Views: 11,474Twenty-five years ago, on the clear, crisp morning at 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, the first plane hit the North Tower, and our community was changed forever. Please take a moment to remember those 21 residents from Basking… Read More »#911neverforget in the Somerset Hills
Views: 377UPDATE: A New Life for Westfield’s Rialto After sitting largely dormant since closing as a movie theater in 2019, Westfield’s historic Rialto is now headed toward a major rebirth. In July 2026, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved… Read More »Westfield’s Rialto Theater History and Next Chapter
Views: 1,482On January 24, Westfield, New Jersey, hosted a special America250 edition of its popular community program Build Westfield in LEGO, bringing families and residents together for a creative celebration of local and national history. Held at Westfield High School,… Read More »Westfield Builds a Lego Town to Celebrate America’s 250th
Views: 18,820New Jersey is known as the “Cockpit of the American Revolution” for a reason – because it was. More battles, more encampments, more strategies took place in New Jersey than in any other colony of the original thirteen. Bookmark… Read More »New Jersey Rev War Series Mr. Local History Project
Views: 5,481Want a quick way to search for articles about the history of one of the towns we love to cover?The Mr. Local History Project has created a few quick searches to give you a head start. Our researchers choose… Read More »Quicklinks – Tracking History From Selected Jersey Towns
Views: 8,864This story is part of a series I’ve been researching, as I rebuild my youthful memories growing up on Lake Naomi in the Poconos. As the series comes together, there is an associated Facebook Group called Lake Naomi Memories, for… Read More »Memories Growing Up On Lake Naomi and Pocono Pines, PA
Views: 4,367Suppose 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 and… Read More »Richard Stockton – Constitution Signer and a Basking Ridge Brother-in-Law
Views: 7,753Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. It’s our motto! So we thought: How fun would it be to share some of the most loved Westfield, New Jersey businesses that have disappeared? (Two of our Trustees grew… Read More »Wearing Lost Westfield Area Businesses is Fun History
Views: 11,276Congratulations to the Westfield Fire Department as Westfield celebrateed its 150th. 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… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Westfield NJ History – The Cat’s Meow Village
Views: 33,731Confirmed! Jared Leading NASA Isaacman, a former Basking Ridge High School student, decided not to graduate and leave the school because school just wasn’t for him. Fast forward to a man who bankrolled the Polaris Dawn mission, launching him… Read More »Jersey’s Jared Isaacman – Ridge Dropout- Billionaire – Astronaut & NASA Dream Job
Views: 7,333Being raised in Westfield was a great experience, and sometimes it goes by so fast you never have time to sit back and reflect. As I look back now, there are so many great stories; it’s funny how they… Read More »Fairview Cemetery – Westfield, New Jersey’s Largest Resting Place
Views: 18,070The 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 New… Read More »The Exclusive New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection
Views: 4,090Congratulations to the Westfield Fire Department as Westfield celebrates the 150th year. 150th Anniversary of the Westfield Fire Department with a parade and community festival on Saturday, June 21, 2025: New Westfield Cat’s Meow Collectibles The Governor of New Jersey’s Historic… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Westfield New Jersey history is a Treasure
Views: 15,496Over the last few years, researchers at the Mr. Local History Project here in New Jersey have been busy at work and have released several stories related to the motorsports racing history in New Jersey. We’ve even now branched… Read More »Mr. Local History Motorsports Special Edition Magazine – Free!
Views: 3,910We were reading a story on social media about a town losing its local hardware store after over 100 years of operation. The place you’d go to have a nice chat about local things and grab a bunch of… Read More »Mom & Pop Hardware Stores are Disappearing Across Jersey
