UPDATE: May 2024
Connecting Bernards Township students to their local history, the Mr. Local History Project kicked off its 2nd year of our Project Local History Ambassador program for 5th-grade students thanks to the financial support of many notable people in the township. The program provides an official Annin & Company Bernards Township flag alongside an assembly discussing the history of Bernards Township, the Annin Flag Company, and the history of the design of the official flag of Bernards Township.
Project Local History Ambassador would have never started if it wasn’t for our community’s generosity.
Meg Wastie – Education Program Coordinator
To preserve and promote Bernards Township’s pride and history, the MLH Project started giving a custom made Bernards Township flags to every 5th grade student at Cedar Hill, Liberty Corner, Mt. Prospect, Oak Street and St. James schools over 5 years until every student has a Bernards Township flag.
There is a deep connection to history as the world’s largest flagmakers family originated in Liberty Corner, New Jersey. Known originally as Annin’s Corner, the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township was the first home to the Annin Family who made this very special flag to all those students moving on to William Annin middle school.
Help Pay it Forward
While we got thru year one of five, you can still make a difference by paying it forward so the Mr. Local History Project can continue this program for 5 years so EVERY STUDENT in Bernards Township can get a flag for themselves.
Thank You Donors
A special thank you to all the donors who help make Project Local Ambassador possible: (Click Here to donate)
| Emily Johnston | Brooks Clinton | Patricia Brosnan |
| Deidre Hollock | James Baldassare Jr | Lisa Renaud |
| Dan & Pam Vonbargen | Sharon Creeden | Deborah Marcus |
| Deborah Marcus | Nancy D’Andrea | Carolyn Gaziano |
| Jennifer Asay | Barbara Long (Wabba Travel) | Peter Capizzi |
About the Mr. Local History Project
The Mr. Local History project’s mission is to promote and preserve local history with a social twist. We are based in the Somerset Hills, an area in northern Somerset County, New Jersey. As an all-volunteer registered 501c3 non-profit, the group creates social and educational programs and activities that strive to engage in fun new ways across New Jersey. Find out more at www.mrlocalhistory.org.
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