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Somerville Bike Race – Oldest Race in America & a Jersey Memorial Day Staple

It's the oldest cycling race in America - right in Somerville, New Jersey, every Memorial Day for 85 years! It's…

6 months ago

Lt. Austin Spencer – A Basking Ridge MIA Story

Lt. Austin Pendleton Spencer - US Navy - Call sign "Spike" This story came about after the Mr. Local History…

6 months ago

America’s Oldest Nudist Colony is in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

Above Image: William (Bill) Meyer, Sky Farm founder, seen here tilling the field.....naked, of course, at Sky Farm in Liberty…

6 months ago

Memorial Day Tribute

Honoring those we've lost and those veterans who have served. 2025 Bernards Township Parade updates are below the tribute video.…

6 months ago

Bernards Township Research

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6 months ago

Summer MLH Hits

Here are a few fun posts to get you ready for those Jersey Summer Dayz! History with a social twist.

6 months ago

Book Remembering Bernardsville, New Jersey in the Gilded Age

This is a fantastic look into the history of the Bernardsville, NJ, mountain colony through the eyes of a wealthy…

6 months ago

Crumbcake Burger – Jersey’s B&W Crumb Cake Meets a Krug’s Burger

UPDATE:We have NOT Agreed on a Date yet - Sign Up to receive an update when we have details The…

7 months ago

Bernardsville’s Boylan House on New Jersey’s 10 Most Historic Endangered List

NOTE: The Mr Local History Team was asked by a Bernardsville business owner to weigh in on the controversial Palmer…

7 months ago

Historic Fires in the Somerset Hills

While you'd think that hurricanes and floods wreak the most havoc, there has been nothing more destructive to properties in…

7 months ago

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