Towns

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…

2 years ago

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)…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics

As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you've added…

2 years ago

10 More Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey

Believe it or not, the dead is alive in central New Jersey especially in northern Somerset County. The question is…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Genealogist and Historian, Gets Digitized

If you live in Bernards Township, New Jersey, the Mr. Local History Project has written a few stories about the…

2 years ago

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