<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Towns Archives - Mr. Local History Project</title>
	<atom:link href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/towns/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/towns/</link>
	<description>History and Gossip from New Jersey</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:15:15 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1</url>
	<title>Towns Archives - Mr. Local History Project</title>
	<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/towns/</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
<site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">168989768</site>	<item>
		<title>Revolutionary Crawls Brings Its One-of-a-Kind Historical Experience to Bernardsville</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/history250-pub-crawl-bernardsville/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/history250-pub-crawl-bernardsville/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2026 Summer MLH Magazine Vol8- Issue 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America 250]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America 250 Special Edition - New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernardsville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey Rev War Series]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=80694</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 206 History is marching into Bernardsville, and Mr Local History is joining the procession!  On Saturday, October 10, 2026, Revolutionary Crawls &#38; Events will make its Bernardsville debut with an immersive Revolutionary Pub Crawl through the heart of town. Created and produced by Revolutionary Crawls &#38; Events, this spirited afternoon will bring professional historical&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/history250-pub-crawl-bernardsville/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Revolutionary Crawls Brings Its One-of-a-Kind Historical Experience to Bernardsville</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/history250-pub-crawl-bernardsville/">Revolutionary Crawls Brings Its One-of-a-Kind Historical Experience to Bernardsville</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/history250-pub-crawl-bernardsville/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">80694</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Crane Farm: The Little Farm Stand Preserves Basking Ridge&#8217;s Farming Past</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/crane-farm-basking-ridge/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/crane-farm-basking-ridge/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basking Ridge agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basking Ridge History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl E. Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crane Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crane Farm Stand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doris Mertz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elmer Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethel Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family-owned farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Swamp farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic New Jersey farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katherine Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kay Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local produce stands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey farm stands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Somerset County farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Maple Avenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyson Mertz]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85786</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 860 RUMOR CONFIRMED:As Crane Farm approaches another turning point, word has begun circulating that Tyson and Doris Mertz are retiring October 31, 2026 and will not be renewing their lease with Somerset County. The Mertzes have not owned the property, but for decades they have been Somerset County&#8217;s leaseholder, keeping the fields productive and&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/crane-farm-basking-ridge/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Crane Farm: The Little Farm Stand Preserves Basking Ridge&#8217;s Farming Past</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/crane-farm-basking-ridge/">Crane Farm: The Little Farm Stand Preserves Basking Ridge&#8217;s Farming Past</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/crane-farm-basking-ridge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85786</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Meandering Basking Ridge&#8217;s Newest Largest Lake &#8211; The Millington Quarry</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/meandering-basking-ridge-millington-quarry-lake/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/meandering-basking-ridge-millington-quarry-lake/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Reengineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swim Clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basalt quarry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basking Ridge History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Mahan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historic quarries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hook Mountain Basalt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial history New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local history New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington Quarry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington Quarry Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mineral collecting New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey quarries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quarry Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quarry redevelopment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schmidt Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schmidt Park Basking Ridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[somerset county history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stonehouse Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tilcon Quarry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trap Rock Quarry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=83997</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 2,062 The Millington Quarry property in the Millington section of Bernards Township is one of the largest former industrial sites in Somerset County and has been the focus of redevelopment discussions for more than a decade. Covering approximately 180 acres along Stonehouse Road, the site operated for many years as a trap rock quarry&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/meandering-basking-ridge-millington-quarry-lake/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Meandering Basking Ridge&#8217;s Newest Largest Lake &#8211; The Millington Quarry</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/meandering-basking-ridge-millington-quarry-lake/">Meandering Basking Ridge&#8217;s Newest Largest Lake &#8211; The Millington Quarry</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/meandering-basking-ridge-millington-quarry-lake/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">83997</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Noe Pond &#038; the Browers- Chatham&#8217;s Swim Club People Remember</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/noe-pond-chatham/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/noe-pond-chatham/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jersey Pure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swim Clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bailey and Taz Brower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bailey Brower Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chatham NJ swimming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chatham Township history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copper Springs Swim Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic