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The Southard Family of Basking Ridge and A Historic Finding

RETROSPECTIVE:MLHP often releases retrospectives, which are stories about our research that may change as new research is uncovered. Our search…

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Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition

President George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, the last Thursday of November that year, to be a “day of public…

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Resolution Needed for the Bernards Township Flag

For over 60 years Bernards Township has had an official flag. The four colored rectangles recognized the four hamlets inside…

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General Washington’s Two Favorite Lookout Points

During the Middlebrook Encampment periods during the Revolutionary War, George Washington strategically utilized the Watchung Mountain Range for both his…

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Eagle Scout Maps Historic Basking Ridge

Maps have historically been a great way to tell stories about local history. Mr. Local History Project congratulates William (Liam)…

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Make a Donation – Get a Historic Map as our Gift

Make a Tax Deductible Donation - Get a Frameable Map Finding New Ways to Share Local History.We call it "Maps…

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Remembering Willie Howard and Bedminster’s Willie’s Tavern

Often, Mr. Local History doesn't search for stories as those stories find us. Case in point is this weird little…

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Horror Tales and Ghost Stories from Central New Jersey

Urban Legends, Ghosts, Murder, Nuns gone insane, the Devil and other horror stories we've dug up from Central New Jersey's…

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Remembering 5 Historical Sites in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Bridgewater is the second largest town by population in Somerset County, with 45,977 residents according the 2020 Census. Its population…

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Basking Ridge Evergreen Cemetery is a Living History Lesson

You can learn a lot of history by looking at a cemetery! NOTE: A quick reminder: Warren was part of…

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