The famous and sometimes not-so-famous people and stories from the Mr. Local History Project researchers. Over 30 stories and counting.
Views: 17,089After 76 years, Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Medals were Presented to the Family of Robert & Estelle Terry It took almost two years for Brooks Betz, historian and researcher, to prepare a story about Captain Robert and Estelle Terry, who… Read More »Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots
Views: 7,644Lord Stirling Park, including the Lord Stirling Stable (LSS), in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township is part of the Somerset County Parks Commission in Somerset County. State of the Stable – Somerset County, July 20, 2020 In… Read More »What’s to Happen with Lord Stirling Stable and its Park?
Views: 4,825Congratulations to our 2020 Ridge High School senior and MLH History Student of the Year – Annie Kleinle. A history volunteer since the MLH was founded, Annie Kleinle has been involved with local history. In addition to her school… Read More »Congratulations to Annie Kleinle, the 2020 MLH Project High School Student of the Year.
Views: 12,405James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and “Founding Father” who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was the last president of the Virginia… Read More »Retrospective: President James Monroe Had Ties to Basking Ridge
Views: 7,961For many the downtown village of Basking Ridge is a bucolic vision of a Rockwell American town. Dotted with small shops, churches, and eateries, you don’t have to travel back in time too far when one of the biggest… Read More »Looking Back – Werring Chevrolet-Olds in Basking Ridge
Views: 20,274In a sleepy little section in the northern end of Bernards Township lies the Olde Mill Inn. Once just a tiny restaurant and former grain house barn, it has become a quiet getaway for Hollywood elite and social royalty.… Read More »They Stayed In Basking Ridge
Views: 16,936Before we get started: The Methodist Church in the United States is 94% white, 92% third-generation American, 60% married, 69% believe in God, 42% attend church weekly, and 62% believe in hell. Several attempts were made in the twentieth… Read More »Bishop Edmund S. Janes – Father of the Bernardsville Mountain
Views: 28,426Liberty Corner’s Most Famous Resident? In a quiet little rural village in New Jersey that’s known more for Memorial Day parades and quiet strolls up and down Church Street, there’s this little secret about a man who became a… Read More »Liberty Corner had the REAL Zip the Pinhead – Yow!
Views: 38,781UPDATE:Did you see that another Basking Ridge resident hit the silver screen, sharing the screen with Basking Ridge’s Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2? Meet Basking Ridge’s HelenJ. Shen. Helen J. Shen is a rising actress and singer… Read More »It’s TRUE: Meryl Streep Was From Basking Ridge BEFORE Moving to Bernardsville
Views: 11,302Morristown, New Jersey – Alexander Hamilton’s Roots Known as “the cockpit of the American Revolution,” New Jersey has a rich history from the American Revolution. During the 2nd winter encampment in Morristown and the 4th in New Jersey, the… Read More »Alexander Hamilton’s Morristown Love Story
Views: 50,622 Noted High Society Playboy and Titanic Survivor Brings Notoriety to Bernards Township. It’s a fun story, but you have to hang in there. First, we must provide a little background about John’s father, who didn’t survive the Titanic… Read More »Titanic Survivor Astor and Basking Ridge
