The Knox Trophy is an award that was established on October 8, 1910 and given annually by the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York to the United States Military Academy cadet with the highest rating for military… Read More »The Knox Trophy – West Point’s Oldest Military Award
With our Board of Trustees settled into Central New Jersey, isn’t it fun to know what famous people live or have lived in the area? We’re about to show you what we’ve found from our research. The New Jersey towns… Read More »Somerset Hills Most Famous Families & Residents
The Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital Historic District, currently known as the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons Campus, is located at 151 Knollcroft Road, approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the village of Basking Ridge in Bernards Township,… Read More »The Lyons, New Jersey VA Campus & Historic District
America’s First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778) was24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802). One of the greatest untold stories of the American Revolution. Called the Pluckemin Winter Cantonment, part of the overall Middlebrook Encampment of 1778-1779. One… Read More »Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
Before we get started: The Methodist Church in the United States is 94% white, 92% third-generation American, 60% married, 69% believe in God absolutely, 42% attend church weekly, and 62% believe in hell. Several attempts were made in the twentieth… Read More »Bishop Edmund S. Janes – His Somerset Hills Story
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
Liberty Corner’s Most Famous Resident? Might Be Zippy the Pinhead. Cartoonist Bill Griffith’s comic strip “Zippy the Pinhead” was inspired by Liberty Corner’s William Henry “Zip” Johnson, a local resident born in 1842. Known as the son of a former… Read More »Liberty Corner had the REAL Zip the Pinhead – Yow!
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
Are you thinking of living in Basking Ridge? Why are people moving to Basking Ridge, New Jersey, you ask? Contrary to the typical stereotypes, New Jersey has a lot to offer. Those who look at Basking Ridge, known formally as… Read More »Thinking of Living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey? – Top 10 Reasons