THE First American Flag and Middlebrook, New Jersey

by Brooks Betz
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Views: 11,344 Isn’t it great when you think you know about something only to find out that someone else has shown up with a different answer? Well, I hate to admit it, but I think it’s been done to us… Read More »THE First American Flag and Middlebrook, New Jersey

It's All About Jersey History this 4th of July

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Bernardsville Centennial History Moment:
Happy Birthday to MLH Trustee Paula AxtSep 18, 2024 12:00AMTake a second to wish Paula for her volunteer support to the Mr. Local History Project.
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Does anyone remember Dewy Meadows foods and farm in Basking Ridge, NJ? What was the mainstay food you remember?

Retrospective - Check out https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-dewy-meadow-farm-and-those-chicken-pot-pies/

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Bernardsville 100 - Ah the History - Mr. Local History Project

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Now that was a fun time!

Bernardsville 100 - Ah the History - Mr. Local History Project

It took 100 years but Bernardsville, New Jersey is now a centennial town! And you can't become a centennial town without a townwide birthday party.

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Bernardsville Centennial History Moment:
1992 - Beloved Congresswoman Fenwick Dies.

On this day in local history in 1992: Millicent Fenwick, 82, the beloved former congresswoman who got her political start in Bernardsville, died at her home on Mendham Road on Wednesday morning, Sept. 16, 1992. She was born on February 25, 1910, in New York City and raised in Bernardsville.

Known at one time as "the conscience of the Congress," Mrs. Fenwick held office as a Borough Council member, state Assembly representative, state consumer affairs director, and member of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983. She was Gary Trudeau's inspiration for the cartoon character Lacey Davenport in the comic "Doonsbury. "

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