Views: 27,271 UPDATE: Bernardsville, New Jersey’s Meadowbrook Farm is in the NewsThe Bernardsville Board of Adjustment Application for what appeared to be a subdivision request has shifted to a number of new deed requests with deed restrictions to align with… Read More »The World’s Oldest Glitter Factory Started in Bernardsville, New Jersey
Views: 1,389 Hi Everyone, We know you’re busy, and we do our best to provide an entertaining look and thorough research on various history stories from around New Jersey. While we focus primarily on the central region (yes, there is… Read More »How Are We Doing? Help Us Be Better
Views: 4,592 A Few Questions for Bernardsville, New Jersey Locals As our MLH team was researching a story, another cool, interesting story often pops up. Sometimes we find the answer, sometimes we don’t. This is one of those stories. Before… Read More »Freddy’s Tavern – Who Was Frederick “Freddy” T. Fasbuck?
Views: 16,631 There are all kinds of interpretations of the term “Seven Wonders of the World,” including mother nature’s wonders, man-made wonders, modern wonders, and historical wonders. We introduce the “Seven New Jersey Historic Wonders of the World.” Our staff… Read More »Seven Historic Wonders of the World from New Jersey
Views: 3,967 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: 4,119 As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you’ve added your basic living and deceased family members and started your frame, you are now a slave to what… Read More »Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics
Views: 11,681 Cemeteries showcase some of history’s greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the area are unaware of the local history until you trace it back to some of the originating families that chose this… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Oldest Cemetery
Views: 10,745 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: 9,208 Bedminster, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, Peapack & Gladstone: History that you might not know. Let’s get started. Did you know… 1921 – Far Hills was actually part of Bernards Township until seceding in 1921. Rising taxes led… Read More »Somerset Hills History 101
Views: 26,209 Boy, this has turned into an obsession. We keep digging and finding more racetracks that were once part of New Jersey motorsports history! The Mr. Local History Project is a non-profit organization that picks up on great local… Read More »Lost New Jersey Racetracks Mapping Project
Views: 15,281 Update: A new offering of vintage apparel by MLH honoring local businesses lost in our Bernardsville and Basking Ridge communities. It’s called our “Wear Local History” collection and it keeps growing. Check it out. What started out as… Read More »The H-GOAT GAME – Loved Businesses Lost In Somerset Hills History #HGOAT
Views: 5,551 The Mr. Local History project is sponsoring a new Community Forum for those interested in sharing and learning about historic preservation and historic restoration efforts in the Somerset Hills area of northern Somerset County. Tips for Bedminster, Bernards… Read More »Historic Preservation & Restoration In the Somerset Hills
Views: 15,568 Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the Somerset Hills area has a rich history that Mr. Local History is proud to document. We researched each property before submitting documentation to the State Historic Register.… Read More »Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers
Views: 16,077 Before I begin this post, I must say that this topic was one of my favorites, along with June Kennedy, our Basking Ridge Town historian who passed away in November 2018. We often challenged each other to dig… Read More »The History of Bernards Township Street Names
The New Jersey Historic Trust is responsible for advancing historic preservation in New Jersey and establish stable sources of funding to support activities that contribute directly to the preservation and use of New Jersey’s heritage resources. We thought it’d be interesting to follow up on the discussion regarding the New Jersey Historic Trust and their distributions over the last decade.
The analysis was done just to observe the data and see if there are any interesting trends. The data was sent to us from Dorthy Guzzo, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Historic Trust in Trenton, New Jersey and we thank her for her efforts.
