Project Local History Ambassador – Our second year is underway! Nicknamed to PLHA is a new program where the Mr. Local History Project is holding assemblies at each elementary school in Bernards Township and sharing the history of the Bernards… Read More »Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador
Each year on the first Sunday in October, Lord Stirling’s estate at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge, NJ comes back to life in the late 1700s. Colonial craftspeople ply their trades, a town crier delivers the daily news, and… Read More »1770s Festival on the Grounds of Former General Lord Stirling
“Without the help of a few key people, this effort would never have come to fruition.” Carolyn Knox, Liberty Corner Resident and owner of a restored historic mortise and tenon barn. The Dream to Build a Barn – Oh wait.… Read More »Historic Barn Finds Home in Liberty Corner
Distilling in Central New Jersey New Jersey has a deep history of distilling spirits that goes back to colonial times. The Somerset Hills is an area in central New Jersey’s Somerset County grouping six similar towns, villages, and hamlets into… Read More »New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
T’is the season for engagements right? So why not share some of the most historic wedding venues in the Somerset Hills. Many people have written over the years looking for places to hold a wedding on a historic property in… Read More »Holiday Engagement? Historic Wedding Venues in Central New Jersey
Vol. 4 Issue 2 – Fall 2022The fall is one of the favorite seasons in New Jersey as the kids go back to school, the warm days follow crisp nights, and the leaves begin to change. Back To School Cover… Read More »Mr. Local History 2022 Fall Back to School Magazine Vol 4. Issue 2
Buy Now/Plant Now / Support Bernards Township’s Anniversary. Unique Fundraiser and Colorful Display of your support. If you live in Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons, or West Millington, New Jersey you’re part of Bernards Township. Bernards Township has adopted the ‘Flower Drift’… Read More »Flowers Honor Bernards Township’s 250th Anniversary
The Devil Tree of Liberty Corner (Somerset County) Urban Legend 1 Devil Tree – The Tree and the Caretaker Me and my friends were all contemplating going up to the devil tree. I had been up there one time before,… Read More »The Tale of Jersey’s Devil Tree
Somerset County is full of great history almost to a fault. Driving up and down Route 202 we often forget to see the historic beauty right in front of our eyes. Mr. Local History must drive by the Van Dorn… Read More »Traveling Historic Highways – The Van Dorn Mill
BASKING RIDGE- JULY 21, 2022 – Robert and Estelle Terry who once lived in Basking Ridge across the street from the Somerset Hills Airport were honored today at the site of their former home for a ceremony to present the… Read More »Tuskegee Medal Presentation Writes Final Chapter
Brush’s deli has a long history in Basking Ridge and is the longest-standing deli in the community. Located at 35 S. Finley avenue in the same building, the P.C. Henry general store opened in 1869 and remained until 1935. On… Read More »Brush’s Deli Served the Community for Three Generations
Self guided tours of some of the most historic pubs and taverns in the tri-state area. Who doesn’t like going on an adventure. The Mr. Local History Project has been building a list of historic pubs and taverns in the… Read More »Historic Tavern Pub Tours of New Jersey / PA / New York City
The Mr. Local History Project is looking for any artists to interpret our local history boards to create memorable images of local history for the Somerset Hills communities of Bernardsville, Bernards Township, Bedminster, Peapack and Gladstone. We are also looking… Read More »Art and History – Looking for Artists To Interpret History with Art
UPDATE:OK, now the story is getting better! Janeen Driscoll, USGA director of brand communications, said that the administrative building and the golf museum here, known as Golf House, will remain intact. Driscoll said that the USGA’s CEO and the majority… Read More »History of the US Golf Association Headquarters and Museum
The 15th annual 2024 High Bridge Soap Box Derby was Saturday, June 1, 2024. A beautiful day for a classic event! We’re hoping for a 2025 edition! As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when… Read More »Retrospective: The Soap Box Derby and Ties to New Jersey