MLH is Dreaming of a Tour of Somerset Hills – Competitive bicycle racing through the historic Somerset Hills region in New Jersey. While watching the stages of the recent Tour de France, I thought how great it would be if… Read More »Tour of Somerset Hills Bicycle Race Proposed
Kids Coloring History T3 Consortium, a local company in the Somerset Hills, is proud to announce a new program for education programs to create a great program to make available for children while teaching them about some of the greatest… Read More »Somerset Hills History Coloring Book
Coloring book fans now have the opportunity to color the local history of the Somerset Hills area of New Jersey while learning about the areas historic sites and most memorable moments. What was in the works for almost 10 years, the Somerset… Read More »Somerset Hills History Coloring Book
The history of bowling is one of those notable glimpses back into American culture. I mean, who didn’t like bowling. Bowling has typically had two separate groups of admirers. There were league bowlers and social bowlers.Then we had kid bowling (with a party flare)… Read More »Bowling History in the Somerset Hills
Bernardsville News –Consolidation of five local towns advocatedPosted: Friday, July 15, 2011 3:00 am EDITOR: When will enough be enough? The runaway costs for public services have come to a point where hard decisions have to be made and services… Read More »Consolidate 5 NJ Towns NOW – New Somerset Hills Township
The MLH Project is proud to be the largest 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 Village Collection The New Jersey Historic Village… Read More »The New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection Keeps Expanding
Vol.6 Issue 3 is available now. Our Fall 2024 cover photo honors the history of the Somerset Hills area of Northern Somerset County, New Jersey, and the iconic Blairsden Mansion & Estate. Over the years, the estate has also been… Read More »Mr. Local History 2024 Fall Magazine Vol 6. Issue 3
The MLH Project is proud to be the largest reseller of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Collection, created by the world-famous Cat’s Meow Village. Made in the USA!!! Basking Ridge & The New Jersey Historic Village Collection Welcome to… Read More »Bernards Township Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collectibles
Summer is a great time for readers to take a book to the beach or just sit in a lounge chair in the backyard and read a good book. With history in our DNA, we’ve worked to create a great… Read More »Summer Reading Book & Film Club – Central Jersey History
Somerset County is well known for its importance regarding the Revolutionary War, but many may not know the impact Somerset County had on World War I. In the early 20th Century, Raritan became the center of action for the very… Read More »How Raritan, NJ Was the Venue Officially Ending World War I
Every time our researchers come up with a Jersey history topic, it can come from a very simple premise. This is one of those stories. After hearing about the Cherry Blossom festival in Newark and all places, we raised our… Read More »Newark’s Branch Brook Park Has More Than Any Other
April 14th is National Garden Day every year, so make sure you get out there and enjoy observing nature’s beauty! While the Mr. Local History Project typically focuses on historical research, stories, and events, we figured one great tour might… Read More »Garden State’s Top Historic Gardens and Estates
The Mr. Local History Project (MLHP) shared the history of this iconic property back in 2000 when the Froh Heim estate in Far Hills went up for auction. Fast forward to 2024, and we recently found out that the historic… Read More »Historic Mansion Goes to Auction (AGAIN)
UPDATE: MLH suggests you view this story from a large-screen device, as documents are embedded into the story using a PDF viewer. If you use a smartphone, you must download the documents to view them. Also, the MLHP has contacted… Read More »TEAR DOWN ALERT: Bernardsville’s Boylan House
An annual tradition for the Essex Fox Hounds of Peapack, New Jersey Blessing of the Hounds Back in 2007, before there was a Mr. Local History, there was just a local looking for fun historic events to go to. One… Read More »The Blessing of the Hounds – A Countryside Tradition