor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has launched a campaign to determine if Jimmy Buff’s, the former Newark, New Jersey eatery deserves to be part of the collection. UPDATE:The public voted a resounding YES and the committee representing… Read More »Does Jimmy Buff’s Deserve Nomination to Jersey’s Historic Village?
Views: 121,548Those following the Mr. Local History Project know we love Jersey food and iconic food outlets. Along with the grand ethnic diversity comes food concoctions that have become iconic Jersey staples on the Jersey food scene over the years.… Read More »Legendary Jimmy Buff’s Italian Hot Dog – A Newark, New Jersey Invention
Views: 44,270The Devil Tree of Liberty Corner (Somerset County) Urban Legend 1 Devil Tree – The Tree and the Caretaker Me and my friends were all contemplating going up to the devil tree. I had been up there one time… Read More »The Tale of Jersey’s Devil Tree
Views: 5,419BASKING RIDGE- JULY 21, 2022 – Robert and Estelle Terry, who once lived in Basking Ridge across the street from the Somerset Hills Airport, were honored today at the site of their former home for a ceremony to present… Read More »Tuskegee Medal Presentation Writes Final Chapter
Views: 12,653You might have heard that Bernardsville, New Jersey, is on the move. Congratulations on your centennial anniversary in April 2024. To promote these efforts, they look to modern digital promotions, including a clever podcast called the Radio Tavern. The… Read More »Bernardsville’s Radio Tavern Was a Hidden “Little Italy” Gem
Views: 13,361 Brush’s Deli has a long history in Basking Ridge and is the longest-standing deli in the community. Located at 35 S. Finley Avenue in the same building, the P.C. Henry general store opened in 1869 and remained until… Read More »Brush’s Deli Served the Community for Three Generations and Now It’s Just a Memory
Views: 14,555 Peaches Peaches Everywhere Many don’t remember that New Jersey, particularly Somerset, Morris, and Hunterdon Counties, were premier peach orchards with some of the best in the United States. If you live in New Jersey, you know that summertime… Read More »Peaches Mean Summer – Peaches Mean New Jersey
Views: 44,442Self-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 the… Read More »Historic Tavern Pub Tours of New Jersey / PA / New York City
Views: 21,119Isn’t it great when you think you know about something only to find out that someone else has shown up with a different answer? Well, I hate to admit it, but I think it’s been done to us again.… Read More »THE First American Flag and Middlebrook, New Jersey
Views: 5,011It took a bit, but the book on the 175-year history of the Annin Flag Company has finally made it to the Bernards Library. And what more appropriate day to present the collectible book than on Flag Day, June… Read More »Annin Centennial History Book Donated to Bernards Library
Views: 7,930Mr. Local History has fallen in love with what history has deemed nothing more than a ripoff of the famous White Castle brand, called White Tower. Now, we know all sorts of burger joints have the term “White” in… Read More »White Tower Hamburger System in New Jersey
