Mapping New Jersey’s Most Iconic Diners & A Diner Collectible

4 years ago

The map below is interactive and filtered to showcase New Jersey's Diner community! Then, we'll discuss how the keepsake came…

Fundraiser: Preserving Westfield NJ History with Keepsakes

4 years ago

The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in…

Cataloging Sears Roebuck & Kit Homes in the Somerset Hills

4 years ago

The Mr. Local History Project received a request and we love the idea. We're going to try to find as…

Historic New Jersey Cinemas Honored in Miniature Wooden Collection

4 years ago

Remembering classic movie theaters that not only showed first rate films, but anchored our towns and kept us full of…

Keepsake Honors the Cranford Canoe Club – New Jersey’s Oldest Canoe Livery Operation

4 years ago

Get your own Miniature Wooden Keepsake to Honor the Cranford Canoe Club in Cranford, New Jersey Handmade miniature wooden keepsake…

Aviation Tragedy: Lieutenant Guy Kendrix Rudd

4 years ago

The Somerset Hills have seen its share of aviation accidents, minor and spectacular, over the years.  Fortunately, most have involved…

Cranford Canoe Club Moves Closer to National Historic Nomination

4 years ago

What has been coined the "Venice of New Jersey", the iconic Cranford Canoe Club in Cranford, New Jersey is starting…

The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School

4 years ago

Update: February 16, 2024 - Thanks to you all, the BOE has taken the name change for William Annin Middle…

Slot Cars and Motorsports History

4 years ago

Nominate your top 5 favorites for our American HO Greatest Slot List. My Aurora 1472 Ford GT Blue and White…

Three Historic Moments That Changed Basking Ridge & America

4 years ago

On the internet, we've created the #3LOCALHISTORYEVENTCHALLENGE, where you share your town's three most historic events. As the historian for…

Retrospective: Why Bernardsville was Once Called Vealtown

4 years ago

It's an age-old question, and the internet didn't know the answer. So the Mr. Local History Project went digging. Why…

Vote for Bedminster’s Most Historic Icons

4 years ago

Hey, Bedminster, we'd love your opinion. We're looking to hear what you think are the most historic icons in Bedminster,…

Vote for Bernards Township’s Most Historic Icons

4 years ago

We'd love your opinion on Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons, and West Millington. What are Bernards Township's most historic icons?…

Vote for Bernardsville’s Most Historic Icons

4 years ago

Hey Bernardsville, we'd love your opinion. What are Bernardsville's most historic icons? We'd like to hear what you have to…

Holiday Cards for Veterans -#cardsforvets

4 years ago

In a year filled with challenge and heartache the Mr. Local History brought a little holiday cheer by presenting their…

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