The famous and sometimes not-so-famous people and stories from the Mr. Local History Project researchers. Over 30 stories and counting.
Views: 7,965 Be part of the Widow White’s Tavern limited edition run and celebrate Sacking of General Lee Day – December 13, 2026. . Mr Local History is proud to announce the release of the 7th in the collectible series,… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern Historic Village Keepsake Honors Sacking General Lee Day
Views: 263. How a New Jersey fort, a controversial Continental Army general, and a dramatic tavern capture became part of the road to American independence. First, mark your calendars, America – this is a big 250 Event: A Fort Named… Read More »Fort Lee, New Jersey, and General Charles Lee’s Revolutionary War Connection & Big America 250 Event
Views: 123. Mr. Local History Project | Artist Spotlight PREVIEW POST: Upcoming Mr. Local History Artist Spotlight. Additional details and selected artwork will follow the artist’s interview. There’s something special about seeing a familiar New Jersey landmark through an artist’s… Read More »Painting New Jersey’s History: Artist Mark de Mos Captures the Places We Love
Views: 733 Preface to James Wilkinson’s Account of General Charles Lee’s Capture The following account comes from General James Wilkinson’s Memoirs of My Own Times, published in 1816, and offers a remarkable first-person description of the events surrounding the capture… Read More »Eyewitness Account of the 1776 Capture of General Charles Lee at Widow White’s Tavern
Views: 1,863 The “Ten Crucial Days” of the American Revolution began with Washington’s crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night, 1776. They continued through the victories at Trenton, the Battle of the Assunpink, and Princeton on January 3, 1777. In… Read More »Time To Honor 1776 March Across Jersey to Washington’s Delaware Christmas Crossing
Views: 39,951Twenty-five years ago on September 11, 2001, we lost friends, family, neighbors, and loved ones in a tragedy that changed our nation forever. Their absence is felt every day, yet in the years since that heartbreaking morning, we have… Read More »Then & Now: Post 9/11-Somerset Hills Family, Friends and Neighbors & Their Legacy
Views: 1,094Isn’t it strange that you might drive by something 1,000s of times and never notice something….until you do. This is one of those stories. Just to the south of the former Millington quarry entrance on Stonehouse Road sits a… Read More »A Tiny Roadside Cemetery in Basking Ridge
Views: 867Commemorating the 247th Anniversary of the Wedding Heard ‘Round the ColoniesJuly 27, 1779 – July 27, 2026 July 27, 1779Basking Ridge’s Biggest Event – Kitty Stirling’s Wedding On July 27, 1779, the Revolutionary War was entering one of its… Read More »The Wedding Heard Round the Colonies: Lord Stirling, Washington & New Jersey’s Most Famous Revolutionary War Wedding
Views: 1,262Where: Bernards Township Library Lower LevelWhen: Monday, December 14, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMCost: FREEBut You MUST Register: Click Here What would have happened if General Charles Lee WASN’T captured in Basking Ridge?Join the Mr. Local History… Read More »Presentation: Sacking General Lee in Basking Ridge.But What if… Monday, Dec.14
Views: 1,771Long before telegraphs, radios, or cell phones, New Jersey’s mountaintops carried messages by fire. During the Revolutionary War, General William Livingston and Brigadier General William Alexander—better known as Lord Stirling—relied on a chain of signal beacons stretching across the… Read More »Igniting New Jersey’s Revolutionary Signal Beacons for America 250 Effort
Views: 1,344For centuries, historians have relied on books, letters, artifacts, and exhibits to tell the stories of the past. But what if visitors could do something more? What if they could sit down and talk with Elias Boudinot, Henry George,… Read More »Meet HistOracle AI: New Jersey Team Brings History’s Voices Back to Life
Views: 1,898As New Jersey commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American experience, the archaeological work at Lord Stirling Manor represents one of Somerset County’s most significant contributions to the America 250 effort. By uncovering the physical remains of William Alexander’s… Read More »Archaeological Dig – America’s Grandest Estate in Basking Ridge
Views: 692Part of the Mr. Local History Rev War and Lord Stirling Series As we were researching another story, we came across this really interesting piece published in 1914 about one of the Revolutionary War’s greatest generals, William Alexander, also… Read More »Overlooked Heroines of the Revolutionary War – Sarah Livingston Alexander
Views: 14,212UPDATE: We published this story a while back, and we said people needed to see it again. It is a classic American tale that goes unnoticed, but we continue to root out these great American tales. Stop by the… Read More »The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Every Day
Views: 2,347Did you see that another Basking Ridge resident hit the silver screen, sharing the screen with Basking Ridge’s Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2? Meet Basking Ridge’s HelenJ. Shen. On the Devil Wears Prada 2 set, Shen and… Read More »Helen Shen of Basking Ridge, NJ Shines in Breakout Film Devil Wears Prada 2
