Views: 3,407 Circle the Date on the Calendar!Bernards Township’s Annual Day of Community Service and Pride is Wednesday, May 24, 2023. First off, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who participated last year’s Bernards Township Day of Community Service and Pride. The… Read More »Bernards Township Day of Community Service & Pride
Views: 1,926 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!2022 Charter Day is ON! Looking for this Year’s Latest Charter Day Updates: Click Here Get… Read More »UPDATE: Bernards Township Charter Day – Saturday, May 21, 2022
Views: 2,807 Krug’s Tavern, a shot and beer joint that’s survived through WW2, the Riots, and gentrification, the four generations continue the family legacy with this legendary New Jersey tavern. Now Krug’s has reached its 90th anniversary and the non-profit… Read More »Newark’s 1932 Krug’s Tavern Wooden Collectible Honors Jersey’s BEST
Views: 986 For your consideration…… Late December and early January are great times to reflect on the year passed and stories that presented themselves. The Mr. Local History Project looks back at the top 10 stories uncovered for 2021 based… Read More »2021 Year In Review – Mr. Local History’s Top 10 Stories
Views: 20,286 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting Jersey’s local history since the non-profit was established in 2019. For this piece, we are on a mission to create the definitive online history of Krug’s Tavern,… Read More »Deep Dive: Krug’s Tavern – Preserving Newark’s History
Views: 4,754 National Award Winning Landscape Architect Lives and Breathes History with His Map Creations. The Mr. Local History Project introduces you to a dear friend and history connoisseur that has taken cartography to a whole new level overlaying history… Read More »Retrospective: Somerset Hills Cartographer John Smith Maps Local History
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The Mr. Local History Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers. We have two goals: to create an ongoing scholarship fund to be presented annually to a Senior High School recipient and to promote local history and create programs with a social twist. Your pledge will fully support those two efforts.
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Views: 5,390 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history and artwork in partnership with… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Cranford’s History
Views: 4,817 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history and artwork in partnership with… Read More »Fundraiser: Preserving Westfield NJ History with Keepsakes
Views: 2,648 It’s in the news again. School district consolidation across New Jersey. We have a question of the day that ties back to our initial Somerset Hills days when there was only Bernards and Bedminster (pre-1920s). Called Sweeney’s “Path… Read More »Should the School Districts in the Somerset Hills Consolidate?