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		<title>A Tiny Roadside Cemetery in Basking Ridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 587 Isn&#8217;t it strange that you might drive by something 1,000s of times and never notice something&#8230;.until you do. This is one of those stories. Just to the south of the former Millington quarry entrance on Stonehouse Road sits a tiny roadside cemetery that honors one of the original families of Basking Ridge. The&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/roadside-cemetery-basking-ridge/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">A Tiny Roadside Cemetery in Basking Ridge</span></a></p>
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		<title>The Wedding Heard Round the Colonies: Lord Stirling, Washington &#038; New Jersey&#8217;s Most Famous Revolutionary War Wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 594 Commemorating the 247th Anniversary of the Wedding Heard &#8216;Round the ColoniesJuly 27, 1779 – July 27, 2026 July 27, 1779Basking Ridge&#8217;s Biggest Event &#8211; Kitty Stirling&#8217;s Wedding On July 27, 1779, the Revolutionary War was entering one of its most uncertain periods. Although no major battle was taking place at Basking Ridge itself,&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/wedding-heard-round-the-colonies/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The Wedding Heard Round the Colonies: Lord Stirling, Washington &#38; New Jersey&#8217;s Most Famous Revolutionary War Wedding</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/wedding-heard-round-the-colonies/">The Wedding Heard Round the Colonies: Lord Stirling, Washington &amp; New Jersey&#8217;s Most Famous Revolutionary War Wedding</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
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		<title>Igniting New Jersey&#8217;s Revolutionary Signal Beacons for America 250 Effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,261 Long before telegraphs, radios, or cell phones, New Jersey&#8217;s mountaintops carried messages by fire. During the Revolutionary War, General William Livingston and Brigadier General William Alexander—better known as Lord Stirling—relied on a chain of signal beacons stretching across the Watchung Mountains and beyond to warn of British troop movements and summon militia. From&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/signal-beacons-new-jersey-250-effort/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Igniting New Jersey&#8217;s Revolutionary Signal Beacons for America 250 Effort</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/signal-beacons-new-jersey-250-effort/">Igniting New Jersey&#8217;s Revolutionary Signal Beacons for America 250 Effort</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
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		<title>Meet HistOracle AI: New Jersey Team Brings History&#8217;s Voices Back to Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 837 For centuries, historians have relied on books, letters, artifacts, and exhibits to tell the stories of the past. But what if visitors could do something more? What if they could actually sit down and have a conversation with Elias Boudinot, Henry George, or another historical figure and ask them questions directly? That is&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/meet-historacle-ai/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Meet HistOracle AI: New Jersey Team Brings History&#8217;s Voices Back to Life</span></a></p>
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		<title>Archaeological Dig &#8211; America&#8217;s Grandest Estate in Basking Ridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,302 As New Jersey commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American experience, the archaeological work at Lord Stirling Manor represents one of Somerset County&#8217;s most significant contributions to the America 250 effort. By uncovering the physical remains of William Alexander&#8217;s famed estate and preserving thousands of artifacts connected to colonial and Revolutionary-era life, archaeologists&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridge-lord-stirling-dig/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Archaeological Dig &#8211; America&#8217;s Grandest Estate in Basking Ridge</span></a></p>
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		<title>Overlooked Heroines of the Revolutionary War &#8211; Sarah Livingston Alexander</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 366 Part of the Mr. Local History Rev War and Lord Stirling Series As we were researching another story, we came across this really interesting piece published in 1914 about one of the Revolutionary War&#8217;s greatest generals, William Alexander, also known as General Stirling. But this is not about William, it&#8217;s about his wife,&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/overlooked-heroines-at-valley-forge-1777-78-sarah-livingston-alexander/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Overlooked Heroines of the Revolutionary War &#8211; Sarah Livingston Alexander</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/overlooked-heroines-at-valley-forge-1777-78-sarah-livingston-alexander/">Overlooked Heroines of the Revolutionary War &#8211; Sarah Livingston Alexander</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
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		<title>The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Every Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooks Betz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 12,913 UPDATE: We published this story a while back, and we said people needed to see it again. It is a classic American tale that goes unnoticed, but we continue to root out these great American tales. Stop by the Ross Farm on Saturday, June 13, 2026, and meet &#8220;The Flagman of Basking Ridge&#8221;&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/americanflagman/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Every Day</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/americanflagman/">The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Every Day</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
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		<title>Helen Shen of Basking Ridge, NJ Shines in Breakout Film Devil Wears Prada 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,884 Did you see that another Basking Ridge resident hit the silver screen, sharing the screen with Basking Ridge&#8217;s Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2? Meet Basking Ridge&#8217;s&#160;HelenJ. Shen. On the Devil Wears Prada 2 set, Shen and Hathaway bonded over their experiences at the prestigious youth theater program at the Paper&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/helen-shen-shines-in-breakout-film-devil-wears-prada-2/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Helen Shen of Basking Ridge, NJ Shines in Breakout Film Devil Wears Prada 2</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/helen-shen-shines-in-breakout-film-devil-wears-prada-2/">Helen Shen of Basking Ridge, NJ Shines in Breakout Film Devil Wears Prada 2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bernardsville&#8217;s Anderson Hill Road and Judge John Anderson, Esq.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 673 “Every day, thousands of drivers wind their way up Anderson Hill Road, one of Bernardsville, New Jersey&#8217;s defining roads, without ever stopping to ask who Anderson was or why the hill carries his name. Yet behind that familiar sign was John Anderson, one of the influential figures tied to the rise of Bernardsville&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/bernardsvilles-anderson-hill-road-and-judge-john-anderson-esq/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Bernardsville&#8217;s Anderson Hill Road and Judge John Anderson, Esq.</span></a></p>
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		<title>Jimmy DeCoste &#8211; Mr Local History Honors a Friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,024 If you live in Basking Ridge and you went to Brush&#8217;s Deli, you were bound to see Jimmy DeCoste holding court with his friends at the table by the window. They would meet just about every day, shoot the breeze, have breakfast, and have a few coffees at the third-generation place that Tim&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/jimmy-decoste-mr-local-history/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Jimmy DeCoste &#8211; Mr Local History Honors a Friend</span></a></p>
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		<title>NJ 250 Idea &#8211; Build a Rev War Signal Beacon &#8211; Then Burn It</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 2,515 At a recent Somerset County 250th Celebration gathering at the Grain House Restaurant, a simple sign pointed visitors toward the Hunt Room. It was an ordinary moment, but it captured something bigger, the quiet buildup of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring Revolutionary War history back to life in the very place it happened.&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/nj-250-rev-war-signal-beacon/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">NJ 250 Idea &#8211; Build a Rev War Signal Beacon &#8211; Then Burn It</span></a></p>
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		<title>Remembering Gun and Rod Clubs Around Schley Mountain in the Somerset Hills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,467 From Rev War Soldiers to Gliders to Gun &#38; Rod Clubs: The Transition on Schley Mountain There is no well-documented evidence of a formal, dedicated police or public shooting range in the &#8220;The Hills&#8221; development itself. But we&#8217;re hoping that the locals will come forward and share what they know about shooting sports&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/gun-clubs-somerset-hills/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Remembering Gun and Rod Clubs Around Schley Mountain in the Somerset Hills</span></a></p>
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		<title>New Jersey&#8217;s Historic Olympians &#8211; Who Shined in 2026?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 6,711 Participating in the Olympics is a great accomplishment. Winning an Olympic medal is the pinnacle for some. With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway, who from New Jersey is going, and who has a chance to win or place? We also started thinking: Who are some of the greatest Olympians who hail from the&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-olympians/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">New Jersey&#8217;s Historic Olympians &#8211; Who Shined in 2026?</span></a></p>
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		<title>Basking Ridge&#8217;s &#8220;Rushmore 5&#8221; Ladies  Honored</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 4,062 MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 Series Now It&#8217;s the Ladies Turn&#8230;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 Ridge, right? Now, I believe that history has to be over a hundred years&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridges-rushmore-5-ladies/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Basking Ridge&#8217;s &#8220;Rushmore 5&#8221; Ladies  Honored</span></a></p>
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		<title>The Paula Grossman Story &#8211; 50+ Years Later Forever in Basking Ridge History</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 3,656 Paula 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 for identity, her case was debated openly, litigated through state courts, and reported nationally&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/paula-grossman/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The Paula Grossman Story &#8211; 50+ Years Later Forever in Basking Ridge History</span></a></p>
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