Mr. Local History Project

The Gilded Age: The Blairsden Estate May Be the Finest Example

Peapack, New Jersey's Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair Peapack/Gladstone, New Jersey Submitted: Brooks Betz & W. Barry Thomson https://youtu.be/aaz4rL9sHTQ…

3 months ago

History of Housing Developments in Bernards Township

1932 - The US Veterans Administration in Lyons put Bernards Township on the map and development took off from there.…

3 months ago

Comparing Basking Ridge’s 619 Year Old Oak to the World’s Oldest Trees

On April 24-26, 2017, the New Jersey town of Basking Ridge lost its oldest resident, the Basking Ridge historic white…

3 months ago

Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador

Mr. Local History Project will present flags to 5th graders and share the local history of the flag and the…

3 months ago

Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students

UPDATE: May 2025 Connecting Bernards Township students to their local history, the Mr. Local History Project kicked off its 3rd…

3 months ago

History:The Great Wall of Bernards Township & How Many Stones Contest

Picnickers in 1916 in what was known as Owens Woods. Pictured are Dorthy Wing, Jane Dunham, and Fred Runyon. Source:…

3 months ago

Bernards Township Origins

Bernards Township Asian Community Research Project seeks researchers to help with this important effort. UPDATE: March 12, 2025 -A few…

3 months ago

Art and History – Looking for Artists To Interpret History to Celebrate NJ250

Joining the America 250 movement - Artists and New Jersey 250! UPDATE: We are looking for art programs, non-profits, and…

3 months ago

Gotta Love the Irish in Jersey – The History and All the Parades

Quick History - Irish Immigration to New Jersey By the mid-19th century, Irish immigration from Ireland to the United States…

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International Women’s Day Honors Trailblazers from the Somerset Hills in New Jersey

Honoring International Women's Day, we thought it would be an honor to research and share the stories of inspirational trailblazing…

3 months ago

Preserving Cranford’s History – Five Limited Iconic Collectibles

Congratulations, Cranford, on the five collectibles now part of the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village collection, a group of over…

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Mr. Local History 2025 Spring Magazine Vol 7. Issue 1

FREE - Mr. Local History Holiday Spring 2025 Magazine - Click Here Spring Vol.7 Issue 1 2025 Edition —Join the…

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KMS Farmstead in Basking Ridge Honored with Painted Wooden Keepsake

Release Party: March 1, 2025 Celebrating the rich history of the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead, this iconic Basking Ridge farm…

3 months ago

The Riverside Inn – History of Cranford’s (and New Jersey’s) #1 Dive Bar

Our researchers continue to dig and have finally found ALL of the deed records of the Riverside Inn property. It…

4 months ago

Does Your Preservation Work Deserve to Be Part of the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village?

Want to be part of the New Jersey Historic Keepsake Village Collection? It all starts with a nomination! The MLH…

4 months ago

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