J. Geils Was From Bedminster -Cut his Chops at Bernards High

5 years ago

J. Geils from Bedminster, NJ, attended Bernards High in Bernardsville, New Jersey The J. Geils Band was an American rock…

New Jersey Historic Preservation Grants

5 years ago

Where did New Jersey Historic Preservation grant money go in 2018

Historic Preservation & Restoration In the Somerset Hills

5 years ago

The Mr. Local History project is sponsoring a new Community Forum for those interested in sharing and learning about historic…

Retrospect: President James Monroe Had Ties to Basking Ridge

5 years ago

James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and "Founding Father" who served as the fifth president of the United…

Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of the American Colonization Society

5 years ago

Dr. Robert Finley's Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery and Colonize Liberia The American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to…

Looking Back – Werring Chevrolet-Olds in Basking Ridge

5 years ago

For many the downtown village of Basking Ridge is a bucolic vision of a Rockwell American town. Dotted with small…

Why is Basking Ridge Called the Red Devils and Why are They Green?

5 years ago

Thanks to one family the Ridge High School became a reality in 1961, Read on about a great piece of…

100th Anniversary Honors Women’s Right to Vote in New Jersey

5 years ago

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the U.S., and the ratification of the 19th amendment guaranteeing all…

They Stayed In Basking Ridge

5 years ago

The famous people who came to Basking Ridge - Mr Local History Project In a sleepy little section in the…

Timeline Highlights Bernards Township History

5 years ago

Take a visual tour of a great document that showcases key historic activities that occured in Bernards Township. The timeline…

Films Document A Defeated Jetport and the Mightiest Oak

5 years ago

Films Document Basking Ridge and Surrounding Area History If you're a fan of local history, two area film makers have…

Mr. Local History Builds Wikipedia Page

5 years ago

The internet is such a great place to begin a search for local history and was exactly the reason why…

Mr. Local History Magazine Releases Vol 2. Issue 1

5 years ago

We call this the “2020 Welcome to the New Decade" Winter Edition It may be winter and for some strange…

Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers

5 years ago

General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge took a page from the history books and…

Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills

5 years ago

While you'd think that hurricanes and floods wreak the most havoc, there has been nothing more destructive to properties in…

This website uses cookies.