Honoring Black History Month with stories from the Somerset Hills.
Views: 243 EX-SLAVE DIES AT 110 YEARS OF AGE. Sold at one time for a yoke of oxen by his New Jersey OwnerBasking Ridge, July 16. 1901 Nathan Woodward, a colored man, familiarly known as “Uncle Nate,” died this morning… Read More »1901: Basking Ridge Former Slave Dies at 110
Views: 240 The Lamington Black Cemetery is an African American cemetery in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township, New Jersey, located on Cowperthwaite Road. It is also known as the Cowperthwaite African American Cemetery. The cemetery is a contributing property… Read More »Honoring Civil War Black Soldiers at the Lamington Black Cemetery
Views: 8,467 Dr. Robert Finley’s Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery, and Colonize Liberia Original Post: October 19, 2000Updated: October 26, 2025 An abolitionist, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century.… Read More »Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of a Classical Prep School and the American Colonization Society
Views: 12,002 NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. The story is expanding… Read More »Retrospective: Robert & Estelle Terry – Tuskegee Airmen and Basking Ridge Pilots
Views: 4,495 NOTE: As with many Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos from our community. We will continue to expand this piece as information becomes available. Mr. Local History… Read More »Honoring Black History Month in the Somerset Hills
Views: 3,503 BASKING RIDGE- JULY 21, 2022 – Robert and Estelle Terry, who once lived in Basking Ridge across the street from the Somerset Hills Airport, were honored today at the site of their former home for a ceremony to… Read More »Tuskegee Medal Presentation Writes Final Chapter
Views: 3,961 This Memorial Day, Bernards Township has a new monument honoring veterans and residents Robert & Estelle Terry for their Tuskegee Airmen efforts. A granite slab with a bronze plaque, alongside two banners of Captain Robert Terry and his… Read More »Monument Honors Robert & Estelle Terry’s Tuskegee Airmen Efforts
Views: 9,971 So we’re over at the Bedminster Farmers Market, and while meeting a few locals, one of the patrons mentioned, “Why don’t you research what’s going on over at the slave burial grounds in Bedminster. Here we are. We… Read More »A Unique Bedminster Cemetery-“God’s Acre”