Views: 6,214It’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 to… Read More »Should the School Districts in the Somerset Hills Consolidate?
Views: 9,530Schools in the Somerset Hills area of northern Somerset County have been a mainstay back to the mid-1700s. We honor the history of these memorable facilities in images from various sources now in our digital research archives. For the… Read More »MLH Honors Back to School with Historic School Images From the Somerset Hills
Views: 3,581 Note: The survey and petition are simple. Nothing changes except we start including the term “Historic” moving forward as we promote our town and its historic hamlets. No changes to town historic districts, no additional property taxes, no… Read More »Bernards Twp, Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner Survey Question
Views: 26,109The Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital Historic District, currently known as the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons Campus, is located at 151 Knollcroft Road, approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the village of Basking Ridge in Bernards… Read More »New Jersey’s Lyons VA History and What’s Next For the Campus
Views: 4,807Congratulations to our 2020 Ridge High School senior and MLH History Student of the Year – Annie Kleinle. A history volunteer since the MLH was founded, Annie Kleinle has been involved with local history. In addition to her school… Read More »Congratulations to Annie Kleinle, the 2020 MLH Project High School Student of the Year.
Views: 6,709Every month is our Scholarship Community Fundraising Giving Month and we need your help! HELP MAKE OUR $1200 GOAL Mr. Local History, a local non-profit organization which celebrates the history of the Somerset Hills, encourages everyone who supports our… Read More »Every Month is Mr. Local History Scholarship Program Giving Month
Views: 16,757Before we get started: The Methodist Church in the United States is 94% white, 92% third-generation American, 60% married, 69% believe in God, 42% attend church weekly, and 62% believe in hell. Several attempts were made in the twentieth… Read More »Bishop Edmund S. Janes – Father of the Bernardsville Mountain
Views: 3,730The Mr. Local History Project honors the former Bernards Township’s historian June Kennedy showcasing our “June in December” tree honoring her dedication to community and local history. The Festival of Trees is an indoor exhibit of decorated Christmas trees… Read More »“June in December” Tree Honors June Kennedy at Festival of Trees in Basking Ridge
Views: 6,987Do you know all of the historic sites on our state and national registers here in the Somerset Hills? Well now you have a source of historic sites in the Somersest Hills! And we threw in the rest of… Read More »Historic Sites in Somerset Hills
Views: 15,250History Makers High School Volunteers HISTORY MAKERS MAKE HISTORY “Today is tomorrow’s history, so make it a good one!” is the motto readers will always find on the Mr. Local History website. The motto is a reminder that every… Read More »History Makers
Views: 4,784Our Holiday Issue Happy holidays. Tiz the Season! 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 in the… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 4
Views: 30,594“Serving History with a Social Twist is at the heart of everything we do.” The Mr. Local History Project is dedicated to uncovering, preserving, and sharing the stories that define local communities across New Jersey. What began in the… Read More »About Us – The Mr. Local History Project
Views: 8,404As we’ve been focusing on preserving and promoting local history, out of left field comes one of my most humbling honors when the Bernards Township Committee on October 29, 2019 passed a resolution appointing him as the official historian… Read More »Bernards Township Appoints Mr. Local History as Official Historian
Views: 3,058With 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 as… Read More »Mr. Local History Registers as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit
Views: 6,102We 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 in… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 3
