Views: 221 COVID-19 Update:Hometown HiStories Program Going Virtual To Share Local History Knowing it is unsafe to meet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mr. Local History Project is hosting a 45 minute virtual community gathering using ZOOM video conferencing,… Read More »VIRTUAL EVENT: Hometown HiSTORIES – History Worth Sharing Series
Views: 198 UPDATE: SECOND TOUR ADDED!Our first haunted tour sold out in less than 48 hours. A second tour has been added and will sell out quickly. Get your tickets now! Buy Tickets Buy Tickets on Eventbrite var exampleCallback =… Read More »Haunted Walking Tour of Basking Ridge Village
Views: 228 Fagettaboutit-this is gonna be a good one. Mr. Local History welcomes author Fred Rossi for a chat about his book JERSEY STORIES. Virtual Meet and Signing. ONE NIGHT ONLY: LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT: JERSEY STORIES – “Stories you may… Read More »VIRTUAL EVENT: Meet the Author of “Jersey Stories”
Views: 214 UPDATE: SECOND TOUR ADDED!Our first haunted tour sold out in less than 48 hours. A second tour has been added and will sell out quickly. Get your tickets now! Buy Tickets Buy Tickets on Eventbrite var exampleCallback =… Read More »Haunted Walking Tour of Basking Ridge Village Tour#2
Views: 225 RSVP & JOIN US THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 for a VIRTUAL EVENT from 7-8pm. 61 years ago this December, On Dec. 3, 1959, the Newark Evening News published a story, “Jetport plan unveiled” revealing the Port of New York… Read More »VIRTUAL EVENT: Filmmaker Scott Morris Honors Saving the Great Swamp- The Fight to Defeat the Jetport
Views: 346 It’s time to grab your smartphone and head outdoors for a new adventure for history buffs. The Mr. Local History Project has been traveling all over northern Somerset County trying to locate some of the most obvious and… Read More »Historic Marker Challenge
Views: 222 FYI – MLH is promoting the event. The event is HOSTED by an ALL VOLUNTEER GROUP. Following COVID safety protocols, the annual Christmas Eve Town Green Gathering is Cancelled. But the event will happen! Visit https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridgechristmaseve/ for more… Read More »Christmas Eve 2020 – Basking Ridge Singalong
Views: 222 Join the Mr. Local History Project as we present our annual walking tour of the historic village of Basking Ridge. The event is entirely OUTDOORS! COVID-19 Protocols – We ask that if you are not vaccinated, have antibodies,… Read More »2021 Walking Tour of Basking Ridge Village
Views: 227 FREE FREE FREE – Join us for a VIRTUAL event as the Mr. Local History Project joins the Bernards Township Library for a fun look at the ten greatest historic moments in Bernards Township history. ONLINE – Wednesday… Read More »Virtual Presentation: The 10 Greatest Historic Moments in Bernards Township History
Views: 235 Come to the historic KMS Farmstead on King George Road on Monday, July 12, 2021 as we meet the Mayor Janice Fields, and hear a fun shorth history presentation about Bernards Township and the Independence Movement by Brooks… Read More »Meet The Mayor Series – Local History and Independence Day Presentation
Views: 367 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
Views: 171 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!!!!!! View from the BRPC of the Christmas Eve… Read More »Christmas Eve 2021 – Basking Ridge Community Singalong
Views: 196 The Mr. Local History Project has created a new chapter of the Haunted Walking Tour of Historic Basking Ridge Village and is bringing back this fall classic for one October afternoon. The script is updated and our Witch… Read More »Haunted Walking Tour of Basking Ridge Village
Views: 305 Welcome to the history of Somerset County. Somerset County’s annual Journey Through The Past is an initiative of the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners and the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in collaboration with many county-wide… Read More »Somerset County History Weekend
