Ongoing historical research on a variety of topics.
Views: 1,193 New Jersey has been shaping America’s toy box for more than a century. It began in Cinnaminson with Samuel Leeds Allen’s 1889 Flexible Flyer sled and in West Orange with Edison’s talking doll, the first to speak on… Read More »Vintage Toys Are the Best History Ever – Playing, Collecting, Remembering
Views: 184 These are a series of posts that provide local insight into Ken Burns’ American Revolution series and ties to local history that the Mr. Local History Project has been covering. Episode 1, titled “How Land, Taxes and Rebellion… Read More »Royal Governor Francis Bernard and the Stamp Act
Views: 4,875 One thing is for sure: You can guarantee that each of these businesses in New Jersey will have lines out the door and down the block every Christmas Eve. Most are also “CASH ONLY,” so make sure you… Read More »Jersey Businesses That Have A Line Out the Door Every Christmas Eve
The town of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, welcomes its annual Christmas Eve Sing on The Town Green at 7pm on Dec. 24th.
The Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, is celebrating Colonial Christmas, an annual fundraiser event that combines history, tourism, tradition, and Christmas spirit. It offers an array of activities including music, reenactments, crafts, and holiday shopping.
Views: 10,321 President George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, the last Thursday of November that year, to be a “day of public thanksgiving.” What is known as the “Gentry”, in New Jersey they held fox hunts on Thanksgiving Day. Fox… Read More »Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition
Views: 754 Bernards Township Political Map Goes Blue, Changing the Political Landscape for the First Time in almost 100 years. First of all, this is not a political post, and it is not meant to take sides on candidates or… Read More »Bernards Township’s 2025 Political Earthquake – First Democrat Mayor since 1760
Views: 2,329 UPDATE: Volunteer as a researcher to help validate the list. Draft letters are being prepared to send to veteran organizations, and validation of the Bernards Township Honor Roll is underway. The initial list is now available online for… Read More »Operation Honor Roll Looks To Indentify ALL Bernards Armed Services Active Duty & Veterans
Views: 530 It’s been on our radar to prepare a post and video since one of the nation’s top fife and drum units made their march into New Jersey during a warm spell in July 2023. First in Morristown at… Read More »Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums Corp Marches thru Morristown and Somerville
Views: 628 SAD NEWS: Our Drone Took a Hard Fall – Hoping Our Fans Can Help. November 2, 2025 SAD NEWS: Our Drone Took a Hard Fall – Hoping Our Fans Can Help. We are sad to share that our… Read More »MLH Drone Crash – Help Needed
Views: 13,106 Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Bernards Township and Bernardsville honor our military veterans with a banner salute around the Bernards Township Municipal building and in the downtown Bernardsville area. The banners usually stay up between the two… Read More »Honoring our Bernards Township Armed Service Veterans this Veterans Day
Views: 5,500 The borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 7858 and Downtown Bernardsville, honors local soldiers with a program entitled “Bernardsville honors our soldiers.” Bernardsville was once part of Bernards… Read More »Bernardsville Honors Local Military
Views: 693 Mr. Local History’s “Operation Honor Roll” Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, honoring ALL those Bernards Township residents who have served in our military. We’re seeking volunteers to undertake this ambitious endeavor “In Service 1941-1944”: The Somerset Hills Military Service… Read More »Honoring WW2 Veterans Book In Service – 1941-1944 Now Online
Views: 490 New Jersey played a significant role in shaping the nation’s Thanksgiving tradition, from Governor Sir Francis Bernard’s colonial proclamations to Governor William Livingston’s 1783 Day of Thanksgiving, to local congressman Elias Boudinot inspiring President George Washington’s first national… Read More »Thanksgiving History & Memories Jersey Style
Views: 1,291 Nine pieces of custom art on wood honor Bernards Township’s history. Start your collection of these beautiful, limited edition keepsakes. The Governor of New Jersey’s Historic Village has been working with Bernards Township historians to help preserve and… Read More »Treasuring Basking Ridge New Jersey Historic Icons – The Cat’s Meow