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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: 939 New Jersey in the fall is pure magic. From late September through November, the state transforms into a sea of color, where every hill and valley bursts with shades of red, gold, and amber. The air turns crisp… Read More »Fall History in New Jersey – The Beauty, The Scary, and Some Oktoberfest
Views: 865 Before the Schley Glider Field rose to fame in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, a quiet field in the Lyons section of Bernards Township launched the state’s first glider site for a generation of aviators. Lyons Glider Field The… Read More »1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began
Views: 1,030 While history recognizes President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation, many don’t know that two New Jersey statesmen persuaded President George Washington to declare the last Thursday in November “a day of thanks” across the new American nation. On October… Read More »Thanksgiving Proclamation Way Before Lincoln Did It -Thanks Jersey Guys
Views: 1,745 In the mid-1930s, after the Schley Field opened for Glider Competitions, the glider game changed. However, there was a glider field just east in the same town, which began attracting aviators to the Lyons section of Bernards Township.… Read More »Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
Views: 838 11/9/2025 Update: The offer is now suspended due to a lack of interest. Deposits have been refunded. If there is an organization willing to order at least 25 units, please contact Mr. Local History directly. Thanks to those… Read More »Collectible: Warren’s Egg-O-Mat Coming to NJ Historic Wooden Village- Pre Orders Underway
Views: 3,623 Preview Release:Additional updates will be added as MLHP researchers provide additional photos, metrics, and history. Please come back to check on the development of this piece. The origins of one of New Jersey’s most significant planned communities trace… Read More »The Hills Development – History of Bedminster and Bernards Township
Views: 17,342 Update:On October 16, 2025, Michael Lewis celebrates the 15th anniversary of The Big Short with a series of live events in New York and Los Angeles, a new author-narrated audiobook release, and companion podcast episodes reflecting on the… Read More »The REAL Characters of The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Views: 1,184 In the early 1700s, German Lutherans settled around Pluckemin and established one of the region’s first congregations. By 1715, they had built a small log church on what is the Second Watchung Mountain, known also as Pigtail Mountain,… Read More »The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain
Views: 580 With America’s 250th anniversary just around the corner, there’s no better time to recognize great American history about what we’ve coined “The Greatest Story Never Told” about the American Revolution – The Academy that came 24 years before… Read More »Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas
Views: 1,447 It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, as a very special guest came to tell his story about what has become a signature event in the history of the… Read More »Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark
Views: 1,683 As of right now, we are UNABLE to bring our programs to the public and the schools because they require insurance. We’re asking for your financial support. All donations are tax deductible as we are a 501c3 charitable… Read More »Year End Giving Really Matters This Year-We Need Your Support
Views: 932 Over the last five years, we’ve been slowly growing the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection. It began with our first collectible, the Brick Academy in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, which is honoring its 75th anniversary. Since then,… Read More »Discounted Starter Bundles – New Jersey Cat’s Meow Keepsakes
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