Mr. Local History Project

Sipping The Somerset Hills – A History and Tasting Event

Delicious Heights Bedminster, New Jersey - Sunday October 1, 2023 3:30 - 5pm SIPPING THE SOMERSET HILLS: A HISTORY AND…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Genealogist and Historian, Gets Digitized

We recently received this great photo taken in May 1894 from John Allen, including the Allen family and Nettie (dead…

2 years ago

Elder Voices Roundtable is BACK

Wouldn't it be great you could gather a bunch of locals from the area to tell stories of how it…

2 years ago

History of the Jersey Tomato

It's revered. It originates in Central and South America, dating back to the 1500s, and originated in the region now…

2 years ago

Experience Historic Somerset County, New Jersey

We love Somerset County, New Jersey history. We love it so much, we made it our home. The Mr. Local…

2 years ago

Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook

Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it "Jersey's Gift…

2 years ago

Jersey’s History Bucket List

Wow, this story was one of our most controversial and difficult stories we've ever prepared. Just the thought of picking…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Oldest Cemetery

Cemeteries showcase some of history's greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the area are unaware…

2 years ago

Remembering Dewy Meadow Farm and Those Chicken Pot Pies

They came from all over Jersey to the sleepy section of West Millington in Bernards Township for some of the…

2 years ago

Jerolaman’s – A Bernardsville Store & Man That Won’t Be Forgotten

Sometimes history creeps up on you when you least expect it. Years ago, our project wanted to honor a small…

2 years ago

Why EVERYONE Should Fly THIS American Flag & Don’t Ask Betsy Ross

Meet Francis Hopkinson - New Jersey signer #Jersey5 signer of the Declaration of Independence, who also designed, presented, and received…

2 years ago

Peapack has a Jacobs Ladder too!

To expand on an earlier post: The PLOT THICKENS... there's a 2nd Jacob's Ladder! So I kept digging about Jacob's…

2 years ago

‘Buy A Veteran a Burger’ Fundraiser For Our Lyons VA Veterans

Again this year, we're hoping that you will participate with the Mr. Local History Project and support #buyavetaburger is a…

3 years ago

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