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Collectible: Preserving Bedminster’s History with a Special Keepsake – Trump’s Summer Whitehouse

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 18,865 #45-47summerwhitehouse Preserving Bedminster’s History – The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history… Read More »Collectible: Preserving Bedminster’s History with a Special Keepsake – Trump’s Summer Whitehouse

The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster

by Brooks Betz

Views: 18,847 UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019, when it was announced that the Forbes family was donating the charter back to Bedminster Township. The story… Read More »The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster

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Vote for Bedminster’s Most Historic Icons

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 6,197 Hey, Bedminster, we’d love your opinion. We’re looking to hear what you think are the most historic icons in Bedminster, New Jersey. Loading… Vote in the Series:Know Bernardsville? Vote for their most historic Click HereKnow Bernards Township? Vote for… Read More »Vote for Bedminster’s Most Historic Icons

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MLH Honors Back to School with Historic School Images From the Somerset Hills

Views: 9,374 Schools in the Somerset Hills area of northern Somerset County have been a mainstay back to the mid-1700s. We honor the history of these memorable facilities in images from various sources now in our digital research archives. For… Read More »MLH Honors Back to School with Historic School Images From the Somerset Hills

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Bedminster Township’s Vanderveer Knox House

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 14,225 UPDATE: July 31, 2025: A new Bedminster Township-led commission has taken over the property and its contents, creating a new mission to preserve and promote the Vanderveer House and Museum in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Learn More Bedminster’s… Read More »Bedminster Township’s Vanderveer Knox House

A Unique Bedminster Cemetery-“God’s Acre”

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 13,925 So we’re over at the Bedminster Farmers Market, and while meeting a few locals, one of the patrons mentioned, “Why don’t you research what’s going on over at the slave burial grounds in Bedminster. Here we are. We… Read More »A Unique Bedminster Cemetery-“God’s Acre”

Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 15,648 Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the Somerset Hills area has a rich history that Mr. Local History is proud to document. We researched each property before submitting documentation to the State Historic Register.… Read More »Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers

Finding the Truth About the KKK in Basking Ridge & the Somerset Hills

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 19,301 History is a strange thing. The myth often outweighs the truth in many cases, sometimes distorting it to create a more compelling narrative. Sometimes, it’s like the game where you whisper something to someone, then they whisper to… Read More »Finding the Truth About the KKK in Basking Ridge & the Somerset Hills

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Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 13,778 Map Identifies Historic Properties, Owners, Building Locations, Local History Including the Often Ignored Pluckemin Artillery Park With over 2,000 hours of painstaking research and countless renderings, the landscaping firm of John Charles Smith & Associates of Far Hills… Read More »Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park

Route 31 Did Go Through Bedminster & Bernardsville

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 11,734 Did you know that US Route 206 used to be Route 31, and that what is now US Route 202 was actually Route 32? So now you tell your friend, “Take Route 31 North through Bedminster and Turn… Read More »Route 31 Did Go Through Bedminster & Bernardsville