2019 Fall Magazine - Back to School Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/magazine-archives/2019-fall-magazine/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Wed, 13 May 2026 13:04:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg 2019 Fall Magazine - Back to School Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/magazine-archives/2019-fall-magazine/ 32 32 168989768 Bernards Township Charter Day – How Many Have Been Cancelled https://mrlocalhistory.org/charterday-baskingridge/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:05:48 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=7195 Views: 11,907 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 Saturday, May 15, 2021, in the Historic Basking Ridge Village, as Charter Day is BACK!… Read More »Bernards Township Charter Day – How Many Have Been Cancelled

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]]> 7195 Historic 1912 Bernards Township Town Hall – The Astor Estate in Basking Ridge https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-history-of-the-astor-estate-in-basking-ridge/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-history-of-the-astor-estate-in-basking-ridge/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:54:09 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=6336 Views: 22,836 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 the home to four families: Owen, Lee, Bissell, and Astor, before being acquired by Bernards… Read More »Historic 1912 Bernards Township Town Hall – The Astor Estate in Basking Ridge

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-history-of-the-astor-estate-in-basking-ridge/feed/ 0 6336 The Tale of Jersey’s Devil Tree https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridge-devil-tree/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridge-devil-tree/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2022 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=10 Views: 43,008 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 time before, and a truly weird thing happened. It was about November or December when… Read More »The Tale of Jersey’s Devil Tree

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridge-devil-tree/feed/ 1 10 UPDATE: Bernards Township Charter Day – Saturday, May 21, 2022 https://mrlocalhistory.org/charterday-baskingridge-2022/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/charterday-baskingridge-2022/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:13:43 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=26840 Views: 3,803 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 ready for a fun filled street fair and festival on Saturday, May 21 2022 in… Read More »UPDATE: Bernards Township Charter Day – Saturday, May 21, 2022

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/charterday-baskingridge-2022/feed/ 0 26840 The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-lost-bernardston-charter-of-1760/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-lost-bernardston-charter-of-1760/#respond Sat, 15 May 2021 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=3598 Views: 18,220 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 continues! This tale of three Charters in New Jersey makes for a great “what happened”… Read More »The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-lost-bernardston-charter-of-1760/feed/ 0 3598 Haunted Roots – The Horror Tale of the Devil Tree in Central New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/haunted-roots/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/haunted-roots/#respond Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:33:05 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=16624 Views: 9,405   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 farmhouse.” Residents publicly speak for the first time about what it’s like to live inside… Read More »Haunted Roots – The Horror Tale of the Devil Tree in Central New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/haunted-roots/feed/ 0 16624 1912 Astor Estate in Basking Ridge Selected as 6th Wooden Historic Village Keepsake https://mrlocalhistory.org/astorestate/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/astorestate/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:04:56 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=7067 Views: 8,579 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 Estate is the new Somerset Hills Historic Cat’s Meow collectible. Orders are now being taken… Read More »1912 Astor Estate in Basking Ridge Selected as 6th Wooden Historic Village Keepsake

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/astorestate/feed/ 0 7067 Shop for a Cause https://mrlocalhistory.org/shop-for-a-cause/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/shop-for-a-cause/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:14:35 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=15092 Views: 4,188 Support Local History by getting “Just One Item”It makes a huge difference! The Mr. Local History Project is a 100% all volunteer effort. We’re also a federally and state recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. Our fundraising has taken a serious hit due to the pandemic without being able to run fundraising events. So we… Read More »Shop for a Cause

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/shop-for-a-cause/feed/ 0 15092 Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston https://mrlocalhistory.org/recreating-the-historic-charter-of-bernardston/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/recreating-the-historic-charter-of-bernardston/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:24:16 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=4188 Views: 11,605 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 Charter. Now, with a bit of research and some digital technology, a local resident has recreated… Read More »Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston

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