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Somerset County Farms, Orchards, Dairies, Stables & Historic Preservation

Note: MLHP increased the coverage to include all of Somerset County's lost and active farm stands, farmers markets, private farms, historic…

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The Lost New Jersey Drive Ins

New Jersey has a rich history of drive-in theaters, and what you maybe didn't know is that drive-ins actually started…

1 year ago

Seven Historic Wonders of the World from New Jersey

There are all kinds of interpretations of the term "Seven Wonders of the World," including mother nature's wonders, man-made wonders,…

1 year ago

Three Local Quizzes Test Your Localness

Do you live in Bedminster, Bernards Township or Bernardsville and think you know your local history? If you do, we've…

2 years ago

Holiday Cards – Basking Ridge & Bernardsville Villages Support Non-Profit

The Mr. Local History project offers exclusive holiday cards, with artwork by local resident Linda Arnold, featuring the villages of…

2 years ago

The Blessing of the Hounds – A Countryside Tradition

An annual tradition for the Essex Fox Hounds of Peapack, New Jersey Blessing of the Hounds Back in 2007, before…

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Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition

President George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, the last Thursday of November that year, to be a “day of public…

2 years ago

Origins of Cold as Balls and Cold as a Witch’s Teet

The phrase "cold as balls" reportedly comes from the contraction of metal on ship's cannons, causing the iron balls to…

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John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Hid in Basking Ridge

John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he gave up his commission in 1761 to become a…

2 years ago

Jersey’s History with Bar Room Shuffleboard

Isn't it interesting how history becomes history. Take for example pay phones. When you were using them, you never thought…

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