The famous and sometimes not-so-famous people and stories from the Mr. Local History Project researchers. Over 30 stories and counting.
Views: 21,266 Tucked below the Hills on a quiet cul-de-sac in the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, sits a turreted French Norman-style castle known to locals as Pharelock Castle. Very few locals remember the sad story about… Read More »Bill Beatty and the Hills Haunted Phareloch Castle
Views: 41,258 70+ 60+ 50+ 40+ 40+ Classic Events and Yes Chris Christie – It just won’t go away UPDATE: YOU KEEP SENDING… WE’LL KEEP POSTING! It all started when a photographer from the Newark Star-Ledger rented an airplane on… Read More »70+ Chris Christie Beach Memes Make You Laugh
Views: 5,271 MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 in American History What better way to preserve local history than by writing about people who have made Basking Ridge one of the most historic places in America to live? I’ve… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Historic Rushmore 5 in American History
Views: 5,349 MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 of the Modern Era in our CommunityMeet John Packo, Bill Hine, Irwin Richardt, Nick Sant Foster, and Bobby Thomson. Okay, so I live in Basking Ridge, which is part of Bernards… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Rushmore 5 in the Modern Era
Views: 6,189 Remembering Bill Hine – the Pope of Basking Ridge Every once in a while, we come across a human-interest story that’s so much more than history; we must tell it so that it continues in local circles for… Read More »The Pope of Basking Ridge – Bill Hine’s Presence Shined
Views: 19,414 The Patriot of Liberty Corner “Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin. “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” Thomas Jefferson Welcome to Irwin… Read More »The Life of Irwin Richardt -The Patriot of Liberty Corner
Views: 4,659 SUBSCRIBER PREVIEW: If you signed up for our alerts, we’re releasing this story as a preview as we’re hoping you, or other people will read and share additional photos or stories they have of Basking Ridge’s John “Honey… Read More »John Placko – A Basking Ridge Icon
Views: 13,035 The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house, known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge, was built with similar architecture to the Proprietary House by England’s John Edward Pryor. Let us know what you… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House- Digging Around
Views: 4,350 Suppose you have the chance to visit Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Ross Farm for an outdoor concert or to help out in the giving garden; remember this story about the historic Boudinot (Boo-DE-Know) family estate on the hill… Read More »Richard Stockton – Constitution Signer and a Basking Ridge Brother-in-Law
Views: 2,660 Biography Bio courtesy of the Save Ellis Island Foundation, Gladstone, New Jersey Ruth was an octogenarian who lived in historic Gladstone, New Jersey, just down the street from the Save Ellis Island office. In late 2003, Save Ellis Island’s… Read More »Meet The Historians Series – Ruth Thomson Peapack Gladstone
Views: 20,577 International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 andt throughout the month March. Honoring International Women’s Day, we thought it would be an honor to research and share the stories of inspirational trailblazing women from our… Read More »Honoring Female Trailblazers from the Somerset Hills in New Jersey
Views: 10,451 Mixed inside a Revolutionary War site on a hillside in Bernardsville, New Jersey, is a modest estate with lovely gardens. The Cross Estate encompasses 162 acres and, together with the Jarvis tract, augments the 320-acre New Jersey Brigade… Read More »Bernardsville’s Historic Cross Estate & Gardens
Views: 14,564 Starting in 1836 in Paterson, New Jersey, Samuel Colt’s revolver is one of the 10 most influential inventions EVER produced. The Colt Paterson revolver was the first practical revolving-cylinder handgun, and it was made in Paterson, New Jersey. For years,… Read More »Col. Samuel Colt Got His Start in Paterson, New Jersey
High Point State Park in Sussex, New Jersey, home to the state’s highest elevation and a monument for veterans, owes its existence to Bernardsville families the Kusars and the Drydens. Businessman and philanthropist Anthony Kusar and his wife Susie donated… Read More »High Point State Park was Donated by Bernardsville Family
Views: 21,389 William Annin has a prominent place in the history of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Liberty Corner. The Mr. Local History Project looks back at one of Liberty Corner’s founding families, known worldwide as the largest manufacturer of… Read More »The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School
