Great stories for the summer:
Views: 3,736 Wow, this story was one of our most controversial and difficult stories we’ve ever prepared. Just the thought of picking only 10 Jersey historic sites is an insane task. But I think we’re up to it. The 10… Read More »Jersey’s History Bucket List
Views: 951 New Jersey’s Gift to AmericaSomerset County’s Gift to AmericaBridgewater’s Gift to AmericaMiddlebrook’s Gift to AmericaThey all work this Independence Day on July 4th. RAIN or SHINE – EVERY July 4th at 10:30 am – Join friends and family… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America – July 4 Celebration
Views: 3,666 NOTE: Warren, Far Hills and Bernardsville were all part of Bernards Township in the early 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Cemeteries remain a primary source for historical research and MLH leverages many sources from cemeteries to validate early… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Oldest Cemetery
Views: 9,232 The time – 1950s – the invention – The EggOmat, an egg vending machine enclosed in a wooden shed, born on Mountain Boulevard, across from the field that’s now home to municipal ballfields in Somerset County’s Warren Township,… Read More »Retrospective: Remembering Warren Township’s EggOmat
Views: 5,870 Like me, many of us in Somerset County, New Jersey drive back and forth down Route 287 then east on Route 22 day in and day out never thinking that just off the highway on the hillside by… Read More »Everyone in Jersey – Fly This American Flag
Views: 2,580 Connecting Bernards Township students to their local history, the Mr. Local History Project officially launched Project Local History Ambassador program for 5th grade students thanks to the financial support of many special people in the township. The program,… Read More »Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students
Views: 9,888 The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it. Jefferson drafted the statement between June 11 and 28, submitted drafts to… Read More »Independence Day – Kudos to New Jersey Signers #jersey5
Views: 340 Mr. Local History is proud to announce after years of thought that they will be producing a very limited run of a keepsake honoring the lost Jolly Trolley restaurant and Westfield Fire Department. The special commission will be… Read More »Westfield’s Icon Jolly Trolley Enshrined in NJ Historic Wooden Village