Views: 12,991 We start with a little video tied to three limited edition wooden keepsakes to honor historic icons in Bernardsville, New Jersey. Click the video below to watch. Supporting Bernardsville’s history through our MLH keepsake project is growing as… Read More »Preserving Bernardsville’s History with Art on Wood Keepsakes – The Cat’s Meow
Views: 4,357 We are very happy to announce our partnership support to the MainStreet Bernardsville revitalization effort in New Jersey and hope that everyone who lives in the area, read the story and then volunteer to support this fantastic local… Read More »History Matters to MainStreet Bernardsville
Views: 7,737 Celebrating over 100 years of New Jersey’s fall classic, the Far Hills Race Meeting, with this beautiful wooden painted collectible as part of the New Jersey Historic Village Cat’s Meow wooden keepsake collection. Beautifully handcrafted wood, hand-painted edges,… Read More »Far Hills Race Meeting Collectible & Century Old History of this Fall Jersey Classic
Views: 7,204 Congratulations to the Westfield Fire Department as Westfield celebrates its 150th year. The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since our non-profit organization was established in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a… Read More »Keepsakes: Preserving Westfield NJ History – The Cat’s Meow
Views: 8,598 The former mayor of Paterson, Joey Torres, had committed to seeing the restoration of the stadium by the end of his term in 2018. He left office in 2017 and accepted a plea deal in response to charges… Read More »Bring Auto Racing Back to Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson New Jersey
Views: 21,866 UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is SOOOO excited to introduce the expansion of our Historic New Jersey Historic Cat’s Meow Village, the Natirar Estate in Peapack and Far Hills, New Jersey. Only a limited number will be… Read More »The Gilded Age: Natirar Estate in Peapack/Far Hills, New Jersey
Views: 764 June Kennedy – Bernards Township’s First Official Historian A Basking Ridge resident for 31 years, June Kennedy served as Bernards Township’s Historian from 1970 to approximately 1990. She would lecture and give tours to school and civic groups… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – June Kennedy Bernards Township
Views: 735 UPDATE:The Mr. Local History Project Research Team is seeking Bedminster historians with whom we can collaborate. If you know of someone who has a deep knowledge of Bedminster, NJ history, please drop us a note and let us… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – Bedminster Township’s Dutzie Robbie
Views: 857 Somerset Hills Area: Bernardsville While we await a response from the Bernardsville Library, most of our inquiries are directed to Marion Belcher, so we’re calling her our de facto Spinning Room Historian for our research requests. She’s known for… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – Bernardsville’s Marion Kennedy & Jean Hill
Views: 1,539 Before examining the clock in Bernardsville, located across from the train station, we must first take a look at the history of the historic and beautiful Bernardsville National Bank building, situated at the corner of Mine Brook and… Read More »Historic Bernardsville Clock Going Away? But It’sThe Town’s Clock
Views: 2,091 Meet Herb Patullo, Bound Brook’s great historian and a true American. While Herb passed in 2020, his work is legendary in Somerset County. Herbert “Herb” Patullo (1929–2020) was a lifelong resident of Bound Brook, New Jersey, and a… Read More »Herb Patullo – Bound Brook’s Ultimate History Legend
Views: 8,301 Tucked in the northernmost section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, along the Passaic River lies a small historic district. If you drive through it, you’ll notice the area’s rich history, marked by its grist mill and restored barns.… Read More »Franklin Corners and William Childs Williamsburg-esqe Vision
Views: 5,876 NOTE: The Mr Local History Team was asked by a Bernardsville business owner to weigh in on the controversial Palmer Development project, which jeopardizes a historic home now known as the “Boylan House,” possibly the 2nd oldest standing… Read More »Bernardsville’s Boylan House on New Jersey’s 10 Most Historic Endangered List
Views: 1,918 United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters Hamilton Farm – Gladstone, New Jersey You must thank James Cox Brady of Bedminster, Peapack, the Wall Street Financier, for his vision for his “million-dollar coach barn.” Let’s Start with the History… Read More »Grand History of the US Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, New Jersey
Views: 38,980 Many people have asked why you post all this history stuff on the area you’re calling the Somerset Hills. Well, call it passion. Call it intrigue. Call it local awareness. I think the main reason is that the… Read More »Grand Mansions and Historic Estates Mapped in New Jersey’s Somerset Hills