Views: 1,681 Map of the 1779 Sullivan Trail – Click the map to see a blow-up of the trail that ran right through Pocono Pines and the region. This map is likely the one that best defines the history of what… Read More »Lake Naomi Way Before the Dam
Views: 1,497 What started out as one story has now become a collection. Now that the founding narratives have been documented in my series, this story has come to light due to its significance to the history of Lake Naomi,… Read More »Lake Naomi- The Millers & A House That Defined a Destination
Views: 1,792 The Miller brothers, Franklin and his younger brother Rufus, were part of the Miller family from Easton, Pennsylvania. Younger brother Rufus struck out on a religious career as a minister, and Franklin (Frank) had other ideas. Bigger ideas.… Read More »Pocono Spring Water Ice Company – The Millers & Naomi Lake
Views: 8,721 UPDATE:Mr. Local History is proud to announce, in partnership with The Ross Farm, the release of the 6th collectible in the series, the Somerset County 1777 Boudinot Southard Ross House. The collectible is part of the New Jersey… Read More »Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in Basking Ridge
Views: 8,934 The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house, known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge, was built with similar architecture to the Proprietary House by England’s John Edward Pryor. Let us know what you… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House : Digging Around
Views: 1,770 Suppose you have the chance to visit Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Ross Farm for an outdoor concert or to help out in the giving garden, remember this story about the historic Boudinot (Boo-DE-Know) family estate on the hill… Read More »Richard Stockton – Constitution Signer and a Basking Ridge Brother In Law
Views: 886 It’s the 4th of July, and that means community canoe races in Cranford, New Jersey. Come witness a historic event on the Rahway River, the annual Canoe Races and Marathon at the historic Cranford Canoe Club. Racing begins… Read More »Cranford Canoe Races at the Canoe Club a July 4th Tradition
Views: 1,019 Biography Bio courtesy of the Save Ellis Island Foundation, Gladstone, New Jersey Ruth was an octogenarian who lived in historic Gladstone, New Jersey, just down the street from the Save Ellis Island office. In late 2003, Save Ellis Island’s… Read More »Meet The Historians Series – Ruth Thomson Peapack Gladstone
Views: 9,939 July is National Ice Cream Month, so it’s time for Mr. Local History’s look back at the history, the good fun (and some “good humor”). The first official account of ice cream in the New World dates back… Read More »Ice Cream History around the Somerset Hills
Views: 962 Honoring Two Stories – Two Men – Two Estates A key mission statement of the Mr. Local History project is to find new ways to “Share History with a Social Twist,” which means we try to incorporate the… Read More »Gilded Age New Jersey Mansions Honored for Their Historic Design – The Cat’s Meow
Views: 6,428 Mixed inside a Revolutionary War site on a hillside in Bernardsville, New Jersey, is a modest estate with lovely gardens. The Cross Estate encompasses 162 acres and, together with the Jarvis tract, augments the 320-acre New Jersey Brigade… Read More »Bernardsville’s Historic Cross Estate & Gardens
Views: 4,892 Our researchers continue to dig and have finally found ALL of the deed records of the Riverside Inn property. It took us back to the late 1800s. If you have additional information about any of the owners, we’d… Read More »The Riverside Inn – History of Cranford’s (and New Jersey’s) #1 Dive Bar
Views: 26,499 Frank McGovern opened his tavern in 1936 selecting 58 New Street right in the central ward of downtown Newark. Whether by coincidence or not, McGovern’s also opened around the same time Newark’s St. Patrick’s Day parade was reborn… Read More »Retrospective: Newark’s McGovern’s Tavern- An Irish History Tale
Views: 8,305 Larison’s Turkey Farm was more than just a restaurant; it was a cherished New Jersey landmark steeped in tradition. Established in 1945 on the grounds of a working turkey farm dating back to 1868, Larison’s embodied the warmth… Read More »New Life? Larison’s Turkey Farm in Chester, New Jersey
Views: 19,632 UPDATE: May 25, 2025 – After decades sitting in a rubble pile behind Warren’s DPW, the iconic and sole surviving Egg-O-Mat has been restored and dedicated to the residents of Warren Township, New Jersey. The Egg-O-Mat, a beloved… Read More »NOW SAVED – The EggOmat in Warren Township, New Jersey