Join Mr. Local History as we capture some of the great local history stories about Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Views: 282 In 1907, the Bernardsville Improvement Society launched an ambitious campaign to transform the village center into a more dignified public space, later known as Olcott Square, named in honor of philanthropist Frederick P. Olcott. Replacing a cluttered square… Read More »Bernardsville – Before Olcott Square, There was a Fountain but…..
Views: 1,740 A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. No exclusive subscription required. For 1 day only, ordinary passengers were invited aboard the legendary Millionaires Express, the famed Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad club car that once carried the wealthy residents of Bernardsville Mountain… Read More »Taking a Ride on the Millionaires Express Train 100 Years Later
Views: 1,151 Railroads did more than move people and freight. They shaped towns, determined where businesses grew, and influenced where people chose to live. Across New Jersey and throughout the Northeast, the arrival of the railroad in the nineteenth century… Read More »Railroad and Train History Series – Mr Local History Project
Views: 116 While researching the rich history of the West Line to Bernardsville, New Jersey, here are just some of the images from the series, gathered from various sources, to share as an online local photo collection that spans from… Read More »Railroad Photo Collection – The West Line of Central New Jersey
Views: 1,114 It’s really fun when you get the chance to document an establishment’s transformation over 250 years, but we’ve found another one in what was once known in the Vealtown area of Bernards Township. With all the ups and… Read More »Bernardsville’s Historic Old Stone Tavern & Hotel – Destination Brings a Whole Bunch of History
Views: 369 “Every day, thousands of drivers wind their way up Anderson Hill Road, one of Bernardsville, New Jersey’s defining roads, without ever stopping to ask who Anderson was or why the hill carries his name. Yet behind that familiar… Read More »Bernardsville’s Anderson Hill Road and Judge John Anderson, Esq.
Views: 209 The iron rail that brought the steel horse to the Somerset Hills.This story is as much about the railroads that were built as it is about the railroads that weren’t. Railroad Companies of the Time Before we begin,… Read More »Railroad Men of The Somerset Hills
Views: 666 HELP NEEDED: CROWDSOURCING HISTORYBERNARDSVILLE CRICKET CLUBSWe’re on a mission to locate any families or someone who might possess anything related to cricket clubs in Bernardsville back in the early 1900s – a trophy, a program, a sweater, a… Read More »Cricket in the Somerset Hills isn’t New – But it’s New Again
Views: 556 Distilling Revival across New Jersey and a Renaissance Updates: Distilling In the News Bernardsville’s Tim Koether & Craft Distilling Today, thanks to the diligence of a few key individuals, some Somerset Hills residents are pioneers of New Jersey’s… Read More »Claremont Distillery and The Ties to Bernardsville, New Jersey
Views: 1,453 Word is out that David Burke, Chef and operator at the Red Horse Steakhouse at the Bernards Inn, will be transitioning “The Station” to one of his new restaurant ventures down the street at the historic Clarmont Hotel… Read More »Bernardsville’s Claremont Hotel & The Station History – and a New Chapter
Views: 1,269 At first, we thought it had to be a joke. It felt too absurd, too unthinkable, the kind of headline you only see on April Fool’s Day. But then reality hit. It was April 2. This was not… Read More »The Day the Bernardsville News Died
Views: 739 Most people think they know New Jersey. They picture highways, traffic, and a place you pass through on the way to somewhere else. But if you could step back into the mid 1800s, you’d see a very different… Read More »Why are We Called “The Garden State?” Spring Gardens- History and Happenings
Views: 1,294 BERNARDSVILLE, NJ — Did you know that Bernardsville now has its own “Museum in the Streets”? On June 1, 2025, the town unveiled 9 historical markers across downtown, turning a simple walk along Main Street into a self-guided… Read More »The Museum in the Streets – Bernardsville Shares its History
Views: 824 Railroad service into the Somerset Hills began in 1872 when the Passaic Valley and Peapack Railroad opened a new line running west from Summit into northern Somerset County. The original route established stations at New Providence, Berkeley Heights,… Read More »Looking Back at Train Stations Along the Peapack Gladstone Line
Views: 579 History says the subscriber list is lost, so Mr. Local History is trying to rebuild it. We wanted to begin this addition to our Somerset Hills train history series with the story behind what became widely known as… Read More »Millionaires Express Elegant Commuting – Who Was On That Exclusive Subscriber List