Views: 406 Being raised in Westfield was a great experience. As I look back now, there are so many great stories; it’s funny how they all start to tie together. Who would’ve thought a 12-year-old growing up on East Broad… Read More »Remembering Fairview Cemetery – History of Westfield, New Jersey’s Largest Resting Place
Views: 279 Historical Note: Bernardsville was still part of Bernards Township up until 1924. Cemeteries are one of the best sources for historical research and MLH leverages many burials in cemeteries to understand families and their history. Before St. Bernard’s… Read More »St. Bernard’s Cemetery is Bernardsville History
Views: 1,782 You can learn a great deal of history by visiting a cemetery. NOTE: A quick reminder: Warren was part of Bernards Township until the 19th century, while Far Hills and Bernardsville were still part of Bernards Township up… Read More »Basking Ridge Evergreen Cemetery is a Living History Lesson
Views: 4,910 Cemeteries showcase some of history’s greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the area are unaware of the local history until you trace it back to some of the originating families that chose this… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Oldest Cemetery
Views: 8,742 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”