Views: 24,830The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment, and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it. Jefferson drafted the statement between June 11 and 28, submitted drafts to Adams… Read More »Independence Day – Kudos to New Jersey Signers #jersey5
Views: 7,480It’s the oldest cycling race in America – right in Somerville, New Jersey, every Memorial Day for 85 years! It’s the “Kentucky Derby of Cycling.” I laid on the ground at turn two and thought all would be good.… Read More »Somerville Bike Race – The Oldest Race in America & a Jersey Memorial Day Staple
Views: 49,301Au Natural in the News:As we were updating this post, we just learned that a Steakhouse in Miami is going “au natural” just like Sky Farm. And we have another news item at the end of the story. C.L.A.S.S.… Read More »Sky Farm: America’s Oldest Nudist Colony is STILL KICKING in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
Views: 5,885RAIN or SHINE – EVERY July 4th at 10:30 am – Join friends and family on Independence Day as the Washington Camp Ground Association honors the American flag, the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, and the reading of… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America’s 250th – A July 4th Celebration You Must Experience
Views: 1,766It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to the “Field of Honor,” an annual tradition at the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey. Sit back, relax,… Read More »Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America
Views: 3,540. UPDATE: Rumor has it that the new $30+ million Visitor Center & Museum on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, where Washington’s Continental Army landed should open in September 2026. We’ll keep our fingers crossed! Well,… Read More »New Jersey’s Washington Crossing State Park’s New Visitor Center & Museum
Views: 1,919Most people think they know New Jersey. They picture highways, traffic, and a place you pass through on the way to somewhere else. But if you could step back into the mid 1800s, you’d see a very different state… Read More »Why are We Called “The Garden State?” Spring Gardens- History and Happenings
Views: 2,112Latest Issue – Summer 2026 – Click Here Spring 2026 marks the beginning of something extraordinary across the Garden State. Communities, museums, schools, and historical societies are launching celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary, the SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL of the Declaration of… Read More »Mr. Local History 2026 Spring Magazine Vol 8. Issue 1
Views: 5,830This Special Issue of Mr. Local History Magazine celebrates America’s SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, by bringing New Jersey’s Revolutionary past to life. From historic battlefields and museum exhibits to community events and… Read More »Mr. Local History’s America’s 250th Celebration Magazine
Views: 10,376April 14 is National Garden Day, so make sure you get out there and enjoy our Garden State’s beauty (and history) While the Mr. Local History Project typically focuses on historical research, stories, and events, we figured one great… Read More »Garden State’s Top Historic Gardens and Estates
Views: 2,589“I want to try this ice boating. But I Need THREE EASIES: Easy to Set Up. Easy to Sail. Easy to Put Away.“ Ice boating has always lived in that wonderful space between ingenuity and obsession. For generations, the… Read More »Production Ice Boats & Contraptions – Getting Started on Ice the Easy Way
Views: 709Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. This January 28, 1891 article highlights the thrilling… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1891 Faster Than The Wind
Views: 985Red Bank’s Capt. Haviland, Present Owner of the Scud, Built His First Boat in 1860. Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1913 Rockets Agustus Haviland
Views: 783Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. The theme of this story is the growth… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1902 South Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club
Views: 787Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. In this story, the South Shrewsbury Ice Yacht… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1904 HAZEL L Wins World’s Third Class Pennant
