Views: 21,122Isn’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 again.… Read More »THE First American Flag and Middlebrook, New Jersey
Views: 3,763Order now to show pride in the Jerseyans who signed the Declaration of Independence. Back for The Fourth of July Season Order via our Wear Local History Collection – CLICK HERE Also, Check out our “Wear Local Jersey History”… Read More »T-SHIRT OFFER: Jersey Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Views: 24,937Is William Alexander, aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident? Our researchers think so. Let’s see if we can answer that question. William Alexander (1726 – January 15, 1783) was the son of Secretary… Read More »Lord Stirling- Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident
Views: 23,361General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge drew inspiration from history and created a sophisticated communications network to track the British movement. They were called the “Beacons.” We start off with a classic Hollywood… Read More »Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers
Views: 16,043The 1779-1780 Winter Encampment at Jockey Hollow &The Story of the Hospital at Basking Ridge Weather conditions when the Army arrived at Morristown in 1779 were just a prelude of what was yet to come, as the elements attacked… Read More »The 1779 Continental Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge and NOT Jockey Hollow
Views: 12,334James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and “Founding Father” who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was the last president of the Virginia… Read More »Retrospective: President James Monroe Had Ties to Basking Ridge
Views: 13,994Map Identifies Historic Properties, Owners, Building Locations, Local History Including the Often Ignored Pluckemin Artillery Park With over 2,000 hours of painstaking research and countless renderings, the landscaping firm of John Charles Smith & Associates of Far Hills is… Read More »Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park
Views: 16,158Founding Fathers Series turns Glen Beck into a History Teacher. No one knew how popular the Glen Beck Show would become. Commonly referred to as a TV shock jock (sorry Howard), no matter how you feel about the personality,… Read More »Glen Beck Founding Fathers Series Needs General Henry Knox
Views: 29,656Below are the original research notes as I had spent years researching contradicting information on the Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Often I like to post research in hopes that other researchers can see what’s been… Read More »What Happened to Mary White and Widow White’s Tavern – Research Notepad
Views: 20,413 “The entertainment began with a discharge of 13 cannons at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.” The Grand Alliance Ball – Sunday, February 18, 1779 , Pluckemin, New Jersey In February 1790 the Pluckemin Academy in Bedminster Township, New… Read More »1779 – French Alliance Ball – Pluckemin New Jersey Historical Quotes
