Views: 131 The Mr. Local History Project has created a new chapter of the Haunted History Walking Tour of Historic Basking Ridge Village and is bringing back this fall classic for one October afternoon. The script is updated and our… Read More »2022 Haunted History Walking Tour of Basking Ridge Village
Views: 125 Each year on the first Sunday in October, Lord Stirling’s estate at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge, NJ comes back to life in the late 1700s. Colonial craftspeople ply their trades, a town crier delivers the daily… Read More »1770s Festival – Lord Stirling’s Lost Estate 2022
Views: 203 IF you drive by Saturday in downtown Basking Ridge you’ll get a peek at the tree going up AND come get a FREE Town Card and local coupon book just for driving by…..and don’t forget to fill the… Read More »2022 TREE DRIVE BY – GIVE TO THE BRFCo BOOT – Get a FREE GIFT!
Views: 118 FYI – MLH is promoting the event. The event is HOSTED by an ALL VOLUNTEER GROUP. See the details and learn the history. BE ON THE GREEN PROMPTLY AT 7PM!!!!!! 2021 Christmas Eve – Drone – Mr Local… Read More »Christmas Eve 2022 – Basking Ridge Community Singalong
Views: 174 Middlebrook’s Gift to America RAIN or SHINE – Join friends and family on Independence Day as the Washington Camp Ground Association honors the American flag, the playing of the Star Spangled Banner and the reading of the Declaration… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America – July 4 Celebration – 2024
Views: 439 Bernards Township Charter Day Street Fair and Festival Get ready for a fun filled street fair and festival in the historic village of Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Be Part of the Fun. This year, add the tag #btcharterday… Read More »2024 Bernards Township Charter Day Street Fair & Festival
Views: 145 Bernards Township Public Library is celebrating 125 years of serving Basking Ridge, since its incorporation as the Basking Ridge Free Public Library in 1898, Over the years, BTL has been housed at 5 different locations. Join the Mr.… Read More »Bernards Township Library History Walking Tour
Views: 197 Each year on the first Sunday in October, Lord Stirling’s former estate grounds at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge, NJ comes back to life in the late 1700s. Colonial craftspeople ply their trades, a town crier delivers… Read More »1770s Festival at Lord Stirling’s Lost Estate
Views: 447 Learn history by those who LIVED IT. Elder Voices is BACK To Share Local History Stop by the Bernards Township Library on the lower level on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 2:00pm as we join together to learn… Read More »Elder Voices is BACK
Views: 478 Delicious Heights – Sunday October 1, 2023 3:30 -5pm SIPPING THE SOMERSET HILLS: A “VIRTUAL PUB CRAWL” HISTORY AND TASTING Enjoy a taste of history–coupled with actual tastings of pub and tavern beverages–at a unique “virtual pub crawl”… Read More »Sipping The Somerset Hills – History and Tastings
Views: 1,310 As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you’ve added your basic living and deceased family members and started your frame, you are now a slave to what… Read More »Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics
Views: 739 Vol.5 Issue 3 – Fall 2023The fall is one of our favorite seasons in New Jersey as the kids go back to school, the warm days follow crisp nights, and the leaves begin to change. Mr Local History… Read More »Mr. Local History 2023 Fall Back to School Magazine Vol 5. Issue 3
Views: 9,323 Believe it or not, the dead is alive in central New Jersey especially in northern Somerset County. The question is not whether they are real or not, but more like are they disturbing or friendly? As we share,… Read More »10 More Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey
Views: 4,821 Change or Die! That’s the battle cry. This article examines why people are no longer signing up and supporting historical societies across America. They are a dying institution, but they’re not alone. No one can deny that Amazon… Read More »Transforming Historical Societies and Museums
