History

Remembering Willie Howard and Bedminster’s Willie’s Tavern

Often, Mr. Local History doesn't search for stories as those stories find us. Case in point is this weird little…

2 years ago

Legendary Horror Tales and Ghost Stories from Central New Jersey

Have a "spooktakular" Halloween season.The Mr. Local History Project Urban Legends, Ghosts, Murder, Nuns gone insane, the Devil and other…

2 years ago

Remembering 5 Historical Sites in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Bridgewater is the second largest town by population in Somerset County, with 45,977 residents according the 2020 Census. Its population…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge Evergreen Cemetery is a Living History Lesson

You can learn a great deal of history by visiting a cemetery. NOTE: A quick reminder: Warren was part of…

2 years ago

Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics

As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you've added…

2 years ago

Mr. Local History 2023 Fall Back to School Magazine Vol 5. Issue 3

Vol.5 Issue 3 - Fall 2023The fall is one of our favorite seasons in New Jersey as the kids go…

2 years ago

10 More Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey

Believe it or not, the dead are alive in central New Jersey, especially in northern Somerset County. The question is…

2 years ago

Sipping The Somerset Hills – A History and Tasting Event

Delicious Heights Bedminster, New Jersey - Sunday October 1, 2023 3:30 - 5pm SIPPING THE SOMERSET HILLS: A HISTORY AND…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Genealogist and Historian, Gets Digitized

We recently received this great photo taken in May 1894 from John Allen, including the Allen family and Nettie (dead…

2 years ago

Elder Voices Roundtable is BACK

Wouldn't it be great you could gather a bunch of locals from the area to tell stories of how it…

2 years ago

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