Towns

What’s to Happen with Lord Stirling Stable and its Park?

The Lord Stirling Park including the Lord Stirling Stable (LSS) in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township is part…

5 years ago

New Jersey’s Lyons VA History and What’s Next For the Campus

The Lyons VA Hospital was the first VA hospital in New Jersey - Mr Local History The Lyons Veterans Administration…

5 years ago

Congratulations to Annie Kleinle, the 2020 MLH Project High School Student of the Year.

Congratulations to our 2020 Ridge High School senior and MLH History Student of the Year - Annie Kleinle. A history…

5 years ago

Bernardsville Honors Local Military

The borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 7858 and Downtown…

5 years ago

The Gilded Age: Natirar Estate in Peapack/Far Hills, New Jersey

UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is SOOOO excited to introduce the expansion of our Historic New Jersey Historic Cat's…

5 years ago

The Founding Families of Bernards Township (Basking Ridge)

NOTE: Remember that Far Hills and Bernardsville were part of Bernards Township until the 1920 so these names do cover…

5 years ago

Bernards Township – Need a New Street Name?

As the Bernards Township Historian, I've learned a great deal about the families that founded Bernards Township. I've presented this…

5 years ago

Retrospect: President James Monroe Had Ties to Basking Ridge

James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and "Founding Father" who served as the fifth president of the United…

5 years ago

Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of the American Colonization Society

Dr. Robert Finley's Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery and Colonize Liberia The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to…

5 years ago

Looking Back – Werring Chevrolet-Olds in Basking Ridge

For many the downtown village of Basking Ridge is a bucolic vision of a Rockwell American town. Dotted with small…

5 years ago

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