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Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America

It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to…

2 years ago

Top 10 Jersey Shore Historic Places and Events

The jewel of Jersey - "the Jersey Shore" The term "Jersey Shore" is a term used to describe the coastal…

2 years ago

President Trump’s Historic Summer White House in Bedminster, New Jersey

As a resident near the Summer Whitehouse, there is nothing like the rumble of Marine 1 being escorted by Ospreys…

2 years ago

Holiday Cards – Basking Ridge & Bernardsville Villages Support Non-Profit

The Mr. Local History project offers exclusive holiday cards, with artwork by local resident Linda Arnold, featuring the villages of…

2 years ago

Origins of Cold as Balls and Cold as a Witch’s Teet

The phrase "cold as balls" reportedly comes from the contraction of metal on ship's cannons, causing the iron balls to…

2 years ago

Bring Back the Thanksgiving Football Classic – Westfield vs. Plainfield

Westfield v. PlainfieldBlue Devils v. CardinalsBring it back ON Thanksgiving! 🏈 The Westfield - Plainfield Thanksgiving Day Football Game. Few…

2 years ago

Legendary Horror Tales and Ghost Stories from Central New Jersey

Have a "spooktakular" Halloween season.The Mr. Local History Project Urban Legends, Ghosts, Murder, Nuns gone insane, the Devil and other…

2 years ago

Warren’s Schwaebische Alb Was a Jersey Octoberfest Institution

HELP THIS STORY: We are still looking for photos of the beer garden or any photos taken after 1970. We…

2 years ago

Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook

Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it "Jersey's Gift…

2 years ago

Oktoberfest Year Round – Distilling and Brewing in Somerset County- Ah the History

Fall Brewing - Oktoberfest - Perfect Together! Craft brewing and distilling is alive and well in Somerset County. With a…

3 years ago

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