Views: 838 UPDATE:Official Stone Pony Collectible Launch Party – Tuesday, April 3, 2025 – Join the Party! Our Assumptions Were Correct…. Our assumptions are correct, and a big congratulations to the iconic Stone Pony in Asbury Park for becoming the… Read More »Collectible: Preserving Jersey Music History – Asbury Park’s Stone Pony
Views: 1,185 Every time our researchers come up with a Jersey history topic, it can come from a very simple premise. This is one of those stories. After hearing about the Cherry Blossom festival in Newark and all places, we… Read More »Newark’s Branch Brook Park Has More Than Any Other
Views: 1,196 Bridgewater was chartered in 1749, and Bernards Township was chartered in 1760. After the Revolutionary War, no Royal Charters were issued, so you had to incorporate through a vote in the New Jersey legislature after submitting a petition… Read More »Warren was Bernards Township Then March 5, 1806 Happened
Views: 4,993 The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army and their French counterparts after the American Revolution. Its purpose was to promote the ideals of liberty, democracy, and friendship, ensuring that the… Read More »George Washington’s Society of the Cincinnati Medal Sells for $5,300,000
Views: 379 Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it’s our motto! So we thought how fun it would be to share some of the most loved Newark, New Jersey businesses and famous history. We started… Read More »Wearing Lost Jersey Local History Newark Collection
Views: 843 PREVIEW RELEASE:Our researchers continue to work with this story as there are several conflicting points of view we want to continue researching. We will update over the next few weeks, but we wanted to let people see this… Read More »Newark New Jersey’s Incredible Velodrome and Motordrome Racing Venues
Views: 23,461 Whether you’re a banker, national political figure, CEO, or farmer, the Somerset Hills has provided commercial opportunities for centuries. From C. Ledyard Blair and Jackie Kennedy to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Charles Pfizer, the Somerset Hills… Read More »Top 10 Most Historic Businesses in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey
Views: 867 The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history and artwork in partnership with… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Cranford New Jersey’s History With Collectibles
Views: 222 Our Mr. Local History Project Mission: To preserve and promote New Jersey’s local history with a social twist, as we are always looking to find new, fun ways to share stories about the great history of New Jersey.… Read More »President’s Letter – 2024 Year in Review
Views: 540 The Mr. Local History Project looks back at the top 25 researched stories posted for the year 2024. This year was a funny twist as readers worldwide again wanted to know a few classic sayings about the cold.… Read More »Mr. Local History Project’s Top 25 Stories for 2024
Views: 7,705 UPDATE:After years of work, the Mr. Local History Project committed to five historic wooden keepsakes in Cranford to preserve and promote Cranford’s history. Art is on the front, and history is on the back on a custom-cut 3/4″… Read More »History: The Cranford Hotel That’s NOT a Hotel
Views: 11,600 2025 UPDATE: Rembering, YES. But now it’s time to SAVE the Warren EggOMat! UPDATE: February 23, 2025 We finally saw how dilapidated the poor old Warren eggOmat treasure has become. We continue to support the efforts to restore… Read More »Remembering and Now Saving The EggOmat in Warren Township, New Jersey
Views: 260 Nine pieces of custom art on wood honor Bernards Township’s history. Start your collection of these beautiful, limited edition keepsakes. The Governor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has been working with Bernards Township historians to help preserve and… Read More »Keepsakes: Treasuring Basking Ridge New Jersey Historic Icons
Views: 382 The Governor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has been working to preserve and promote Westfield, New Jersey’s history with what we call “history with a social twist.” The simple truth is we partnered with the world-famous Cat’s Meow… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Westfield New Jersey history is a Treasure
