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
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
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
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 »Meandering The History of Bernardsville’s Mine Brook
The Mr. Local History Project took a moment out to answer a very simple set of questions of which we’ve learned many people just didn’t know the correct answer. The Somerset Hills is an area of northern Somerset County, New… Read More »Most People Don’t Know The Meaning Behind These Town Names
For your consideration…… Late December and early January are great times to reflect on the year passed and stories that presented themselves. The Mr. Local History Project looks back at the top 10 stories uncovered for 2021 based on reviews… Read More »2021 Year In Review – Mr. Local History’s Top 10 Stories
2021 – Fall MLH Magazine Mr. Local History Magazine’s Fall 2021 Edition – a free magazine with stories about local history and events in New Jersey. Our Fall 2021 cover photo honors the history of the Far Hills Race Meeting… Read More »Mr. Local History 2021 Fall Magazine Vol 3. Issue 3
People often wonder how people come to populate an area and how it develops. In Somerset County, the first settlers came for the fertile land from Scotland and the Netherlands. But then something happened. Mining speculators started appearing on Bernardsville… Read More »Retrospective: Bernardsville’s Historic Somerset Inn (Hotel)
UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019, when it was announced that the Forbes family was donating the charter back to Bedminster Township. The story continues! This… Read More »The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster
Mr. Local History Online Magazine – a free magazine with stories about local history and events in New Jersey. In this issue: Far Hills turns 100, a walking tour is coming, Analysis of the Basking Ridge Oak, Historic Marker Scavenger… Read More »Mr. Local History 2021 Spring MLH Magazine (Covid Rebound) Vol 3. Issue 1
The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history, artwork, in partnership with the world… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Cranford’s History
The Somerset Hills have seen its share of aviation accidents, minor and spectacular, over the years. Fortunately, most have involved light aircraft with injuries rather than casualties as the result. The early crashes, prior to WWII, tended to be military… Read More »Aviation Tragedy: Lieutenant Guy Kendrix Rudd
Vol. 2 Issue 3 – Fall 2020 – COVER: In the quite town of Basking Ridge in Somerset County, New Jersey, the Mr. Local History Project uncovered a heartwarming story about one of the first black pilots in the states… Read More »Mr. Local History 2020 Fall Magazine Vol 2. Issue 3