swim clubs New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morris County swim clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morris County swimming history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Taz Brower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey swim club history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noe Pond Chatham NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noe Pond Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noe Pond Club history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noe Pond Swim Club]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85666</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 161 Noe Pond began as a natural, spring-fed farm pond on the Noe family’s roughly 800-acre property in Chatham Township. Dating to before the Revolutionary War, the pond supplied water to the family’s dairy farm, rose greenhouses, and surrounding property. It was also used for harvesting ice in winter and eventually became a popular&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/noe-pond-chatham/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Noe Pond &#38; the Browers- Chatham&#8217;s Swim Club People Remember</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/noe-pond-chatham/">Noe Pond &amp; the Browers- Chatham&#8217;s Swim Club People Remember</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/noe-pond-chatham/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85666</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Millington&#8217;s Millridge Swim Club Bulldozed Back into the Great Swamp Landscape</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/millingtons-millridge-swim-club/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/millingtons-millridge-swim-club/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Black History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swim Clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bailey Brower Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cab Calloway New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clover Hill Swimming Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ella Fitzgerald New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic New Jersey entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hill Township history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mill Ridge Swim Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington NJ history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morris County history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey jazz history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey swim clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Playland Farm Millington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie's Playland Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Bridge Road history]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85434</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 188 Before the Millridge Swim Club existed, it was known as Reggie&#8217;s Playland Farm, and we found a strange real estate listing from 2002 that read: This story is part of the Mr. Local History Project&#8217;s New Jersey Swim Club Series, exploring the neighborhood pools, freshwater ponds, and private clubs that shaped generations of&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/millingtons-millridge-swim-club/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Millington&#8217;s Millridge Swim Club Bulldozed Back into the Great Swamp Landscape</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/millingtons-millridge-swim-club/">Millington&#8217;s Millridge Swim Club Bulldozed Back into the Great Swamp Landscape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/millingtons-millridge-swim-club/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85434</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Westfield&#8217;s Rialto Theater History and Next Chapter</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/westfields-rialto-theater-history-and-next-chapter/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/westfields-rialto-theater-history-and-next-chapter/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Westfield NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic movie theaters NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic theaters New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey theater history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rialto Center for Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rialto Theater 1922]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rialto Theater renovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rialto Theater Westfield NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rialto Theatre history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union County NJ history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westfield cultural arts center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westfield NJ history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westfield performing arts center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westfield Rialto redevelopment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westfield Rialto theater]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85378</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 107 UPDATE: A New Life for Westfield&#8217;s Rialto After sitting largely dormant since closing as a movie theater in 2019, Westfield&#8217;s historic Rialto is now headed toward a major rebirth. In July 2026, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved a $43.38 million tax credit award through its Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion (CAFE) Program&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/westfields-rialto-theater-history-and-next-chapter/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Westfield&#8217;s Rialto Theater History and Next Chapter</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/westfields-rialto-theater-history-and-next-chapter/">Westfield&#8217;s Rialto Theater History and Next Chapter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/westfields-rialto-theater-history-and-next-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85378</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Celebrating 100 Years of the Cranford Theater</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranford-theater-100-years/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranford-theater-100-years/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cranford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branford Theater Cranford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cranford movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford NJ history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford NJ landmarks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater 100th Anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater 1926]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater 1926–2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater centennial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theatre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown Cranford NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historic Cranford NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historic Movie Theaters New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey movie theater history]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85217</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 431 As Cranford prepares to celebrate the theater&#8217;s 100th birthday on November 29, 2026, we&#8217;re taking a look back at the little movie house that became a Cranford institution, and the generations of people who have kept coming through its doors. SIGN THE CARD IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AT THE END OF THIS POST&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranford-theater-100-years/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Celebrating 100 Years of the Cranford Theater</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranford-theater-100-years/">Celebrating 100 Years of the Cranford