History Makers High School Volunteers HISTORY MAKERS MAKE HISTORY “Today is tomorrow’s history, so make it a good one!” is the motto readers will always find on the Mr. Local History website. The motto is a reminder that each and… Read More »History Makers
Our Holiday Issue Happy holidays. Tiz the Season! The Mr. Local History Project has been working hard to produce the next issue of our magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local history in the Somerset… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 4
The Mr. Local History project’s mission is to promote and preserve local history with a social twist. Based in the Somerset Hills, an area in northern Somerset County, New Jersey, the project is an all-volunteer registered 501c3 non-profit that creates… Read More »About Us – Mr. Local History
Join friends and family with the Mr. Local History families for an afternoon that will put you in the holiday spirit. It’s the 6th Annual Winter Market and Tree Lighting in the Basking Ridge village. The entire event runs from… Read More »Family Fun and Tree Lighting Dec. 7
Be part of the Widow White’s Tavern limited edition run. Mr Local History is proud to announce the upcoming release of the 7th in the collectible series, the infamous 1776 Widow White’s Tavern in the village of Basking Ridge. Orders… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern 7th Wooden Historic Village Keepsake
While searching the internet we found a few great books that showcases the history of the Somerset Hills and Somerset County, New Jersey from the early 1800’s. If you like local history, these two books really bring the detail to… Read More »Somerset History – Two Historic Books
Whether you’re a banker or a national political figure, a CEO or a farmer, the Somerset Hills has provided commercial opportunities for centuries. From C. Ledyard Blair and Jackie Kennedy, to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Charles Pfizer, the… Read More »Top 10 Historic Businesses in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey
This is a continuation of the history of our earlier story For the better part of a decade, the Mr. Local History Project has been digging and investigating the history of one of the greatest events in the Somerset Hills.… Read More »The Essex Hunt and the Far Hills Race Meeting Timeline
The MLH Project is proud to announce that the Somerset Hills Historic Village is Joining the New Jersey Historic Village Collection as part of the world famous Cat’s Meow Wooden Keepsake Collection Vote for the Next Wooden Collectible Now! Ends… Read More »Wooden Collectibles
Mr. Local History is proud to announce, after years of thought, that they will be producing a very limited run of a keepsake honoring the lost Jolly Trolley restaurant and Westfield Fire Department. The special commission will be produced by… Read More »Westfield’s Icon Jolly Trolley Enshrined in NJ Historic Wooden Village
Update: MLH has created an exclusive design of AT&T & the Golden Boy – Click image for details It reads more like a missing children’s report: MISSING – Golden Boy – Last seen in Bedminster, but previously had spent time… Read More »AT&T’s Golden Boy Has Had a Tough Life
We lost 2019 to Charter Day to storms.We lost 2020 Charter Day to Covid-19. Now we lost 2021 Charter Day to Covid-19 AGAIN! Get ready for a fun filled street fair and festival on Saturday, May 15, 2021 in the… Read More »Bernards Township Charter Day – May 15, 2021 CANCELLED
The MLH Project is proud to be the EXCLUSIVE reseller of the entire New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Collection by the world famous Cat’s Meow Village Company. The New Jersey Historic Village Collection The New Jersey Historic Village keepsake collection… Read More »Keepsake Collection Honors Local History
Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the area known as the Somerset Hills has a rich history that Mr. Local History is proud to document. Each property was researched prior to submitting documentation to the state… Read More »Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers
Looking to Research Your Family History in the Somerset Hills? Genealogy is one of the local historical society’s most requested interest areas. While the Society has limited space to store family historical information, we do have the ability to help… Read More »Genealogy Help and References