Every year, the Basking Ridge Fire Department erects a locally donated 30-foot evergreen tree on the town green. The fire personnel also decorate the tree which becomes a central piece for the town’s holiday celebrations.
Views: 14,958 History Makers High School Volunteers HISTORY MAKERS MAKE HISTORY “Today is tomorrow’s history, so make it a good one!” is the motto readers will always find on the Mr. Local History website. The motto is a reminder that… Read More »History Makers
Views: 4,714 Our Holiday Issue Happy holidays. Tiz the Season! The Mr. Local History Project has been working hard to produce the next issue of our magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local history in… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 4
Views: 8,272 As we’ve been focusing on preserving and promoting local history, out of left field comes one of my most humbling honors when the Bernards Township Committee on October 29, 2019 passed a resolution appointing him as the official… Read More »Bernards Township Appoints Mr. Local History as Official Historian
Views: 3,014 With great fanfare, the Mr. Local History announces that the Mr. Local History Project registered as a formal organization with 501(c)(3) non-profit status. While our mission hasn’t changed, the founding organizers have a few specific goals to share… Read More »Mr. Local History Registers as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Views: 35,093 Nestled in the Catskill Mountains in the southern portion of New York State lies the historic Mohonk Mountain House, also known to locals as the Mohonk Mountain Resort. The Resort is anything but a house, and you can… Read More »Fall Day Trip – Historic Mohonk Mountain “House”, New Paltz, New York
Views: 5,997 We call this the “the Back to School Issue” The Mr. Local History project has been working hard to produce the next issue of our magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local history… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 3
Views: 3,274 Mr. Local History is proud to announce, after years of thought, that they will be producing a very limited run of a keepsake honoring the lost Jolly Trolley restaurant and Westfield Fire Department. The special commission will be… Read More »Westfield’s Icon Jolly Trolley Enshrined in NJ Historic Wooden Village
Views: 6,528 We call this the “2019 Bernards Township Charter Day Edition” The Mr. Local History project has been working hard to produce the next issue of our magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 2
Views: 4,710 As a fun new idea, the Mr. Local History project is launching a monthly magazine that combines news, stories, and feature articles about the local history of the Somerset Hills area in New Jersey. This month’s cover showcases… Read More »Inaugural Online Magazine – Mr. Local History Launches Inaugural Edition Vol.1 Issue 1
Views: 8,922 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
Views: 17,849 Back in 2017, the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church (BRPC) celebrated its 300th anniversary with a town-wide parade from Ridge High School down Finley Avenue to the iconic Church of the Basking Ridge Village Green. Given this great accomplishment,… Read More »The History of Worship in Basking Ridge
Views: 4,250 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… Read More »Shop for a Cause
Views: 11,815 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
Views: 16,813 Coloring book fans now have the opportunity to color the local history of the Somerset Hills area of New Jersey while learning about the area’s historic sites and most memorable moments. What was in the works for almost 10 years,… Read More »Somerset Hills History Coloring Book
