What started on Labor Day weekend in 1949 will hold a place in many local residents’ hearts as one of the biggest and best community annual events held over Labor Day weekend. We take a look back at the history… Read More »Retrospective: The Acclaimed Kiwanis Community Fair in Basking Ridge
The Lord Stirling Park including the Lord Stirling Stable (LSS) in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township is part of the Somerset County Parks Commission in Somerset County. NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update… Read More »What’s to Happen with Lord Stirling Stable and its Park?
Want a quick way to search for articles about the history from your town? The Mr. Local History Project has created a few quick searches to give you a head start. Bedminster Bedminster History Bernards Township (Basking Ridge) Bernards Township… Read More »Quicklinks – History From Your Town
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 grow this piece as information becomes available. A Small Part of Camelot… Read More »Retrospective: Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ Time in Bernardsville & Peapack, New Jersey
Every month is our Scholarship Community Fundraising Giving Month and we need your help! HELP MAKE OUR $1200 GOAL Mr. Local History, a local non-profit organization which celebrates the history of the Somerset Hills, encourages everyone who supports our mission… Read More »Every Month is Mr. Local History Scholarship Program Giving Month
The Mr. Local History Project loves to share photos from various sources showcasing images from the area’s local archives. It’s called #diginthearchives . Play our weekly game online on our Facebook page and tell any stories you might have. If… Read More »Photos – aka #Diginthearchives
NOTE: Remember that Far Hills and Bernardsville were part of Bernards Township until the 1920 so these names do cover those areas as well History showcases some of the greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to… Read More »The Founding Families of Bernards Township (Basking Ridge)
The J. Geils Band was an American rock band formed in 1968 in Worcester, Massachusetts, while John Geils was attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It was led by guitarist John “J.” Geils. But did you know that it all started when… Read More »J. Geils Was From Bedminster -Cut his Chops at Bernards High
Bernards Township has been a charted township going all the way back to 1760. With the early Dutch and Scottish settlers, the origin of the area belongs to the famed Lenni-Lenape Native American tribe.But what about the other cultures in… Read More »Bernards Township Origins
The internet is such a great place to begin a search for local history and was exactly the reason why I started writing this blog and posting. Find a good story, research it, and share it with others so they… Read More »Mr. Local History Builds Wikipedia Page
General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge took a page from the history books and created a sophisticated communications network to highlight the British movement. They were called the “Beacons.” You never know what you’ll… Read More »Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers
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
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
Historical Perspective: The Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair Peapack/Gladstone, New Jersey Submitted: Brooks Betz & W. Barry Thomson Blairsden Background Out of all of the requests that we receive at Mr. Local History, none measure up to the sheer… Read More »The Gilded Age: The Blairsden Estate
Realtors History Guide to Selling Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster and the Rest of the Somerset Hills, New Jersey It probably comes as no surprise that realtors have a fairly easy time selling homes in Bernards Township and the surrounding Somerset… Read More »History Helps Realtors Sell Real Estate