SHOP LOCAL – Small Business Saturday is Everyday at Mr. Local History!

4 months ago

The Mr. Local History Project is probably the "smallest of small businesses" and needs your support. We have great gifts…

Mom & Pop Hardware Stores are Disappearing Across Jersey

4 months ago

We love the history and stories associated with great American icons—the mom-and-pop hardware store is one of our favorites. We…

MGM’s Lion Rests in Gillette, New Jersey

4 months ago

His stage name was Leo, but his real name was Slats, and he rests in New Jersey. His stage name…

Non-Consecutive Term Presidents: Jersey’s Grover Cleveland and Now Donald Trump

4 months ago

Presidents #22 and #24 and Now #45 and #47 - Only Two Presidents to Serve Non-Consecutive Terms. Here's how four…

President Trump’s Historic Summer White House in Bedminster, New Jersey

4 months ago

In a sleepy equestrian area in the Somerset Hills of central New Jersey, the former President of the United States…

Museums and Historical Societies Must Change or Die

4 months ago

Several museums are closing permanently, including the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City, the 9/11 Tribute Museum in…

Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History

4 months ago

Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it's our motto! So we thought how fun it…

1928 – Woodbridge Speedway – World’s Fastest 1/2 Mile Track

4 months ago

This is a tale about auto racing legends of the early 1920s, known as daredevils and speed freaks, who traveled…

Samuel Southard of Basking Ridge – A US Vice President

4 months ago

While researching the Southard family of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, we uncovered something we never knew about Samuel Southard. MLH…

Does Another Jersey Hot Dog Icon Deserve a Historic Collectible? VOTE

5 months ago

Does the hot dog (not the Italian one) get a place in New Jersey's Historic Foodie Wooden Collectible series?What about…

1926: Atlantic City Opened One of the Greatest Speedways in the World

5 months ago

The year is 1926. Welcome to the "Board Bowl," which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world's greatest…

Remebering the Waterloo Village Concert Series

5 months ago

The Waterloo Fields, home to the Waterloo Music Festival in Byram Township, New Jersey. In 1977, Waterloo Village opened an…

The World’s Greatest Broadcast in New Jersey History – War of the Worlds

5 months ago

GO LISTEN WITH YOUR FAMILY on Mischief Night, Cabbage Night, Goosey Night, or whatever you call it - October 30th!!!!…

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