Education
Basking Ridge Evergreen Cemetery is a History Lesson
Views: 956 You can learn a lot of history by looking at a cemetery! NOTE: A quick reminder: Warren was part of Bernards Township until the 19th century, while Far Hills and Bernardsville were still part of Bernards Township up… Read More »Basking Ridge Evergreen Cemetery is a History Lesson
Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics
Views: 1,188 As a recent subscriber to Ancestry.com the first thing everyone does is they create a family tree. After you’ve added your basic living and deceased family members and started your frame, you are now a slave to what… Read More »Ancestry Comes Up Short on Analytics
Three Sister Towns Historic Links to Governor Sir Francis Bernard
Views: 3,090 Amid controversy and intrigue, we have been writing for years about a controversial figure in early American history who served the English majestry as the provincial governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. If you were to define… Read More »Three Sister Towns Historic Links to Governor Sir Francis Bernard
Project Local History Ambassador Flags for Students
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
Moonshining Bootlegging Speakeasies in Somerset County, NJ
Views: 2,503 A few friends got together and started talking about the fine art of distilling and how much it’s really changed (if at all). It seems that due to the efforts of a few Jersey residents, distilling spirits is… Read More »Moonshining Bootlegging Speakeasies in Somerset County, NJ
Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador
Views: 6,824 Project Local History Ambassador – Our second year is underway! Nicknamed to PLHA is a new program where the Mr. Local History Project is holding assemblies at each elementary school in Bernards Township and sharing the history of… Read More »Get a Bernards Township Flag – MLH Donates 15 to Project Local History Ambassador
New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
Views: 8,866 Distilling in Central New Jersey New Jersey has a deep history of distilling spirits that goes back to colonial times. The Somerset Hills is an area in central New Jersey’s Somerset County grouping six similar towns, villages, and… Read More »New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
Program Pilot: Local History Games/Puzzles
Views: 1,632 What better way to share New Jersey’s local history then with games. In an effort to create a fun and entertaining teaching method, the Mr. Local History Project presents a number of interactive puzzles and games for kids… Read More »Program Pilot: Local History Games/Puzzles
Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge was more than a Grog Stop
Views: 21,865 Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s Most Famous Incident At about noon on December 13, 1776, General Charles Lee (1731-1782) was alarmed by Major Wilkinson while he was writing a letter to General Gates about George Washington in an upstairs… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge was more than a Grog Stop
Pari Mandalapu Chosen 2021 Ridge High School Mr Local History Scholarship Winner
Views: 2,406 Ridge High School senior Pari Mandalapu is the recipient of the 2021 Mr. Local History Project Scholarship for Community Service in local history. Pari has lived in Basking Ridge most of his life, and has been involved in… Read More »Pari Mandalapu Chosen 2021 Ridge High School Mr Local History Scholarship Winner
Why List a Historic District on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places?
Views: 3,682 The New Jersey Register of Historic Places is the official list of New Jersey’s historic resources of local, state, and national interest. Created by the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.128 et seq.)… Read More »Why List a Historic District on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places?
The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster
Views: 12,319 UPDATE: While we wrote this piece years ago, the Bedminster Charter came back in the news on October 21, 2019, when it was announced that the Forbes family was donating the charter back to Bedminster Township. The story… Read More »The Lost Charters of Bernards Township & Bedminster