Theater</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranford-theater-100-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85217</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>NJ Cinemas Honored in Exclusive Miniature Wooden Collection</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-theaters/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-theaters/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernardsville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grab Bag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historic Village Collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernardsville Cinema history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cranford Theater history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown NJ movie theaters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey Cats Meow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey wooden keepsakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rialto Westfield history]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=19125</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 8,102 Remembering classic movie theaters that not only showed first-rate films, but anchored our towns and kept us full of memories. Three of the last remaining old-time, downtown movie theaters in New Jersey, each with over a century of service, the Mr. Local History Project 501 (c) nonprofit honors the Cranford Theater, the Rialto&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-theaters/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">NJ Cinemas Honored in Exclusive Miniature Wooden Collection</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-theaters/">NJ Cinemas Honored in Exclusive Miniature Wooden Collection</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-theaters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">19125</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>History Remembers Lost Swim Clubs &#8211; Now It&#8217;s Your Turn</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/history-remembers-lost-swim-clubs/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/history-remembers-lost-swim-clubs/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swim Clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watchung]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85185</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 544 For many families growing up in the Somerset Hills and surrounding communities, summer meant one thing: the local swim club. From the 1950s through the 1980s, private clubs, lakes, beaches, and municipal pools became summertime gathering places where generations of kids learned to swim, competed on swim teams, played tennis, worked their first&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/history-remembers-lost-swim-clubs/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">History Remembers Lost Swim Clubs &#8211; Now It&#8217;s Your Turn</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/history-remembers-lost-swim-clubs/">History Remembers Lost Swim Clubs &#8211; Now It&#8217;s Your Turn</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/history-remembers-lost-swim-clubs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85185</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Looking Back at Millington&#8217;s Clover Hill Swim Club</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/clover-hill-swim-club-millington/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/clover-hill-swim-club-millington/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports History NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swim Clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clover Hill Estates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clover Hill Swim Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clover Hill Swimming Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic swim clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hill Township history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mill Ridge Swim Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington NJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morris County history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Local History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey civil rights history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey swimming clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passaic Township history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Goldsboro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Bridge Road]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=84989</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,341 Clover Hill Swimming ClubA Beloved Summer Retreat That Changed New Jersey History This story is part of the Mr. Local History Project’s New Jersey Swim Club Series, exploring the neighborhood pools, freshwater ponds, and private clubs that shaped generations of summer memories. Part of the project’s mission is to encourage those who remember&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/clover-hill-swim-club-millington/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Looking Back at Millington&#8217;s Clover Hill Swim Club</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/clover-hill-swim-club-millington/">Looking Back at Millington&#8217;s Clover Hill Swim Club</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/clover-hill-swim-club-millington/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">84989</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reggie&#8217;s Playland &#038; Farm: A Forgotten Jazz Club in Millington, NJ</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/reggies-playland-farm-jazz-club-and-mill-ridge-swim-club/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/reggies-playland-farm-jazz-club-and-mill-ridge-swim-club/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Black History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bailey Brower Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cab Calloway New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clover Hill Swimming Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ella Fitzgerald New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic New Jersey entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hill Township history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mill Ridge Swim Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington NJ history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morris County history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey jazz history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey swim clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Playland Farm Millington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie's Playland Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Bridge Road history]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=85028</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,572 Our story begins as we were researching another story tied to swim clubs in New Jersey&#8217;s Basking Ridge area, and we were preparing a story about Millington&#8217;s Clover Hill Swim Club. A fun story you can read later, but what we uncovered had us all say, &#8220;stop that work, as we found another&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/reggies-playland-farm-jazz-club-and-mill-ridge-swim-club/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Reggie&#8217;s Playland &#038; Farm: A Forgotten Jazz Club in Millington, NJ</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/reggies-playland-farm-jazz-club-and-mill-ridge-swim-club/">Reggie&#8217;s Playland &#038; Farm: A Forgotten Jazz Club in Millington, NJ</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/reggies-playland-farm-jazz-club-and-mill-ridge-swim-club/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">85028</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Remembering the Columbia River Gorge&#8217;s Wind Ranch in the 80s</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-the-gorges-wind-ranch/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-the-gorges-wind-ranch/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooks Betz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grab