2022 Spring MLH Magazine Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/magazine-archives/mlh-magazine-spring-2022/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:23:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 2022 Spring MLH Magazine Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/magazine-archives/mlh-magazine-spring-2022/ 32 32 168989768 The Bernardsville Basking Ridge Speedway of 1907 https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-bernards-township-speedway-of-1907/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-bernards-township-speedway-of-1907/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:07:03 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=26524 Views: 3,192 Mr. Local History took a ride down Washington Avenue in Bernardsville & Basking Ridge as we uncovered a story that we wanted to check out. Now if you know Washington Avenue and Washington Street, it’s really known as being a cut through for locals to avoid traffic at the center of Basking Ridge.… Read More »The Bernardsville Basking Ridge Speedway of 1907

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-bernards-township-speedway-of-1907/feed/ 1 26524 Honoring Female Trailblazers from the Somerset Hills in New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/internationalwomen/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/internationalwomen/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:00:37 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=6990 Views: 20,069 International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 andt throughout the month March. Honoring International Women’s Day, we thought it would be an honor to research and share the stories of inspirational trailblazing women from our area that have made a difference. Each of these women either grew up or lived… Read More »Honoring Female Trailblazers from the Somerset Hills in New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/internationalwomen/feed/ 0 6990 History Matters to MainStreet Bernardsville https://mrlocalhistory.org/mainstreet-bernardsville/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/mainstreet-bernardsville/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:57:19 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=26896 Views: 6,101 We are very happy to announce our partnership support to the MainStreet Bernardsville revitalization effort in New Jersey and hope that everyone who lives in the area, read the story and then volunteer to support this fantastic local effort to preserve and promote MainStreet Bernardsville. Mr. Local History Project If you talk about… Read More »History Matters to MainStreet Bernardsville

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/mainstreet-bernardsville/feed/ 0 26896 Meandering Bernardsville’s Mine Brook https://mrlocalhistory.org/minebrookbernardville/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/minebrookbernardville/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:57:16 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=25954 Views: 17,372 Take an aerial journey meandering down Mine Brook on the Meadowbrook farm area. Relax and enjoy. Most people in Bernardsville go about their business every day, never really wondering what it was like when Bernardsville was still part of Bernards Township. Then, one day, a group of people was looking at an old… Read More »Meandering Bernardsville’s Mine Brook

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/minebrookbernardville/feed/ 0 25954 Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador https://mrlocalhistory.org/project-local-ambassador/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/project-local-ambassador/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:55:42 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=24093 Views: 17,484 Project Local History Ambassador – Nicknamed “Teach ’em,” Project Ambassador is a five-year program where the Mr. Local History Project holds assemblies at each elementary school in Bernards Township and shares the history of the Bernards Township flag, culminating with each student receiving an official Annin & Co., Bernards Township flag of their… Read More »Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/project-local-ambassador/feed/ 2 24093 Newark’s 1932 Krug’s Tavern Wooden Collectible Honors Jersey’s BEST https://mrlocalhistory.org/krugstavernkeepsake/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/krugstavernkeepsake/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:14:12 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=25441 Views: 6,076 Krug’s Tavern, a shot and beer joint that’s survived through WW2, the Riots, and gentrification, the four generations continue the family legacy with this legendary New Jersey tavern. Now Krug’s has reached its 90th anniversary and the non-profit Mr. Local History Project honors this monumental achievement by introducing a new keepsake collectible of… Read More »Newark’s 1932 Krug’s Tavern Wooden Collectible Honors Jersey’s BEST

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/krugstavernkeepsake/feed/ 0 25441 MLH Releases 2022 Spring Magazine – Vol. 4 Issue 1 https://mrlocalhistory.org/magazine-2022-spring/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/magazine-2022-spring/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:37:00 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=31152 Views: 2,385 IN THIS ISSUE: The Spring 2022 edition kicks off our 4th season with great events, fun stories, and yes some new collectibles like the one honoring Newark’s Krug’s Tavern. If you haven’t been, it’s time for a road trip. Let us know how we did this time around.   Ms. Paula – Paula Axt… Read More »MLH Releases 2022 Spring Magazine – Vol. 4 Issue 1

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/magazine-2022-spring/feed/ 0 31152 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: 3,857 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 Historic Basking Ridge Village Walking Tour Scholarship Fundraiser https://mrlocalhistory.org/2022-walking-tour-of-basking-ridge-village/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/2022-walking-tour-of-basking-ridge-village/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:12:00 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=19897 Views: 5,267 Book Your Spot Today. A GREAT LOCAL TOUR! The tour tells the history of the architecture at specific locations as you walk the streets of the historic Basking Ridge village. Listen as your costumed tour guide and resident add color to the tour about living in the town. You’ll learn things that you… Read More »Historic Basking Ridge Village Walking Tour Scholarship Fundraiser

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/2022-walking-tour-of-basking-ridge-village/feed/ 0 19897 That Historic Sand Pit in Basking Ridge, New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-sand-pit-in-basking-ridge-new-jersey/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-sand-pit-in-basking-ridge-new-jersey/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:52:09 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=26629 Views: 8,065 It’s been discussed over the years in hushed circles at Brush’s Deli. It has been described as a racing playground, a car junkyard, and a kids’ playground over the decades. Now it’s time to tell what happened to what might be a geological remnant of the Ice Age, or simply a car dumping… Read More »That Historic Sand Pit in Basking Ridge, New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-sand-pit-in-basking-ridge-new-jersey/feed/ 9 26629 Most People Don’t Know The Meaning Behind These Town Names https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-meaning-behind-these-town-names/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-meaning-behind-these-town-names/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:17:01 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=25553 Views: 10,573 The Mr. Local History Project took a moment out to answer a very simple set of questions, of which we’ve learned many people just didn’t know the correct answer. The Somerset Hills is an area of northern Somerset County, New Jersey, named after Somerset in England. But do you know the origins of… Read More »Most People Don’t Know The Meaning Behind These Town Names

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-meaning-behind-these-town-names/feed/ 4 25553 Sandwiches Invented in New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/jersey-sandwiches/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/jersey-sandwiches/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:30:02 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=23385 Views: 57,079 While watching an old Man vs. Food Nation episode, food critic and comedian Adam Richman showed some awesome sandwiches from Jersey. Adam got us thinking: What sandwiches define New Jersey? We’ve asked the public for their advice and hit the road to find answers across the state. UPDATE & INVITATIONA new New Jersey… Read More »Sandwiches Invented in New Jersey

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