Mr. Local History Project

Historic Hotel Somerset – Rev War Tunison’s Tavern in Somerville Still Serves History

I walked by this place for years and never thought it was open, until one day I saw the lights…

6 months ago

Somerville Bike Race – Oldest Race in America & a Jersey Memorial Day Staple

It's the oldest cycling race in America - right in Somerville, New Jersey, every Memorial Day for 85 years! It's…

6 months ago

Lt. Austin Spencer – A Basking Ridge MIA Story

Lt. Austin Pendleton Spencer - US Navy - Call sign "Spike" This story came about after the Mr. Local History…

6 months ago

America’s Oldest Nudist Colony is in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

Above Image: William (Bill) Meyer, Sky Farm founder, seen here tilling the field.....naked, of course, at Sky Farm in Liberty…

6 months ago

Memorial Day Tribute

Honoring those we've lost and those veterans who have served. 2025 Bernards Township Parade updates are below the tribute video.…

6 months ago

Bernards Township Research

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Summer MLH Hits

Here are a few fun posts to get you ready for those Jersey Summer Dayz! History with a social twist.

6 months ago

Book Remembering Bernardsville, New Jersey in the Gilded Age

This is a fantastic look into the history of the Bernardsville, NJ, mountain colony through the eyes of a wealthy…

6 months ago

Crumbcake Burger – Jersey’s B&W Crumb Cake Meets a Krug’s Burger

UPDATE:We have NOT Agreed on a Date yet - Sign Up to receive an update when we have details The…

7 months ago

Bernardsville’s Boylan House on New Jersey’s 10 Most Historic Endangered List

NOTE: The Mr Local History Team was asked by a Bernardsville business owner to weigh in on the controversial Palmer…

7 months ago

Video Series: Inside the Blairsden Mansion in Peapack, New Jersey

This story brings the history of the Gilded Age, also known as the Golden Age of America, where wealthy Americans…

7 months ago

The Far Hills Inn – Remembering Dining Elegance

The Far Hills Inn along Route 31 (Now Route 202) was in Bridgewater, not Far Hills, and not Somerville. While…

7 months ago

Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills

While you'd think that hurricanes and floods wreak the most havoc, there has been nothing more destructive to properties in…

7 months ago

Grand History of the US Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, New Jersey

United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters Hamilton Farm - Gladstone, New Jersey You must thank James Cox Brady of Bedminster,…

7 months ago

Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills

Many people have asked why you post all this history stuff on the area you're calling the Somerset Hills. Well,…

7 months ago

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