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Views: 11,381 We lost 2019 to Charter Day to storms.We lost the 2020 Charter Day to COVID-19. Now we lost 2021 Charter Day to Covid-19 AGAIN! Well, we wanted to Get ready for a fun-filled street fair and festival on… Read More »Bernards Township Charter Day – How Many Have Been Cancelled
Views: 21,782 One of the most iconic historic properties in the Somerset Hills is an English Tudor-style estate that sits atop a high ridge in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. Built in 1912, this Basking Ridge landmark was… Read More »Historic 1912 Bernards Township Town Hall – The Astor Estate in Basking Ridge
Views: 41,604 The Devil Tree of Liberty Corner (Somerset County) Urban Legend 1 Devil Tree – The Tree and the Caretaker Me and my friends were all contemplating going up to the devil tree. I had been up there one… Read More »The Tale of Jersey’s Devil Tree
Views: 3,435 We lost 2019 to Charter Day to storms.We lost 2020 Charter Day to Covid-19. Now we lost 2021 Charter Day to Covid-19 AGAIN!2022 Charter Day is ON! Looking for this Year’s Latest Charter Day Updates: Click Here Get… Read More »UPDATE: Bernards Township Charter Day – Saturday, May 21, 2022
Views: 16,989 UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019, when it was announced that the Forbes family was donating the charter back to Bedminster Township. The story… Read More »The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster
Views: 8,593 Listen in as we welcome award-winning journalist and Walking Dead actor Matt Ryan, along with filmmaker Will Cook, as they share the creation of their film HAUNTED ROOTS, “The Haunt of New Jersey’s Devil Tree and a… Read More »Haunted Roots – The Horror Tale of the Devil Tree in Central New Jersey
Views: 7,806 Exclusively Sold by the Mr. Local History Project. Order yours online now. Mr Local History is proud to announce the release of the 6th in the collectible series, the 1912 Samuel Owen home now known as the Astor… Read More »1912 Astor Estate in Basking Ridge Selected as 6th Wooden Historic Village Keepsake
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Views: 10,056 Historic documents often meet their tragic endings swiftly and tragically. In 1850, Bernards Township was known to have had a massive fire at the home of the township administrator, burning all of the township’s documents, including its founding… Read More »Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston