Views: 7,074 It’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… Read More »Somerville Bike Race – The Oldest Race in America & a Jersey Memorial Day Staple
Views: 47,010 Au 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.… Read More »Sky Farm: America’s Oldest Nudist Colony is STILL KICKING in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
Views: 5,531 RAIN 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… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America’s 250th – A July 4th Celebration You Must Experience
Views: 2,321 UPDATE: Yes, it happened. A NEW flagpole replaced the old, nasty, rusted version, and it finally happened on July 10, 2026. While America’s 250th birthday is underway, the Basking Ridge town green is about to get a major… Read More »Basking Ridge Town Green – The Town’s Smallest Park History & a New Flagpole
Views: 2,540 NEWSFLASH:June 12, 2026 – Ristorante MV now owns the building known to locals as the Old Stone Hotel, which they’ve been renting. Now that’s an event. Congratulations It’s really fun when you get the chance to document an… Read More »Bernardsville’s Historic Old Stone Tavern & Hotel – Destination Brings a Whole Bunch of History
Views: 3,346 UPDATE:EXTENSION – Submissions to the program have been extended to give everyone a bit more time to complete and submit their thoughts, as well as to share their experiences over the July 4th period, providing additional retrospective in… Read More »What America at 250 Means To You as A New Jerseyian
Views: 2,440 New Jersey does not just have great food; it has a habit of turning everyday favorites into something bigger, messier, and more over-the-top than anyone expects. From stacked deli sandwiches and grease-truck creations to loaded cheesesteaks, Italian subs,… Read More »Jersey’s Iconic Biggest Food Challenges
Views: 1,616 It 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,… Read More »Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America
Views: 1,923 UPDATE: Rumor has it that the new Visitor Center should open in September 2026. We’ll keep our fingers crossed! After over 250 years in the making, New Jersey has finally put its money where its mouth is and… Read More »Washington Crossing State Park’s New Visitor Center in New Jersey
Views: 6,270 UPDATE / Donor Special: The 2026 Ambassador Giving Campaign to Support Project Local History Ambassador for 5th Grade Students is underway: five schools and almost 500 Bernards Township official flags to be distributed. See our special offer to… Read More »Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students in Bernards Township
Views: 477 We’re going to try to do our best to get out there and experience America’s 250th across New Jersey by attending what we can. The most fun has to be not only learning more about the history but… Read More »Documenting America’s 250th Across New Jersey
Views: 1,085 In New Jersey, any serious study of the Revolutionary War inevitably leads to Morristown. More than just a waypoint, Morristown became the strategic and symbolic heart of the Continental Army during its darkest and most decisive years. Twice… Read More »Morristown and America’s History – A Critical Piece to Our Nations History Puzzle
Views: 2,075 Live now Live viewer count is not available at this time. Basking Ridge Town Green WEATHER Bernards Township Charter Day 2026 Details Expect visitors to the downtown Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp celebration to reach over 10,000… Read More »2026: Bernards Township Charter Day – May 16 – It’s America 250 Time
Views: 1,456 Most 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… Read More »Why are We Called “The Garden State?” Spring Gardens- History and Happenings
Views: 2,663 At a recent Somerset County 250th Celebration gathering at the Grain House Restaurant, a simple sign pointed visitors toward the Hunt Room. It was an ordinary moment, but it captured something bigger, the quiet buildup of a once-in-a-generation… Read More »NJ 250 Idea – Build a Rev War Signal Beacon – Then Burn It
