How about a fun day out in the fall fresh air strolling the streets of a Jersey haunted village. The Mr. Local History Project has created a new chapter of the Haunted History Walking Tour of Historic Basking Ridge Village… Read More »Mr. Local History’s 2022 Haunted History Walking Tour of Basking Ridge Fundraiser
NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. The story is expanding as we… Read More »Retrospective: Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots
How often do you get to participate in history? Now you do. There is a battle in the town of Basking Ridge, where the Mr. Local History Project has connected with the town’s oldest deli to battle it out for… Read More »The Official Sandwich of Basking Ridge – What Now?
2024 Suggestions – Post your favs in Comments We dare to compare! Bedminster, Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone also known as The Somerset Hills. It’s time for a real discussion on where to get the best things based on… Read More »The Besties – The Best of the Best in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster in Northern Somerset County
Many people know of the 1951 Shot Heard Round the World by a man named Bobby Thomson. No other play by play call in baseball history has ever come close to raising the hairs on the back of your neck… Read More »Baseball’s Bobby Thomson’s 1951 ‘Shot Heard Round the World’ Had Ties to Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Book Your Spot Today. UPDATE: Friday, May 13, 2022 We are a go for Saturday. Chance of showers. Warm (yay). Maybe bring a small umbrella just in case. Only a few tickets for our only tour this year of the… Read More »2022 Historic Basking Ridge Village Walking Tour Scholarship Fundraiser
The lore of Basking Ridge’s Sand Pit – The History NOTE: STILL LOOKING FOR ANY PHOTOS!!!! As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will… Read More »The Historic Sand Pit in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
PREVIEW READ: Mr. Local History took a ride down Washington Avenue in Bernardsville & Basking Ridge as we uncovered a story that we wanted to check out. Now if you know Washington Avenue and Washington Street, it’s really known as… Read More »The Bernardsville Basking Ridge Speedway of 1907
Retrospective: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our internet community. We will continue to grow this piece as information becomes available. If you have a comment… Read More »Retrospective: The Vote That Killed the Basking Ridge Historic District
The world might have had a different look if it wasn’t for this event. Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s most famous incident, occurred on December 13, 1776, at about noon. General Charles Lee (1731-1782) was “alarmed” by Major Wilkinson while writing… Read More »December 13 – The Day that Altered American History Happened in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Most Famous Incident At about noon on December 13, 1776, General Charles Lee (1731-1782) was alarmed by Major Wilkinson while he was writing a letter to General Gates about George Washington in an upstairs bedroom of… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge was more than a Grog Stop
Is William Alexander aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident? Let’s see if we can answer that question. William Alexander was considered heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish lineage (being… Read More »Lord Stirling- Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident
You wouldn’t think, but in a quiet suburb of New York City, a man has amassed what is often referred to as the largest collection of Mack and antique trucks in the world. We introduce you to the Mahan Foundation… Read More »Largest Antique Truck Collection in the World is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge was built with similar architecture before the Proprietary House by England’s John Edward Pryor. Let us know what you think after… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor or Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House : Which Came First?
