Views: 24,787 Urban Legends, Ghosts, Murder, Nuns gone insane, the Devil and other horror stories we’ve dug up from Central New Jersey’s past. May be urban legends, but they’re OUR stories! When the leaves start turning and the nights get… Read More »Local Horror Tales and Ghost Stories Special Edition Magazine
Views: 15,452 Bernards Township has a long history of being a sleepy rural town. Then, the US built the Lyons VA, and everything changed as the population grew. Then AT&T came to town in the 1970s, and everything started to… Read More »History of Housing Developments in Bernards Township
Views: 7,695 Plans for New Jersey’s 250th Anniversary include Somerset County Going Big to Back Local history in Central New Jersey 2026 marks 250 years of American Independence, and Somerset County is gearing up to participate in the national celebration. And YES, General… Read More »Somerset County Revs Up History for America’s 250th
Views: 917 There’s something genuinely exciting happening right now for historians. For the first time, we have tools that can read, aggregate, and synthesize massive amounts of information in seconds, helping us connect sources, test ideas, and even visualize the… Read More »AI and History: Lessons Learned – Pluckemin Cantonment Edition
Views: 2,025 Mr. Local History’s 1 Millionth Visitor If you were the 1 millionth Visitor and grabbed a screenshot of our homepage at 1,000,000 – send it in. We’ll reward you with a special gift and recognition. So come back… Read More »Mr. Local History’s 1 Millionth Visitor – Was It You?
Views: 5,831 Every great historical story starts with something like, “So we were at this tavern and……” This is one of those stories. America was in the final stages of the Revolutionary War. After an agreement with the French was… Read More »Liberty Corner & Bullion’s Tavern… Boylan’s Tavern (Woops)
Views: 5,832 100s of People visit us EVERY DAY – Let’s get you introduced to some fun facts about Mr. Local History Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is the Mr. Local History Project? The Mr. Local History Project is a… Read More »Mr. Local History FAQs & Trends
Views: 21,635 2026 Suggestions? Drop Us a Note We dare to compare! Bedminster, Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone, also known as The Somerset Hills. It’s time for a real discussion about where to get the best things, based on… Read More »The Besties – The Best of the Best in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster in Northern Somerset County
Views: 37,232 NOTE: Remember that Warren, Far Hills, and Bernardsville were part of Bernards Township, so these family stories also include those areas. History showcases some of the greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the… Read More »The Founding Families of Bernards Township (Basking Ridge)
Views: 7,615 Looking to Research Your Family History in the Somerset Hills? Genealogy is one of the most requested interest areas. While the Society has limited space to store family historical information, we do have the ability to help you… Read More »Genealogy Help and References
Views: 5,711 Research Update:Are the Boylans and the Bullions the same family in Liberty Corner? Before Liberty Corner was Liberty Corner, it was Annins Corner AND we also found it named Boylans Corner (Bullions Corner). And what about that Bernardsville… Read More »The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin and Bernardsville
Views: 2,282 The Bernards Township flag, officially adopted in 1960 to commemorate the township’s bicentennial, was designed by resident James Fogelman. The flag features a simple yet meaningful design, quartered into four rectangles of red and gold, representing the township’s… Read More »Bernards Township Flag Needs Clarification
Views: 12,298 While you’d think that hurricanes and floods wreak the most havoc, there has been nothing more destructive to properties in the Somerset Hills than fires. The Mr. Local History Project is gathering information regarding large fires in the… Read More »Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills
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Views: 27,579 Whether you’re a banker, national political figure, CEO, or farmer, the Somerset Hills has provided commercial opportunities for centuries. From C. Ledyard Blair and Jackie Kennedy to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Charles Pfizer, the Somerset Hills… Read More »Top 10 Most Historic Businesses in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey
