Township Historian

Traveling Historic Highways – The Van Dorn Mill

Somerset County is full of great history almost to a fault. Driving up and down Route 202 we often forget…

5 months ago

Retrospective: Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots

NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent…

5 months ago

History of the US Golf Association Headquarters, Museum and the US Open

The MLH Project visits the history of the USGA Headquarters, including the Frothingham House and Test Center. It's 2025, and…

5 months ago

Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge was more than a Grog Stop

Basking Ridge, New Jersey's Most Famous Incident Major General Lee - IF it wasn't for what happened in Basking Ridge,…

5 months ago

Lord Stirling- Basking Ridge’s Most Famous Resident

Is William Alexander, aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge's Most Famous Resident? Our researchers think so. Let's…

5 months ago

Somerset Hills Most Famous Families & Residents

With our Board of Trustees settled into Central New Jersey, isn't it fun to know what famous people live or…

5 months ago

The Annins of Liberty Corner: Patriots, Flag Company and a Middle School

Update: February 16, 2024 - Thanks to all of you, the BOE has removed the name change for William Annin…

5 months ago

Three Historic Moments That Changed Basking Ridge & America

On the internet, we've created the #3LOCALHISTORYEVENTCHALLENGE, where you share your town's three most historic events. As the historian for…

5 months ago

Retrospective: Why Bernardsville was Once Called Vealtown

It's an age-old question, and the internet didn't know the answer. So the Mr. Local History Project went digging. Why…

5 months ago

America’s First Republican Vice President Nominee – Basking Ridge’s William Dayton Beats out Abraham Lincoln

Americans think the Biden/Trump election was one for the ages, exposing huge ideological beliefs, highly charged politics, and a fight…

5 months ago

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