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How Awesome – We Just Got Your Submission….but now we need your help!

Don’t think you can’t make a difference because you can. The Mr. Local History Project is a 100% all volunteer organization. We give our time to share Jersey history with a social twist – and you have to admit we made this challenge with a social twist. Hope you picked up some history along the way.

We will be working on your crawl profile for the Wall of Fame shortly.
Make a donation below – but also consider a wooden keepsake. View the collection.

The Mr. Local History Project is a 501c3 all volunteer non-profit organization. We have two goals. One is to create an ongoing scholarship fund to present annually to a Senior High School recipient. The second is to promote local history and create programs with a social twist. Your pledge goes fully to support those two efforts.

Click to make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION – MLH is a 501c3 non-profit charity and needs donations to survive.
Click to make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION
MLH is a 501c3 non-profit public charity. Donations are the life blood to keep us running.

Pledge Your Support – Help Preserve and Promote Our Collective Local History

Mr Local History also accepts Venmo – Just scan the QR code or find us under “Charity” @mrlocalhistory

Each year the Mr. Local History Project works with area high schools to make a unrestricted scholarship to a worthy senior.
Please help us continue this annual tradition.

Regular Mail

For those who prefer traditional mail to make donations, mail to:

Mr. Local History Project Giving Campaign
184 W. Oak Street, Suite 101
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Per IRS requirements, donations of $250 or more will be recognized with a receipt.


Mr Local History is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization recognized by the State of New Jersey and the IRS.
Mr Local History is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization recognized by the State of New Jersey and the IRS.
Cold as Balls - Cold as a witches tit

Origins of Cold as Balls and Cold as a Witch’s Teet

The phrase “cold as balls” reportedly comes from the contraction of metal on ship’s cannons, causing the iron balls to fall. The expression “cold as a witch’s tit” originated from the belief that witches, portrayed as cold-blooded in the 1600s, had an ‘unholy’ body part feeding familiars or the devil.