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Views: 11,535 Lord Stirling, the Revolutionary War Buildings, the First Airmail, World Record Gliders, the Tuskegee Airmen, the VA, a proposed Super Airport, and more historic moments tie back to this small strip of land in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.… Read More »The Somerset Hills Airport in Basking Ridge – Lost but Not Forgotten
Views: 21,302 UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is SOOOO excited to introduce the expansion of our Historic New Jersey Historic Cat’s Meow Village, the Natirar Estate in Peapack and Far Hills, New Jersey. Only a limited number will be… Read More »The Gilded Age: Natirar Estate in Peapack/Far Hills, New Jersey
Views: 13,420 UPDATE: We are looking for art programs, non-profits, and elder program coordinators to consider programs where an entire art class works to create their own collection with ties to our collective local history. MLHP Education Coordinator The Mr.… Read More »Art and History – Looking for Artists To Interpret History to Celebrate NJ250
Views: 24,388 If you live in the Somerset Hills area around Bedminster and Tewksbury you hopefully have heard the name Mellick. The Mellick name goes back to one of the founding family names in the area. In fact, the name… Read More »Bedminster History – Look To the Old Mellick Farmhouses
Views: 6,004 Take part with neighbors and community members in the Somerset Hills and share a photo to our community collage. During this time of unprecedented history everyone recognizes that being safe means social distancing. But that can’t stop us… Read More »Historic Community Collage – Share a Photo To Help Document These Difficult Times.
Views: 6,425 As a former township historian in this area, I learned that everyone has a point of view on what changed the area over the years. No matter who you talk to, you typically hear that the area is… Read More »Population Trends in the Somerset Hills
Views: 10,459 Tucked behind the bucolic town center in the borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, lies one of the best-kept historic secrets in the state, the Somerset Hills County Club. Actually a golf and tennis club as well, the low-key,… Read More »Historic Profile: Somerset Hills Country Club
Views: 3,498 Support Local History by getting #JUSTONEITEM. It makes a huge difference! The Mr. Local History Project is a 100% all volunteer effort. We’re also a federally and state recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. Our fundraising has taken a serious… Read More »Shop for a Cause