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Mr. Local History 2024 Fall Magazine Vol 6. Issue 3

Our Fall 2024 cover photo pays homage to the history of the Somerset Hills area in Northern Somerset County, New…

1 year ago

Mr. Local History 2024 Summer Magazine Vol 6. Issue 2

Vol.6 Issue 2 - Summer is in full swing, and we're happy to say Happy Birthday, America, for the 248th…

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

Raritan, NJ Was the Venue Officially Ending World War I

President Harding singing the Knox-Porter Treaty at the living room desk in the "Old Mansion" in Raritan, New Jersey Somerset…

1 year ago

Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America

It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to…

1 year ago

Top 10 Jersey Shore Historic Places and Events

The jewel of Jersey - "the Jersey Shore" The term "Jersey Shore" is a term used to describe the coastal…

1 year ago

Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook

Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it "Jersey's Gift…

2 years ago

THE First American Flag and Middlebrook, New Jersey

Isn't it great when you think you know about something only to find out that someone else has shown up…

3 years ago

T-SHIRT OFFER: Jersey Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Order now to show pride in the Jerseyans who signed the Declaration of Independence. Back for The Fourth of July…

4 years ago

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