To a sailor, one of the most impressive sights is to see a classic tall ship under sail. It has to be one of the most remarkable sights ever. And if you want to take a trip aboard the Eagle,… Read More »The Flagship American Eagle & America’s 250
“Pluck-em-in” and America 250 – Perfect Together. Get to know this Great American History Story Pluckemin, New Jersey, pronounced “PLUCK um in“, carries three enduring name stories. Some trace it to a Lenape word for persimmon tied to early Algonquian… Read More »America 250: The Pluckemin Series – Now Go Tell America About This
UPDATE: Volunteer as a researcher to help validate the list. Draft letters are being prepared to send to veteran organizations, and validation of the Bernards Township Honor Roll is underway. The initial list is now available online for public verification.… Read More »Operation Honor Roll Looks for Help To Indentify ALL Bernards Armed Services Active Duty & Veterans
It’s been on our radar to prepare a post and video since one of the nation’s top fife and drum units made their march into New Jersey during a warm spell in July 2023. First in Morristown at the Ford… Read More »Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums Corp Marches thru Morristown and Somerville
Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Bernards Township and Bernardsville honor our military veterans with a banner salute around the Bernards Township Municipal building and in the downtown Bernardsville area. The banners usually stay up between the two holidays and… Read More »Honoring our Bernards Township Armed Service Veterans this Veterans Day
The borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 7858 and Downtown Bernardsville, honors local soldiers with a program entitled “Bernardsville honors our soldiers.” Bernardsville was once part of Bernards Township until… Read More »Bernardsville Honors Local Military
Mr. Local History’s “Operation Honor Roll” Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, honoring ALL those Bernards Township residents who have served in our military. We’re seeking volunteers to undertake this ambitious endeavor “In Service 1941-1944”: The Somerset Hills Military Service Committee’s Tribute… Read More »Honoring WW2 Veterans Book In Service – 1941-1944 Now Online
With America’s 250th anniversary just around the corner, there’s no better time to recognize great American history about what we’ve coined “The Greatest Story Never Told” about the American Revolution – The Academy that came 24 years before the Military… Read More »Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas
It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, as a very special guest came to tell his story about what has become a signature event in the history of the Revolutionary War… Read More »Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark
MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 of All Time What better way to preserve local history than by writing about people who have made Basking Ridge one of the most historic places in America to live? I’ve created a… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Historic Rushmore 5 All Time
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment, and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it. Jefferson drafted the statement between June 11 and 28, submitted drafts to Adams and… Read More »Independence Day – Kudos to New Jersey Signers #jersey5
RAIN or SHINE – EVERY July 4th at 10:30 am – Join friends and family on Independence Day as the Washington Camp Ground Association honors the American flag, the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, and the reading of the… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America 250 – A July 4 Celebration You Must See
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The flag was immediately couriered to General Washington’s camp in a field just north of Route 22,… Read More »The American Flag Means Liberty Corner’s Annin Family
It’s hard to believe that in 2026, the United States will be celebrating its 250th anniversary. That means it’s also been 50 years since the Bicentennial, and hopefully, almost everyone remembers that one. As this researcher was just 14 years… Read More »America’s 250th Anniversary is Coming – Looking Back at the Bicentennial… Jersey Style
Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it “Jersey’s Gift to America.” New Jersey is known as the “cockpit of the American revolution.” More battles were fought in New Jersey… Read More »Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook