Blairsden Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/blairsden/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Blairsden Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/blairsden/ 32 32 168989768 Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills https://mrlocalhistory.org/grandmansionssomersethills/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/grandmansionssomersethills/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 12:12:24 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=5 Views: 45,647 Many people have asked why you post all this history stuff on the area you’re calling the Somerset Hills. Well, call it passion. Call it intrigue. Call it local awareness. I think the main reason is that the information wasn’t available whenever I asked a question about the area’s history. I didn’t want… Read More »Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/grandmansionssomersethills/feed/ 0 5 Blairsden- The Horror, The Nuns and Other Urban Legends https://mrlocalhistory.org/blairsden-horror/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/blairsden-horror/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=7 Views: 72,812 Weird New Jersey magazine launched an all-out attack with urban legends about what went terribly wrong inside the Blairsden Estate in Peapack, New Jersey. This article was originally posted on another site back in 2007. We thought it was time to revisit the issue and provide additional details, as the original article was… Read More »Blairsden- The Horror, The Nuns and Other Urban Legends

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/blairsden-horror/feed/ 11 7 Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 2 https://mrlocalhistory.org/mrlocalhistorymagazinevol1issue2/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/mrlocalhistorymagazinevol1issue2/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2019 14:53:09 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=7674 Views: 6,424 We call this the “2019 Bernards Township Charter Day Edition” The Mr. Local History project has been working hard to produce the next issue of our magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local history in the Somerset Hills area of New Jersey. This month’s cover showcases Charter Day,… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 2

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/mrlocalhistorymagazinevol1issue2/feed/ 0 7674 Inaugural Online Magazine – Mr. Local History Launches Inaugural Edition Vol.1 Issue 1 https://mrlocalhistory.org/mrlocalhistorymagazinevol1issue1/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/mrlocalhistorymagazinevol1issue1/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:59:17 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=7669 Views: 4,646 As a fun new idea, the Mr. Local History project is launching a monthly magazine that combines news, stories, and feature articles about the local history of the Somerset Hills area in New Jersey. This month’s cover showcases Blairsden, the iconic estate in Peapack, which combines grandeur with bizarre imagination. Just click the… Read More »Inaugural Online Magazine – Mr. Local History Launches Inaugural Edition Vol.1 Issue 1

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/mrlocalhistorymagazinevol1issue1/feed/ 0 7669 Historic Blairsden Estate – Mansion in May Opens to Public https://mrlocalhistory.org/blairsden/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/blairsden/#respond Mon, 05 May 2014 13:40:29 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=2873 Views: 40,517 May 2015 – The Grand Estate That Opened its Doors for a Cause The Blairsden Estate in Peapack Gladstone, New Jersey, is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding examples of beaux-arts mansions in the United States. For a short thirty-day window, this private estate is open to the public as part of Mansion in… Read More »Historic Blairsden Estate – Mansion in May Opens to Public

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