Holiday
Keepsake: Basking Ridge Christmas Eve Caroling on the Green
Views: 9,525 The Governor of New Jersey’s Historic Keepsake Village has decreed that a new icon should be added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection, expanding the exclusive set of New Jersey collectible icons. Introducing the “Winter and… Read More »Keepsake: Basking Ridge Christmas Eve Caroling on the Green
SHOP LOCAL – Small Business Saturday is Everyday at Mr. Local History!
Views: 2,514 The Mr. Local History Project is probably the “smallest of small businesses” and needs your support. We have great gifts that bring fun and memorable local history to all! Please consider #justoneitem. It makes a big difference and… Read More »SHOP LOCAL – Small Business Saturday is Everyday at Mr. Local History!
Our MLH Holiday Boutique is Open
Views: 4,067 We’ve been spending all year creating some of the most unique Jersey history gifts this holiday season. The Mr Local History Holiday Boutique is OPEN 24/7 and ready to spread history and cheer this holiday season. Give the… Read More »Our MLH Holiday Boutique is Open
Who Brings Their Jersey Village Collectibles out Just for the Holidays?
Views: 853 We have been told a terrible rumor. Is it true? Do some people bring out their Jersey Cat’s Meow collectibles only for the holidays? Read on…. Yes, we have been told many people bring out their Cat’s Meow… Read More »Who Brings Their Jersey Village Collectibles out Just for the Holidays?
Jackie Mars – Jersey’s Halloween Candy Icon
Views: 8,040 Jacqueline “Jackie” Mars is an American heiress, investor, and philanthropist who resided in Bedminster, New Jersey. Known at one time as the richest woman on the planet, Halloween just wouldn’t be the same without the Mars family and… Read More »Jackie Mars – Jersey’s Halloween Candy Icon
Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey #3
Views: 2,160 Believe it or not, the dead are alive in central New Jersey, especially in northern Somerset County. The question is not whether they are real or not, but rather whether they are disturbing or friendly. As we share,… Read More »Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey #3
Wildwood History: Boardwalk, Beach, Neon and the Doowop Universe
Views: 6,816 UPDATE:USA TODAY says Wildwood is Home to One of the Country’s Best Pop Culture Museums. The museum received USA Today’s 2025 10 Best Readers’ Choice Travel Award. Anyone who’s visited Wildwood, New Jersey, knows it’s the Garden State’s… Read More »Wildwood History: Boardwalk, Beach, Neon and the Doowop Universe
Mr. Local History 2024 Fall Magazine Vol 6. Issue 3
Views: 875 Our Fall 2024 cover photo pays homage to the history of the Somerset Hills area in Northern Somerset County, New Jersey, and the iconic Ravine Lake, located on the border of Far Hills / Bernardsville. The lake was… Read More »Mr. Local History 2024 Fall Magazine Vol 6. Issue 3
Bernards Township/Bernardsville Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collectibles
Views: 2,895 Congratulations, Basking Ridge and Bernardsville, on being the foundation for the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village collection, a group of over 40 Jersey collectibles. Each keepsake brings awareness to historic area icons created by the world-famous Cat’s Meow… Read More »Bernards Township/Bernardsville Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collectibles
Mr. Local History 2024 Summer Magazine Vol 6. Issue 2
Views: 1,251 Vol.6 Issue 2 – Summer is in full swing, and we’re happy to say Happy Birthday, America, for the 248th time. So much Jersey history is packed in our latest digital Mr. Local History online magazine issue. Our… Read More »Mr. Local History 2024 Summer Magazine Vol 6. Issue 2
The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Everyday
Views: 8,144 Basking Ridge, New Jersey UPDATE: Back in 2010, we posted this story on another website. Then, we said people needed to see this story about this man as he was seen again. It is a classic American tale… Read More »The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Everyday
Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New Jersey?
Views: 16,683 Flag Designer Betsy Ross and Her Basking Ridge Ties – Lore or Fact? “Here lies the woman who made the first banner containing the stars and stripes after that honored old ensign had been adopted, June 14, 1776.”… Read More »Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New Jersey?
Raritan, NJ Was the Venue Officially Ending World War I
Views: 2,090 Somerset County is well known for its significance during the Revolutionary War, but many may not be aware of its impact on World War I. In the early 20th Century, Raritan became the center of action for the… Read More »Raritan, NJ Was the Venue Officially Ending World War I
Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America
Views: 662 It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to the “Field of Honor,” an annual tradition at the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey. Sit back,… Read More »Take 2 Minutes and 18 Seconds to Celebrate America