Views: 34,249 When you’re a kid, the simplest things in life often end up being the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, I learned life lessons… Read More »Growing Up at the Cranford Canoe Club
Views: 4,529 United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters Hamilton Farm – Gladstone, New Jersey You must thank James Cox Brady of Bedminster, Peapack, the Wall Street Financier, for his vision for his “million-dollar coach barn.” Let’s Start with the History… Read More »Grand History of the US Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, New Jersey
Views: 12,158 UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is determining interest in nominating the Cranford Canoe Club to the New Jersey Historic Registry. If you believe this should be done, please consider signing our petition to let Cranford local officials… Read More »Cranford Canoe Club – Honoring the History
Views: 7,719 Our researchers continue to work on this story, as there are several conflicting points of view we want to explore further. We will update over the next few weeks, but we wanted to share this preview in case… Read More »Newark, New Jersey’s Incredible Velodrome and Motordrome Racing Venues
Views: 14,980 Over the last few years, researchers at the Mr. Local History Project here in New Jersey have been busy at work and have released several stories related to the motorsports racing history in New Jersey. We’ve even now… Read More »Mr. Local History Motorsports Special Edition Magazine – Free!
Views: 5,829 Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it’s our motto! So, we thought it would be fun to share some of the most beloved New Jersey businesses that have disappeared. We began researching and… Read More »Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History
Views: 10,965 The year is 1926, and MLH welcomes you to the “Board Bowl,” which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world’s greatest motorsport spectacles, and it was right here in New Jersey! It’s funny how history weaves… Read More »1926: Atlantic City Opened One of the Greatest Speedways in the World
Views: 8,146 Yes, it’s true. While motorsports history has been very kind to the Daytona and Ormond Beaches in Florida, historians often overlook when Cape May, New Jersey, rivaled Florida for the title of the beach racing capital of the… Read More »1905 – Cape May Auto Racing on the Beach Rivaled Daytona Beach
Views: 3,874 🏈 The Westfield – Plainfield Thanksgiving Day Football Game. Few local rivalries in New Jersey carry the history and heart of Westfield versus Plainfield. Their first meeting dates back to the turn of the 20th century, with the… Read More »Bring Back the Thanksgiving Football Classic – Westfield vs. Plainfield
Views: 7,158 Wildwood, New Jersey, drew summer tourists seeking respite from the Great Depression. Among the attractions on the boardwalk was the “Motordrome Wall of Death,” featuring motorcycles and race cars whirling around a wooden bowl-like enclosure. But the real… Read More »Wildwood’s Motorcycle Wall of Death is Back in New Jersey
Views: 11,197 The 15th annual High Bridge Soap Box Derby was a blast!History right in front of your eyes! Visions of custom-made and painted cars with young kids bearing helmets and a chance at fame, leveraging gravity in a non-motorized… Read More »The Soap Box Derby and Ties to New Jersey
Views: 11,001 Many people know of the 1951 Shot Heard Round the World by Bobby Thomson. No other play-by-play call in baseball history has ever come close to raising the hairs on the back of your neck like that call.… Read More »Baseball’s Bobby Thomson’s 1951 ‘Shot Heard Round the World’ was a Jersey Guy
Views: 6,335 The history of Basking Ridge (Bernards Township) sometimes comes in unique ways. While researching another story online, we came across an auction selling an original scorebook from the Bernards Baseball Club. Today, many men love to play club… Read More »Baseball: The Bernards Base Ball Club in 1867
Views: 26,099 Boy, this has turned into an obsession. We keep digging and finding more racetracks that were once part of New Jersey motorsports history! The Mr. Local History Project is a non-profit organization that picks up on great local… Read More »Lost New Jersey Racetracks Mapping Project
Views: 27,657 What’s in a name? Some call it the Steeplechase, some the Far Hills Race Meeting, and some prefer to call it ‘The Hunt.’ Whichever name you choose, you’re all partially correct. While the name is officially called the… Read More »Far Hills Race Meeting is Real Social Jersey History
