Views: 897 The Bernards Township Committee passed Resolution #2023-0244 honoring Bernards Township Day of Community Service and Pride to be held across Bernards Township on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Resolution #2023-0244 Recognition of Mr. Local History Project’s” support of Bernards… Read More »Township Resolution Honors Bernards Township Day
Views: 6,260 Our curiosity started with a round-table discussion: Who is Francis Bernard, and should there be a statue to recognize his service to New Jersey? Read the story and tell us what you think at the end. It is… Read More »Meet (Sir) Francis Bernard Esq. – New Jersey’s Royal Governor
Views: 2,918 Sir Francis Bernard’s Legacy Carries On as Towns Honor the Royal Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts In 1758, Francis Bernard, originally from Lincolnshire, England, was appointed Governor of the province of Nova Caesarea (New Jersey). He packed… Read More »Sir Francis Bernard Honored With American Town Names
Views: 3,660 NOTE: As with many Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. Mr. Local History… Read More »Honoring Black History Month in the Somerset Hills
Views: 5,912 Jersey is all we do. We make each of these collectibles to promote New Jersey history as our motto states “History with a Social Twist.” Whether it’s our Wear Local History collection, flags, wooden keepsakes or other items,… Read More »MLHP History Gift Shop
Views: 5,107 Capturing History with Art in the Somerset Hills in Somerset County, New Jersey The Mr. Local History Project has launched a new program to honor artists that celebrate our local history with art. We’re also looking for groups… Read More »Art and Local History
Views: 8,597 NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. If you have any… Read More »Retrospective: Building AT&T Headquarters Basking Ridge
Views: 2,794 The Mr. Local History Project honors the centennial anniversary of the Basking Ridge Garden Club who celebrates 100 years beautifying Bernards Township in 2023 as a program coined “Beautiful Bernards” launches. This effort is a perfect example of… Read More »‘Beautiful Bernards’ Honors Garden Club Centennial Anniversary
Views: 7,054 Snow is an interesting thing. Some love it. Some hate it. But when there’s a major storm in the area there’s the battle between getting a snow day, and whether to play in it or dread dread removing… Read More »Retrospective: Snowstorms and Sledding in Somerset County New Jersey
Views: 9,313 Bedminster, New Jersey is situated just 45 miles west of New York City but you are right int the middle of one of the most populated equine areas in the United States. The United States Equestrian Team Foundation… Read More »Bedminster Has A Tavern Serving Over 200 years of History
Views: 2,647 A few friends got together and started talking about the fine art of distilling and how much it’s changed (if at all). It seems that due to the efforts of a few Jersey residents, distilling spirits is back… Read More »Moonshining Bootlegging Speakeasies in Somerset County, NJ
Views: 7,255 Project Local History Ambassador – Our second year is underway! Nicknamed to PLHA is a new program where the Mr. Local History Project is holding assemblies at each elementary school in Bernards Township and sharing the history of… Read More »Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador
Views: 5,505 Fall in New Jersey has always been one of the best times to traverse the state and take in some of the most beautiful foliage anywhere in the country. The leaves begin to change, and the crisp fall… Read More »Day Trips – Four Historic New Jersey Fall Locations You Must See
Views: 4,353 T’is the season for engagements right? So why not share some of the most historic wedding venues in the Somerset Hills. Many people have written over the years looking for places to hold a wedding on a historic… Read More »Holiday Engagement? Historic Wedding Venues in Central New Jersey
Views: 6,513 The ancestors of the creator of the Italian Hot Dog continue to serve up Italian hot dogs every day. Over the years, Mike Loikith says that about twenty locations came and went as his great-grandfather and grandfather passed… Read More »Historic Jimmy Buff’s and the Italian Hot Dog Honored With Miniature Wooden Collectible