Views: 575 We Start with a Slideshow – Droning over the Years NEWS: Our Drone Took a Hard Fall – Hoping Our Supporters Can Help We are sad to share that our aerial history photography program has hit an unexpected… Read More »Chasing History with a Drone Across New Jersey
Views: 5,888 UPDATE: January 19, 2026 A few researchers at the Mr. Local History Project are looking for a few Chinese and Indian residents interested in tracing the roots of these two growing communities in Bernards Township to the first… Read More »Bernards Township History: The Asian Origins Initiative
Views: 1,074 Mr. Local History’s 1 Millionth Visitor If you were the 1 millionth Visitor and grab a screenshot with our homepage at 1,000,000 – send it in. We’ll reward you with special gift and recognition. So come back and… Read More »Mr. Local History’s 1 Millionth Visitor – Was It You?
Views: 7,303 Capturing History with Art in the Somerset Hills in Somerset County, New Jersey The Mr. Local History Project has launched a new program to honor artists that celebrate our local history with art. We’re also looking for groups… Read More »Art and Local History in the Somerset Hills
Views: 3,581 Want a quick way to search for articles about the history of one of the towns we love to cover?The Mr. Local History Project has created a few quick searches to give you a head start. Our researchers… Read More »Quicklinks – Tracking History From Selected Jersey Towns
Views: 3,165 Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp., New Jersey. The Ross Farm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has a rich history of the Revolutionary War and played a notable role… Read More »The Ross Farm Still Defends Liberty and Independence 250 years Later
Views: 10,712 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: 1,029 Bernards Township Political Map Goes Blue, Changing the Political Landscape for the First Time in almost 100 years. First of all, this is not a political post, and it is not meant to take sides on candidates or… Read More »Bernards Township’s 2025 Political Earthquake – First Democrat Mayor since 1760
Views: 806 SAD NEWS: Our Drone Took a Hard Fall – Hoping Our Fans Can Help. November 2, 2025 SAD NEWS: Our Drone Took a Hard Fall – Hoping Our Fans Can Help. We are sad to share that our… Read More »MLH Drone Crash – Help Needed
Views: 26,795 On September 11, 2001, we lost friends, family, neighbors, and loved ones in a tragedy that changed our nation forever. Their absence is felt every day, yet in the years since that heartbreaking morning, we have also witnessed… Read More »Then & Now: Post 9/11-Somerset Hills Family Friends and Neighbors & Their Legacy
Views: 4,850 Over 600 Posts Honoring Jersey History “You keep suggestin, We keep researchin’ “ Top 10 MLH Reseearch Posts This Month Top 10 MLH Reseearch Posts Last Year Top MLH Posts All Time #5 Post – All Time #4… Read More »Top 10 Trending Posts Right Now Mr. Local History
Views: 6,141 UPDATE: Wednesday, July 20 –ALL GONE. Our #growlocalhistory sunflower seed pack giveaway is complete. Over 150+ homegrown Basking Ridge sunflower seed packs have been picked up. NOW IT’S UP TO YOU! Plant the seeds NOW in the sun… Read More »Mr. Local History’s #growlocalhistory Project Literally GROWS!
Views: 9,010 UPDATE:Mr. Local History is proud to announce, in partnership with The Ross Farm, the release of the 6th collectible in the series, the Somerset County 1777 Boudinot Southard Ross House. The collectible is part of the New Jersey… Read More »Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in Basking Ridge
Views: 1,710 Planning is already underway working with Mother Nature to bring Charter Day a nice warm sunny day for May 18, 2024. Street Fair Details Yes it rained on May 20, 2023 but volunteers, vendors and residents DID show… Read More »2024: Bernards Township Charter Day
Views: 16,796 As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. If you have any stories… Read More »Retrospective: Building AT&T Headquarters Basking Ridge