Views: 1,697 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: 14,741 The Mr. Local History Project congratulates the Far Hills Race on reaching its centennial in 2021. It is part of the fabric and history of this equestrian area of Somerset County, New Jersey. What’s in a name? Some call it… Read More »Far Hills Race Meeting is Real Social Jersey History
Views: 23,058 Whether you’re a banker or a national political figure, a CEO or a farmer, the Somerset Hills has provided commercial opportunities for centuries. From C. Ledyard Blair and Jackie Kennedy, to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Charles… Read More »Top 10 Historic Businesses in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey
Views: 26,246 Nestled in the Catskill Mountains in the southern portion of New York State lies the historic Mohonk Mountain Resort, known to locals as the Mohonk Mountain House. The resort is anything but a house, and you can spend… Read More »Day Trip – Historic Mohonk Mountain “House”, New Paltz, New York
Views: 3,699 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: 3,277 The MLH Project is proud to announce that the Somerset Hills Historic Village is Joining the New Jersey Historic Village Collection as part of the world famous Cat’s Meow Wooden Keepsake Collection Vote for the Next Wooden Collectible… Read More »Wooden Collectibles
Views: 471 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: 9,868 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! Get ready for a fun filled street fair and festival on Saturday, May 15, 2021… Read More »Bernards Township Charter Day – May 15, 2021 CANCELLED
Views: 4,389 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: 3,192 As a fun new idea, the Mr. Local History project is launching a monthly magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local history in the Somerset Hills area of New Jersey. This month’s cover… Read More »Inaugural Online Magazine – Mr. Local History Launched Vol.1 Issue 1
Views: 5,167 Bedminster, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, Peapack & Gladstone History that you might not know. Let’s get started. Did you know… 1921 – Far Hills was actually part of Bernards Township until seceding in 1921. Rising taxes led… Read More »Somerset Hills History 101
Views: 3,845 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: 2,745 Realtors History Guide to Selling Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster and the Rest of the Somerset Hills, New Jersey It probably comes as no surprise that realtors have a fairly easy time selling homes in Bernards Township and the… Read More »History Helps Realtors Sell Real Estate
Views: 14,464 One of the most iconic historic properties in the Somerset Hills is an English Tudor style estate that sits atop a high ridge in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. Built in 1912, this Basking Ridge landmark… Read More »Historic 1912 Bernards Township Town Hall – The Astor Estate in Basking Ridge
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