Views: 5,014 is NOW It’s called Giving Tuesday and comes after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. But “Giving Tuesday could be ANY day, and here’s why. At MLH, we try to support every one of you… Read More »Why Your Donation Matters
Views: 7,605 NEWS UPDATE:The epicenter of the magnitude-4.8 quake in April 2024 was in Hunterdon County, in a typically very peaceful and quiet area. For more than two years, the theory has been that the Ramapo Fault caused the quake.… Read More »That 4.8 Earthquake IS NOW New Jersey’s Mountainville FAULT
Views: 4,003 Maps have historically been a great way to tell stories about local history. Mr. Local History Project congratulates William (Liam) Murphy of Basking Ridge’s Patriots Path Council Boy Scout Troop 351, who created his interactive Basking Ridge Historical… Read More »Eagle Scout Maps Historic Basking Ridge
Views: 3,410 Again this year, we’re hoping that you will participate with the Mr. Local History Project and support #buyavetaburger is a grass- roots campaign that started years ago to bring and prepare food for formerly homeless veterans at the… Read More »‘Buy A Veteran a Burger’ Fundraiser For Our Lyons VA Veterans
Views: 13,564 The Brothers Hildebrandt – Creating the original Star Wars poster was just the tip of the iceberg. May the 4th Be With You!!!!! UPDATE: The world lost Greg Hildebrandt on October 31, 2024 at 85. May the force… Read More »May the Force Be With You – Hildebrandt Twins New Jersey Connection
Views: 6,372 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: 5,324 BASKING RIDGE- JULY 21, 2022 – Robert and Estelle Terry, who once lived in Basking Ridge across the street from the Somerset Hills Airport, were honored today at the site of their former home for a ceremony to… Read More »Tuskegee Medal Presentation Writes Final Chapter
Views: 4,904 It took a bit, but the book on the 175-year history of the Annin Flag Company has finally made it to the Bernards Library. And what more appropriate day to present the collectible book than on Flag Day,… Read More »Annin Centennial History Book Donated to Bernards Library
Views: 2,567 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: 28,207 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting Jersey’s local history since the nonprofit 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: 10,852 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 who has taken cartography to a whole new level, overlaying history onto… Read More »Somerset Hills Cartographer John Smith Maps Local History
Views: 7,128 The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of New Jersey’s historic resources of local, state, and national interest. Created by the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.128 et seq.)… Read More »Why List a Historic District on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places?
Views: 18,865 #45-47summerwhitehouse Preserving Bedminster’s History – 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… Read More »Collectible: Preserving Bedminster’s History with a Special Keepsake – Trump’s Summer Whitehouse
Views: 6,565 Mr Local History is proud to announce the release of the third collectible in the series: the 619-year-old Basking Ridge Historic White Oak Cat’s Meow, now available online. The New Jersey Historic Village keepsake collection is a collectible… Read More »Basking Ridge Historic White Oak Tree Honored in New Jersey Keepsake in Series
Views: 28,061 What’s in a name? Some call it the Steeplechase, some the Far Hills Race Meeting, and some prefer to call it ‘The Hunt.’ Whichever name you choose, you’re all partially correct. While the name is officially called the… Read More »Far Hills Race Meeting is Real Social Jersey History
