Brooks Betz

Why List a Historic District on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places?

The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of New Jersey's historic resources of local, state, and…

4 years ago

Westfield’s Excellent Diner – A Lost (and Found) Jersey Treasure

Or maybe we need to say: Give everyone the Disneyland Paris Café des Cascadeurs (Stuntman's) diner update. #disneylandparisdiner As with…

4 years ago

The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster

UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019,…

5 years ago

Westfield’s Iconic Jolly Trolley – Thanksgiving Eve’s Place to Be

This is a personal story and what I'm calling a web gift from the WHS class of 1980 to all…

5 years ago

Did You Work at the Cranford Canoe Club?

When you're a kid, the most simple things in life often end up being the ones you remember the most.…

5 years ago

Slot Cars and Motorsports History

Nominate your top 5 favorites for our American HO Greatest Slot List. My Aurora 1472 Ford GT Blue and White…

5 years ago

History Dig: The Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge and NOT Jockey Hollow

Revolutionary War Hospital Rendering - Morristown and Basking Ridge - Mr. Local History. But what the National Park Service learned…

6 years ago

The History of Bernards Township Street Names

Before I begin this post, I must say that this topic was one of my favorites, along with June Kennedy,…

7 years ago

Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston

Historic documents often meet their tragic endings swiftly and tragically. In 1850, Bernards Township was known to have had a…

9 years ago

1938 – Wheeler Corporation Builds New Jersey’s First Steel Framed Concrete Stucco Home in Basking Ridge

"In 1938, the developer promoted the project as a “home of the future,” using a combination of structural steel and…

12 years ago

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