Preserving Bernardsville’s History Collection

Supporting Bernardsville’s history via our MLH keepsake collection is growing as we honor Bernardsville’s local history. Here’s your chance, Bernardsville, to show your support for local history. Three Bernardsville icons have been selected, and if interest is strong, we hope to work with the community to grow the collection with more Bernardsville historic collectibles.

We start with a short video about our first three limited-edition wooden keepsakes honoring historic icons in Bernardsville, New Jersey. We also introduce the 4th piece to the Bernardsville collection – The historic Olcott School in the Olcott Historic District.

Bernardsville Historic Village Miniature Collectibles

Each piece of our entire New Jersey historic wooden village collection showcases our historical research on the back and a beautiful artist rendering on the front. Each collectible, painted on wood, is approximately 4″ high by 8-10 inches long and 3/4″ wide and is part of a very limited run (often less than 100 total pieces), which is usually why they quickly become collectibles. Each piece is handmade in the USA. The Mr. Local History Project sinks all proceeds into growing the program to offer more keepsakes. We’ve now grown the village to over 30 keepsakes.

Get Your Own 1905 Bernardsville Olcott School Collectible

Bernardsville’s Historic Olcott School wooden collectible is available now for pre-order for delivery sometime in mid/late November 2024. Only a limited number of these collectibles will be produced (under 100), so if you want individual pieces for holiday gift-giving, consider ordering early, as they will sell out and become collectibles. The Olcott School will also be added to the Bernardsville bundle if you’re interested in the four-piece Bernardsville, New Jersey, historic wooden collection.

Take the Survey – What are Bernardsville, New Jersey’s Most Historic Icons?

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The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) non-profit volunteer organization has been preserving and promoting local history in the Somerset Hills since the organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history and artwork that now has become part of New Jersey’s local history and help Somerset Hills historic icons grow as part of the statewide  New Jersey Historic Village Collection on Facebook.

More Bernardsville History

• Mr Local History Bernardsville stories
• Bernardsville Library Spinning Local History Room