Mr. Local History Online Magazine – a free magazine with stories about local history and events in New Jersey.
Views: 2,470 We’ve been spending all year creating some of the most unique Jersey history gifts this holiday season. The Mr Local History Holiday Boutique is OPEN 24/7 and ready to spread history and cheer this holiday season. Give the… Read More »Our Holiday History Boutique is Open
Views: 6,579 The Peapack Ski Tow was One of the First Ski Businesses in New Jersey At one time, New Jerseyans had their pick of a dozen or so smaller hills where beginners could get a feel for the sport… Read More »Peapack Ski Tow and Ski Areas Lost in New Jersey
The phrase “cold as balls” reportedly comes from the contraction of metal on ship’s cannons, causing the iron balls to fall. The expression “cold as a witch’s tit” originated from the belief that witches, portrayed as cold-blooded in the 1600s, had an ‘unholy’ body part feeding familiars or the devil.
The Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, is celebrating its 21st Colonial Christmas, an annual fundraiser event that combines history, tourism, tradition, and Christmas spirit. It offers an array of activities including music, reenactments, crafts, and holiday shopping. The event typically takes place on the last weekend of November and the first week of December.
The Mr. Local History Project is ALWAYS looking out for those who want to take an entrepreneurial spirit towards history. We are an extremely social group that wants to associate with those who make a difference by doing!
We try, we win, we fail, we learn, and we try again. Some of our ideas work, and some don’t. But we’re always trying to find new ways to share local history.
Want to get involved? Drop us a note and lets talk.
or use your email client and write us: *info@mrlocalhistory.org (Just take off the asterisk- it’s there to prevent the bots from mass emailing us!)
Views: 2,184 Join the community on Saturday, December 3, 2022 in Bernardsville and Basking Ridge as they kick off the holiday season. Our Mr. Local History Holiday cards represent the best of the holidays for the villages of Bernardsville and… Read More »Holiday Greeting Cards are all about Local
Views: 1,777 What better way to give back to our hometown then to give not just one, but TWO trees to the community. The Mr. Local History elves present our 2021 editions called the “Tooth Fairy Tree” and “His-TREES” both… Read More »Tis the Season – Two Trees that Will Warm Your Heart
Views: 5,442 The world might have had a different look if it wasn’t for this event. Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s most famous incident, occurred on December 13, 1776, at about noon. General Charles Lee (1731-1782) was “alarmed” by Major Wilkinson… Read More »December 13 – The Day that Altered American History Happened in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Views: 4,354 Childhood Winters in Cranford, New Jersey Or as I like to say “Memories from the Frozen Venice of New Jersey.” Retrospective: As a writer for New Jersey’s Mr. Local History Project I recently wrote about skating on a… Read More »Retrospective: Winter as a Kid on Cranford’s Rahway River
Views: 4,729 One of the best memories growing up in Westfield, New Jersey, was winter skating on an iconic pond that sat adjacent to the Municipal Building just east of the town center. What is now a distant memory, this… Read More »Retrospective: Winter as a Kid on Westfield’s Mindowaskin Pond
Views: 1,832 The Mr. Local History Project is probably the “smallest of small businesses” and needs your support. We have great gifts that bring fun and memorable local history to all! Please consider #justoneitem. It makes a big difference and… Read More »SHOP LOCAL – Small Business Saturday is Everyday!
or use your email client and write us: **info(at)mrlocalhistory(dot org)
