Bedminster

Retrospective: Lost & Torn Down Memories From the Somerset Hills

As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos…

1 month ago

The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin

Superior Thread and Yarn Company The “Lyons (France) of New Jersey” Then came industry. In July 1910 the Bernardsville News…

1 month ago

Quicklinks – Tracking History From Selected Jersey Towns

Want a quick way to search for articles about the history of one of the towns we love to cover?The…

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The Tale of Two Bedminsters

The Tale of Two Bedminsters by Mr Local History. Sister Towns in New Jersey and England Share a Common Bond…

1 month ago

The Stolen Lillie Drawing of Pluckemin Artillery Park

WINTERA South West Perspective View of the Artillery Barracks, Pluckemin, N. Jersey 1779J. Lillie The wind that swept across the…

1 month ago

Colonial Christmas To Shine Again at Bedminster’s Vanderveer House

The Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, is celebrating Colonial Christmas, an annual fundraiser event that combines history, tourism,…

2 months ago

America 250: The Pluckemin Series – Now Go Tell America About This

"Pluck-em-in" and America 250 - Perfect Together. Get to know this Great American History Story We hope you share these…

2 months ago

Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas

With America's 250th anniversary just around the corner, there's no better time to recognize great American history about what we've…

2 months ago

Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

In the mid-1930s, after the Schley Field opened for Glider Competitions, the glider game changed. However, there was a glider…

2 months ago

Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark

John Seidel, Archeologist, Director/Professor, Washington College, Chesterfield, Maryland It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House…

3 months ago

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