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Perth Amboy’s Great Jersey History

New Jersey History Project — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:52:05 +0000

Views: 1,296 One of the things we enjoy most about the Mr. Local History Project is discovering how seemingly unrelated stories eventually connect. Over the years, we’ve crossed paths with Perth Amboy through the lives of New Jersey’s Royal Governors, the East Jersey Proprietors, the construction of the Proprietary House, and even through figures like… Read More »Perth Amboy’s Great Jersey History

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High School Sailing Teams in New Jersey …Who Knew

Brooks Betz — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:52:38 +0000

Views: 1,055 Long before football stadium lights, marching bands, and Friday night rivalries, a quieter competition was taking shape along New Jersey’s bays, rivers, and coastlines. Students were racing sailboats. Today, high school sailing is an established part of the athletic landscape for a growing number of New Jersey schools. Teams from Monmouth County to… Read More »High School Sailing Teams in New Jersey …Who Knew

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New Jersey’s Oldest Yacht Club is RYC – But is it Riverton or Raritan?

Brooks Betz — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:57:15 +0000

Views: 3,819 Although both the Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy and the Riverton Yacht Club are on the opposite sides of New Jersey, they both state to have been founded in 1865. Published sources currently give the Riverton Yacht Club the bragging rights as the state’s oldest, leaving the Raritan Yacht Club holding the… Read More »New Jersey’s Oldest Yacht Club is RYC – But is it Riverton or Raritan?

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Sailing New Jersey- Yacht Clubs-Trophies- History

New Jersey History Project — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:20:57 +0000

Views: 1,510 From early shore and lake recreation to organized racing, the culture of sailboats in New Jersey grew out of everyday life on the water. While formal club racing began with the New York Yacht Club in Hoboken with John Cox Stevens, yachting history was forever linked to Hoboken. Stevens helped turn informal boat… Read More »Sailing New Jersey- Yacht Clubs-Trophies- History

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Meet (Sir) Francis Bernard, Esq. – New Jersey’s Royal Governor

Brooks Betz — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:14:28 +0000

Views: 14,401 Our curiosity started with a round-table discussion: Who is Francis Bernard, and should there be a statue to recognize his service to New Jersey? Read the story and tell us what you think at the end. It is almost as though Francis Bernard, who governed Massachusetts shortly before the Revolution, and the well-liked… Read More »Meet (Sir) Francis Bernard, Esq. – New Jersey’s Royal Governor

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Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House- Digging Around

Brooks Betz — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:57:00 +0000

Views: 12,463 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 think after we present our case. UPDATE:Dr. Richard Veit of Monmouth University is currently conducting… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House- Digging Around

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