Mr. Local History Online Magazine – a free magazine with stories about local history and events in New Jersey.
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Take a look at the Mr. Local History Magazine, an online version of local news, articles, and posts about local history in the Somerset Hills region of New Jersey.[/caption]
Views: 10,273 Researching Local History with Maps As a historian, I believe maps are one of the greatest sources of information, capturing a time and place. We use these maps to research history and find buildings, families, farms, or streets.… Read More »Map Research & Archives: Sharing Local History with Maps
Views: 38,967 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
Views: 4,866 Mr Local History is proud to announce the release of the third in the collectible series, the 619-year-old Basking Ridge Historic White Oak Cat’s Meow collectible, which is now available online. The New Jersey Historic Village keepsake collection… Read More »Basking Ridge Historic White Oak Tree Honored in New Jersey Keepsake in Series
Views: 3,217 The internet is such a great place to begin a search for local history and was exactly the reason why I started writing this blog and posting. Find a good story, research it, and share it with others… Read More »Mr. Local History Builds Wikipedia Page
Views: 5,475 While searching the internet we found a few great books that showcases the history of the Somerset Hills and Somerset County, New Jersey from the early 1800’s. If you like local history, these two books really bring the… Read More »Somerset History – Two Historic Books
Views: 12,478 This is a continuation of the history of our earlier story For the better part of a decade, the Mr. Local History Project has been digging and investigating the history of one of the greatest events in the… Read More »The Essex Hunt and the Far Hills Race Meeting
Views: 26,360 Peapack, New Jersey’s Blairsden Estate of Clinton Ledyard Blair Peapack/Gladstone, New Jersey Submitted: Brooks Betz & W. Barry Thomson Blairsden History Out of all of the requests that we receive at Mr. Local History, none measure up to… Read More »The Gilded Age: The Blairsden Estate May Be the Finest Example
Views: 10,065 Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the area known as the Somerset Hills has a rich history that Mr. Local History is proud to document. Each property was researched prior to submitting documentation to… Read More »Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers
Views: 2,300 Throwback post – If you live in Bernards Township, New Jersey, for the 250th Anniversary back in 2010 Bernards Township adopted the Flower Drift Daffodil as the 250th Anniversary Daffodil for their 250th anniversary! Show your support by… Read More »Spring Planting – Keep the History Going
Views: 2,857 By W. JACOB PERRY Staff Writer March 19, 2019 It’s a popular treasure trove of information about virtually every local landmark from the Blairsden mansion to the late Basking Ridge oak tree, but the web site of the… Read More »Popular Historical Web Site in Somerset Hills ‘Going Dark’
Views: 3,533 Support Local History by getting #JUSTONEITEM. It makes a huge difference! The Mr. Local History Project is a 100% all volunteer effort. We’re also a federally and state recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. Our fundraising has taken a serious… Read More »Shop for a Cause