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Views: 16,201 2024 Daytona 500 Update Glad you dropped in for a look. Daytona International Speedway has announced that the 2024 Daytona 500 grandstands and camping are sold out, nearly three months in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series season opener.… Read More »Daytona 500 Ticket Price History – Going Up In a Brandon Economy
Views: 1,815 Enter Chance to win 100th Anniversary Far Hills Race Keepsake. One of our most popular keepsakes is the limited edition 100th anniversary rendering of the Far Hills Race Meeting. Commissioned by the Mr. Local History Project, this keepsake… Read More »Feel Lucky – Enter Chance to Win 100th Far Hills Race Collectible
Views: 9,046 As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to grow this piece as information becomes available. If you have a comment… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Isaacman – A High School Dropout Who Went to Outer Space
Views: 30,951 While watching an old episode of Man vs. Food Nation, food critic and comedian Adam Richman showed some awesome sandwiches from Jersey. Adam got us thinking, what are the sandwiches that define New Jersey? We’ve reached out to… Read More »Sandwiches Invented in New Jersey
Views: 5,932 Basking Ridge, New Jersey A mans love of country and his personal patriotism keeps American flags flying. NOW HE NEEDS EVERYONE’S SUPPORT! Nick Sant Foster served in the US Marine Corps reserve in the early 1960’s. “Putting up… Read More »The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Everyday
Views: 41,976 The New Jersey towns that make up the Somerset Hills include Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge), Bernardsville, Bedminster, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone). Starting back in the late 1800’s many of the richest and most famous people lived in the Somerset… Read More »Somerset Hills Most Famous Families & Residents
Views: 8,931 Or maybe we need to say: Give everyone the Disneyland Paris Café des Cascadeurs (Stuntman’s) diner update? #disneylandparisdiner As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos… Read More »Retrospective: Westfield’s Excellent Diner – A Lost (and Found) Jersey Treasure
Views: 5,818 When you’re a kid, often the most simple things in life end up be the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, the Cranford Boat… Read More »Did You Work at the Cranford Canoe Club (Or any of the Cranford Boat Businesses)?
Views: 3,452 Remembering classic movie theaters that not only showed first rate films, but anchored our towns and kept us full of memories. Three of the last remaining old-time, downtown movie theaters in New Jersey, each with over a century… Read More »Historic New Jersey Cinemas Honored in Miniature Wooden Collection
Views: 4,800 What are your #TOP 5 greatest slot cars in your collection?Is it speed, collectibility, car you owned? Maybe it’s your fastest car. Maybe it’s the your most collectible. Maybe it’s just the replica of the car you had… Read More »Nominate Your Top 5 To the American HO Greatest Slot Cars of All Time List
Views: 3,514 Hey Bedminster, we’d love your opinion. We’re looking to hear what the public think’s is the most historic icon in Bedminster. Vote in the Series:Know Bernardsville? Vote for their most historic Click HereKnow Bernards Township? Vote for their… Read More »Vote for Bedminster’s Most Historic Icons
Views: 1,670 Hey Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons and West Millington, we’d love your opinion. What are Bernards Township’s most historic icons? We’d like to hear what you have to say. Curious what you think. Choose up to three. Vote… Read More »Vote for Bernards Township’s Most Historic Icons
Views: 2,824 Hey Bernardsville, we’d love your opinion. What are Bernardsville’s most historic icons? We’d like to hear what you have to say. Curious what you think. Choose up to three. Vote in the Series:Know Bernardsville? Vote for their most… Read More »Vote for Bernardsville’s Most Historic Icons
Views: 2,509 COMMUNITY PROJECT – 2020 just keeps on giving. Our team was looking to create a great community tree for the 2020 Festival of Trees over at the Environmental Community Center in Basking Ridge – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID!… Read More »Come Make a Wish: Community Wish Tree for the Holiday Season
