History

Timeline Highlights Bernards Township History

The Bernards Township Historic Timeline created by June Kennedy.

Take a visual tour of a great document that showcases key historic activities that occurred in Bernards Township. The timeline was prepared by former historian June Kennedy honoring the 250th anniversary and history of Bernards Township in 2010. In 2021 the Mr. Local History Project updated the timeline to the present.


June Kennedy served Bernards Township as its first historian. Mr. Local History honors her service with posts and stories to document her legacy.

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