Views: 12,673 JARED IN THE NEWS: April 8, 2025 – Confirmation hearing Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:00 am to confirm President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of New Jersey’s Jared Isaacman to head NASA with a vote to happen later… Read More »Jersey’s Jared Isaacman – Ridge Dropout Billionaire Astronaut Tagged to Lead NASA
Views: 3,751 Why We Celebrate Bernards Township Charter Day The first Charter Day street fair celebration in Bernards Township was held on Saturday, May 20, 1995. The event started at 10 am and lasted till 4 pm. Charter Day commemorates… Read More »Retrospective: The History Behind Bernards Township Charter Day & That Charter
Views: 175 #btchartday is ON! Rain or Shine Get ready for a fun-filled street fair and festival in Historic Basking Ridge Village on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Weather Forecast Stop by the Mr. Local History Project Booth #91 on Henry… Read More »2025 Bernards Township Charter Day Streetfair
Views: 476 It’s always fun to hear how a story becomes a story for us. In fact, there’s always a story about a new story. History is a bit like sewing…. when you pull a thread, you never know where… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Spencer Road is Important to Mr. Local History Too
Views: 5,194 New Jersey Historical Wooden Keepsake Collection Welcomes the 1871 Washington House The iconic Washington House in Basking Ridge Village has a rich history dating back to 1871. At almost 150 years of age, the grand hotel still serves… Read More »The Washington House- A Basking Ridge Icon
Views: 3,014 “Beautiful Bernards” is a perfect example of “sharing local history with a social twist!” Mr. Local History Project’s mission – the red and gold have a tie to Bernards Township history. Bernards Township Day is held typically around… Read More »‘Beautiful Bernards’ Honors Township Colors and Community
Views: 3,147 UPDATE: March 2025 Connecting Bernards Township students to their local history, the Mr. Local History Project kicked off its 3rd year of our Project Local History Ambassador program for 5th-grade students thanks to the financial support of many… Read More »Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students
Views: 454 Join the quest to answer the question:How many stones make up the Great Wall of Basking Ridge around the Bernards Township Municipal Complex? Follow along…… As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, this post is updated when we… Read More »History:The Great Wall of Bernards Township & How Many Stones Contest
Views: 4,282 UPDATE: March 12, 2025 –A few researchers at the Mr. Local History Project are looking for a few Chinese and Indian residents interested in tracing the roots of these two growing communities in Bernards Township to the first… Read More »Bernards Township Origins
Views: 226 Release Party: March 1, 2025 Celebrating the rich history of the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead, this iconic Basking Ridge farm is honored with this beautiful wooden hand-painted collectible as part of the New Jersey Historic Village Cat’s Meow… Read More »KMS Farmstead in Basking Ridge Honored with Painted Wooden Keepsake
Views: 187 How’s life in Basking Ridge? Click the play button to take a live look at downtown Basking Ridge. Check in for a view! 2025 ScheduleSaturday, May 17, 2025 – 11:30 am -6 pm – Basking Ridge Charter DayMon, May… Read More »Basking Ridge Town Center Live Video
Views: 12,835 The MLH Project is proud to be the exclusive reseller of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Collection, created by the world-famous Cat’s Meow Village. Made in the USA!!! The New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Village Collection The… Read More »The Exclusive New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection
Views: 242 Nine pieces of custom art on wood honor Bernards Township’s history. Start your collection of these beautiful, limited edition keepsakes. The Governor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has been working with Bernards Township historians to help preserve and… Read More »Keepsakes: Treasuring Basking Ridge New Jersey Historic Icons
