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The Hall-Mills Murder: The Country’s First Sensationalized Trial

Television executives have always known people have an obsession with true crime. It is quite possible that this obsession can…

1 year ago

New Jersey’s Historic Olympians List – Who Will Shine in 2024?

Going to the Olympics as a participant is a great accomplishment. Winning an Olympic medal is the pinnacle to some.…

1 year ago

The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Everyday

Basking Ridge, New Jersey UPDATE: Back in 2010, we posted this story on another website. Then, we said people needed…

1 year ago

Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New Jersey?

Flag Designer Betsy Ross and Her Basking Ridge Ties - Lore or Fact? “Here lies the woman who made the…

1 year ago

Different Owners, Changing Times…Vermeule House in Green Brook Remains

Less than half a mile down Green Brook Road in Green Brook, New Jersey, sits a sizable but inconspicuous old…

2 years ago

Remembering Willie Howard and Bedminster’s Willie’s Tavern

Often, Mr. Local History doesn't search for stories as those stories find us. Case in point is this weird little…

2 years ago

Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics

As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you've added…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Genealogist and Historian, Gets Digitized

We recently received this great photo taken in May 1894 from John Allen, including the Allen family and Nettie (dead…

2 years ago

Basking Ridge’s Oldest Cemetery

Cemeteries showcase some of history's greatest reminders of where we came from. Many people new to the area are unaware…

2 years ago

Retrospective: Bernardsville’s Roebling Family and Their Brooklyn Bridge

The date was May 24, 1883, a date years in the making alongside plenty of engineering accomplishments, drama, tragedy and…

2 years ago

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