Bag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windsurfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1980s windsurfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1990s windsurfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bingen Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia Gorge windsurfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia River Gorge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia River history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gorge lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gorge sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gorge windsurfing history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hood River Oregon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hood River windsurfing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Local History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remembering the Wind Ranch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington State history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Salmon Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Ranch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Ranch campground]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[windsurfing history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windsurfing Museum]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=84780</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 1,838 Ah, who remembers the Wind Ranch in Bingen, Washington? Just across the bridge from Hood River was a place, no, an iconic place, that remains now only in my memory. This post is more of a community plea to help us who traveled from all over the world to windsurf on the Columbia&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-the-gorges-wind-ranch/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Remembering the Columbia River Gorge&#8217;s Wind Ranch in the 80s</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-the-gorges-wind-ranch/">Remembering the Columbia River Gorge&#8217;s Wind Ranch in the 80s</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/remembering-the-gorges-wind-ranch/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">84780</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>1780: The Missing Cemetery at the Basking Ridge Continental Army Hospital</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-missing-cemetery/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-missing-cemetery/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cemetery History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morristown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey Rev War Series]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=84579</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 252 For decades, visitors to Jockey Hollow believed they were standing beside the burial ground of Continental soldiers who died during the terrible winter of 1779–1780. However, archaeological investigations found no human remains, and the National Park Service now believes that soldiers who died in camp were generally buried near their individual brigade parade&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-missing-cemetery/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">1780: The Missing Cemetery at the Basking Ridge Continental Army Hospital</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-missing-cemetery/">1780: The Missing Cemetery at the Basking Ridge Continental Army Hospital</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-missing-cemetery/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">84579</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Homer&#8217;s The Odyssey &#038; The Gods Told This Time By Christopher Nolan</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-odyssey-told-by-christopher-nolan/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-odyssey-told-by-christopher-nolan/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grab Bag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ancient Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athena]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epic poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greek gods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greek mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homer's Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ithaca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mythology explained]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odysseus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odyssey movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympian gods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poseidon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Odyssey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trojan War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Troy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zeus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=84409</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 601 At Mr. Local History, we believe history is at its best when it connects people. That&#8217;s why our motto is &#8220;History with a social twist.&#8221; Every place has a story, every family has a connection, and every generation sees the past through a slightly different lens. History isn&#8217;t just a collection of dates&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-odyssey-told-by-christopher-nolan/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Homer&#8217;s The Odyssey &#38; The Gods Told This Time By Christopher Nolan</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-odyssey-told-by-christopher-nolan/">Homer&#8217;s The Odyssey &amp; The Gods Told This Time By Christopher Nolan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-odyssey-told-by-christopher-nolan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">84409</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Tiny Roadside Cemetery in Basking Ridge</title>
		<link>https://mrlocalhistory.org/roadside-cemetery-basking-ridge/</link>
					<comments>https://mrlocalhistory.org/roadside-cemetery-basking-ridge/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[New Jersey History Project]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alfred Vail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basking ridge cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basking Ridge History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernards Township History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Vail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[early settlers of New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genealogy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic cemeteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millington Quarry cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary War New Jersey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[somerset county history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stonehouse Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theodore Vail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vail family]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=84290</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Views: 583 Isn&#8217;t it strange that you might drive by something 1,000s of times and never notice something&#8230;.until you do. This is one of those stories. Just to the south of the former Millington quarry entrance on Stonehouse Road sits a tiny roadside cemetery that honors one of the original families of Basking Ridge. The&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/roadside-cemetery-basking-ridge/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">A Tiny Roadside Cemetery in Basking Ridge</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org/roadside-cemetery-basking-ridge/">A Tiny Roadside Cemetery in Basking Ridge</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mrlocalhistory.org">Mr. Local History Project</a>.</p>
]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://mrlocalhistory.org/roadside-cemetery-basking-ridge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">84290</post-id>	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
