Honoring the History of Cranford, New Jersey who celebrates their 150th anniversary in 2021.
Views: 6,644 UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is determining interest in nominating the Cranford Canoe Club to the New Jersey Historic Registry. If you believe this should be done, please consider signing our petition to let Cranford local officials… Read More »Cranford Canoe Club – Honoring the History
Views: 843 Cranford High School – Cranford, New Jersey – Three Locations – Three Icons 1st CHS – Cranford High School at Grant School Established in 1902, Cranford’s first High School in Cranford, New Jersey, began as a four-year institution… Read More »Honoring Cranford High School’s History
Views: 657 Submit Your Picture to the “Riverdive” Photo Album Below Every regular imbiber has his or her favorite dive bar to watch the game or get a quick bite, but we wanted to find the consensus best local hangouts… Read More »The Riverside Inn – History of Cranford’s (and New Jersey’s) #1 Dive Bar
Views: 909 Is it time for the Jersey Dive Bar History Tour? Let us know your favorites.MLH has created an interactive map of over 100 classic dive-bars in Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey. What an excellent assignment. Traveling Jersey,… Read More »There’s a lot of History in These 100+ Jersey Dive Bars
Views: 12,697 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: 390 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 and artwork in partnership with… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Cranford New Jersey’s History – New Collectibles
Views: 6,866 UPDATE:Our artist rendering of the Cranford Hotel is complete and the wood is being cut as we speak. History is on the back. We’re so excited to pick up where the Cranford Green Thumb Garden Club left off.… Read More »History: The Cranford Hotel That’s NOT a Hotel
Views: 178 We have been told a terrible rumor. Is it true? Do some people bring out their Jersey Cat’s Meow collectibles only for the holidays? Read on…. Yes, we have been told many people bring out their Cat’s Meow… Read More »Who Brings Their Jersey Village Collectibles out Just for the Holidays?
Views: 3,009 On the 7th anniversary of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, losing its 619-year-old oak tree, the Mr. Local History Project has written a story of hope, commitment, honor, history, and township pride. Yes, people, there are children of the… Read More »Retrospective: The Siblings of a 619-Year Oak Tree
Views: 4,768 Childhood Winters in Cranford, New Jersey Or as I like to say “Memories from the Frozen Venice of New Jersey.” Retrospective: As a writer for New Jersey’s Mr. Local History Project I recently wrote about skating on a… Read More »Retrospective: Winter as a Kid on Cranford’s Rahway River
Views: 9,275 When you’re a kid, the most simple things in life often end up being the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, the Cranford Boat… Read More »Did You Work at the Cranford Canoe Club?
Views: 6,231 UPDATE: Old Cranford Keepsakes ARE collectibles now…..all gone!Many have written us about a previous Cranford keepsake collection. The Green Thumb Garden Club started the Cranford Landmark Series in the early 2000s. Gerri Livelli began it as a fundraiser… Read More »Preserving Cranford’s History – Five Limited Iconic Collectibles
Views: 3,206 Get your own Miniature Wooden Keepsake to Honor the Cranford Canoe Club in Cranford, New Jersey Cranford Canoe Club History The Cranford Canoe Club is an iconic historic landmark at on the corner of Springfield and Orange Avenue… Read More »Keepsake Honors the Cranford Canoe Club – New Jersey’s Oldest Canoe Livery Operation
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Below are my collection of photos and research done while writing a feature article about my years growing up working at the Cranford Canoe Club from 1972-1993. We’re always interested in adding to the collection so if you have any you’d like to share, just snap a photo with your phone and send to us. We’ll review it and add it if it meets a few minor standards. While the photos are not copyrighted, if you plan to share, please Mr. Local History. http://www.mrlocalhistory.org ).
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