Bernards Township

Thanksgiving Proclamations Way Before Lincoln Did It -Thanks Jersey Guys

President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving in 1863 after a series of Union victories and a nationwide plea for unity, using…

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

Bill Beatty and the Hills Haunted Phareloch Castle

Source: Arcadia Books Tucked below the Hills on a quiet cul-de-sac in the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township, New…

3 months ago

Paranormal Oddities at Basking Ridge’s Astor Estate Town Hall

👻 The 3rd Floor "Spirit of the Astor Estate" in Basking Ridge. A spirit has haunted owners and workers wandering…

3 months ago

The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain

View from the west of Pigtail (right) and Schley Mountain (left), c.1910, part of the 2nd Watchung Mountain range in…

3 months ago

Bernards Plateau and the Bernards Commons Community – Every Home Faces a Shared Park

1930s: Bernards Plateau and the 60-acre Bernards Commons & Decker's Park Community Project The Bernards Plateau was named for the…

4 months ago

Then & Now: Post 9/11-Somerset Hills Family Friends and Neighbors & Their Legacy

On September 11, 2001, we lost friends, family, neighbors, and loved ones in a tragedy that changed our nation forever.…

4 months ago

Bernardsville’s Lost Dayton Home, Orchards and Mount Airy Nursery

UPDATE:Another Dayton family discussion came up.... we couldn't refuse the query. Suppose we didn't just research Mt. Airy Nursery and…

6 months ago

Basking Ridge’s Historic Rushmore 5 All Time

MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 of All Time From left to right: William Alexander, Samuel Southard, William Annin,…

6 months ago

Basking Ridge’s Rushmore 5 of the Modern Era

MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 of the Modern Era Meet John Packo, Bill Hine, Irwin Richardt, John Placko,…

6 months ago

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