Towns

Vote for Westfield’s Most Historic Icons

Time to see what Westfielders feel are the most historic icons in town. Is it The Westfield train station, Rialto…

1 year ago

Loved Businesses Lost In Westfield – The H-GOAT GAME

How about a game? A fun game. A game that mixes history and memories and will take you back to…

1 year ago

Wearing Lost Jersey Local History and Our Foodie Collection

Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it's our motto! So we thought how fun it…

1 year ago

Egypt Hill, Brown’s Pond and The Great Loves of My Childhood in Westfield, New Jersey

The Westfield (NJ) Historical Society presented 'My Recollections of Westfield, ' or, as I transcribed it, Frank Betz's recollections of his childhood…

1 year ago

Westfield’s Largest Lost Business List Ever Assembled

MLH launched a new "Wear Lost Local History" Collection—we now have a dedicated Westfield Area collection and even a Route 22 one!…

1 year ago

The World’s Oldest Glitter Factory Started in Bernardsville, New Jersey

UPDATE: Bernardsville, New Jersey's Meadowbrook Farm is in the NewsThe Bernardsville Board of Adjustment Application for what appeared to be…

1 year ago

New Jersey’s Historic Olympians List – Who Will Shine in 2024?

Going to the Olympics as a participant is a great accomplishment. Winning an Olympic medal is the pinnacle to some.…

1 year ago

Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New Jersey?

Flag Designer Betsy Ross and Her Basking Ridge Ties - Lore or Fact? “Here lies the woman who made the…

2 years ago

Raritan, NJ Was the Venue Officially Ending World War I

President Harding singing the Knox-Porter Treaty at the living room desk in the "Old Mansion" in Raritan, New Jersey Somerset…

2 years ago

Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America

It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to…

2 years ago

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