Going to the Olympics as a participant is a great accomplishment. Winning an Olympic medal is the pinnacle to some.…
UPDATE: In 2010, we published this story on another website. Then we said people needed to see the story about…
Flag Designer Betsy Ross and Her Basking Ridge Ties - Lore or Fact? “Here lies the woman who made the…
Before we got started, we uncovered something we never knew about Samuel Southard. MLH believes Basking Ridge's own Samuel Southard…
Less than half a mile down Green Brook Road in Green Brook, New Jersey, sits a sizable but inconspicuous old…
John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he relinquished his commission in 1761 to become a highly…
Often, Mr. Local History doesn't search for stories as those stories find us. Case in point is this weird little…
As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you've added…
We recently received this great photo taken in May 1894 from John Allen, including the Allen family and Nettie (dead…
Cemeteries showcase some of history's greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the area are unaware…
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