Towns

That Great Stone Wall Around the Bernards Township Town Hall

Picnickers in 1916 in what was known as Owens Woods. Pictured are Dorthy Wing, Jane Dunham, and Fred Runyon. Source:…

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Bernards Township Origins

Bernards Township Asian Community Research Project seeks researchers to help with this important effort. UPDATE: March 12, 2025 -A few…

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Gotta Love the Irish in Jersey – The History and All the Parades

Quick History - Irish Immigration to New Jersey By the mid-19th century, Irish immigration from Ireland to the United States…

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Retrospective: Newark’s McGovern’s Tavern- An Irish History Tale

Frank McGovern opened his tavern in 1936 selecting 58 New Street right in the central ward of downtown Newark. Whether…

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Preserving Cranford’s History – Five Limited Iconic Collectibles

Congratulations, Cranford, on the five collectibles now part of the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village collection, a group of over…

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KMS Farmstead in Basking Ridge Honored with Painted Wooden Keepsake

Release Party: March 1, 2025 Celebrating the rich history of the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead, this iconic Basking Ridge farm…

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Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students

UPDATE: March 2025 Connecting Bernards Township students to their local history, the Mr. Local History Project kicked off its 3rd…

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The Riverside Inn – History of Cranford’s (and New Jersey’s) #1 Dive Bar

Our researchers continued to dig and have finally found ALL of the deeds / owners of the Riverside Inn property.…

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Does Your Preservation Work Deserve to Be Part of the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village?

Want to be part of the New Jersey Historic Keepsake Village Collection? It all starts with a nomination! The MLH…

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The Riverside Inn – Cranford, New Jersey’s Community Online Photo Album

Our history of the Riverside Inn has really come a long way. There seems to be such love for Cranford,…

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