People

The Founding Families of Bernards Township (Basking Ridge)

NOTE: Remember that Far Hills and Bernardsville were part of Bernards Township until the 1920 so these names do cover…

5 years ago

Retrospect: President James Monroe Had Ties to Basking Ridge

James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and "Founding Father" who served as the fifth president of the United…

5 years ago

Looking Back – Werring Chevrolet-Olds in Basking Ridge

For many the downtown village of Basking Ridge is a bucolic vision of a Rockwell American town. Dotted with small…

5 years ago

They Stayed In Basking Ridge

The famous people who came to Basking Ridge - Mr Local History Project In a sleepy little section in the…

5 years ago

Bishop Edmund S. Janes – His Somerset Hills Story

Bishop Edmund Janes - "The Father of the Bernardsville Mountain" Before we get started: The Methodist Church in the United…

5 years ago

Liberty Corner had the REAL Zip the Pinhead – Yow!

Liberty Corner's Most Famous Resident? Might Be Zippy the Pinhead. Cartoonist Bill Griffith's comic strip "Zippy the Pinhead" was inspired…

6 years ago

The Life of Irwin Richardt -The Patriot of Liberty Corner

The Patriot of Liberty Corner Sons of Liberty sign from Irwin Richardt "Those who would give up liberty for safety…

6 years ago

“Janice Meredith” – 1924 Silent Film Showcases American Revolution

Back in 1924 silent films were all the rage. Bernardsville was just becoming a boro and separating from Bernards Township…

6 years ago

Retrospective: Meryl Streep Was From Basking Ridge BEFORE Bernardsville

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

7 years ago

Alexander Hamilton’s Morristown Love Story

Morristown, New Jersey - Alexander Hamilton's Roots Known as "the cockpit of the American Revolution," New Jersey has a rich…

8 years ago

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