Views: 3,608 Yes, it’s true. While motorsports history has been very kind to the Daytona and Ormond Beaches in Florida, historians often overlook when Cape May, New Jersey, rivaled Florida for the title of the beach racing capital of the… Read More »1905 – Cape May Auto Racing on the Beach Rivaled Daytona Beach
Views: 3,495 Wildwood, New Jersey, drew summer tourists seeking respite from the Great Depression. Among the attractions on the boardwalk was the “Motordrome Wall of Death,” featuring motorcycles and race cars whirling around a wooden bowl-like enclosure. But the real… Read More »Wildwood’s Motorcycle Wall of Death is Back in New Jersey
Views: 5,680 UPDATE: Our old survey software went dead, so after over 1,000 responses, we have to start over. We’re trying to get the results from the old survey group, but who knows… on to a Google form since I… Read More »The “Man Card Survey” – or “How Men Think” Survey
Views: 5,802 The term “Jersey Shore” is a term used to describe the coastal region of New Jersey that is famous for its beaches and tourist attractions. The word “shore” has a broader meaning than just “beaches” as it encompasses… Read More »Top 10 Jersey Shore Historic Places and Events
Views: 4,675 On the anniversary of the 2017 loss of its 619-year-old oak tree in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the Mr. Local History Project has written a story of hope, commitment, honor, history, and township pride. Yes, people, there are… Read More »Retrospective: The Siblings of a 619-Year Oak Tree
Views: 9,201 Note: MLHP increased the coverage to include all of Somerset County’s lost and active farm stands, farmers markets, private farms, historic farms, and farm preservation projects. Specific farms for equestrian activity, Christmas trees, and other categories will also be included. Early Farming… Read More »Somerset County Farms, Orchards, Dairies, Stables & Historic Preservation
Views: 11,566 There are all kinds of interpretations of the term “Seven Wonders of the World,” including mother nature’s wonders, man-made wonders, modern wonders, and historical wonders. We introduce the “Seven New Jersey Historic Wonders of the World.” Our staff… Read More »Seven Historic Wonders of the World from New Jersey
Don’t think you can’t make a difference because you can. The Mr. Local History Project is a 100% all volunteer organization. We give our time to share Jersey history with a social twist – and you have to admit we made this challenge with a social twist. Hope you picked up some history along the way.
The Mr. Local History Project is a 501c3 all volunteer non-profit organization. We have two goals. One is to create an ongoing scholarship fund to present annually to a Senior High School recipient. The second is to promote local history and create programs with a social twist. Your pledge goes fully to support those two efforts.
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Each year the Mr. Local History Project works with area high schools to make a unrestricted scholarship to a worthy senior.
Please help us continue this annual tradition.
For those who prefer traditional mail to make donations, mail to:
Mr. Local History Project Giving Campaign
184 W. Oak Street, Suite 101
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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Views: 2,923 Do you live in Bedminster, Bernards Township or Bernardsville and think you know your local history? If you do, we’ve got a few brain teasers for you to see just how much you know about your town’s local… Read More »Three Local Quizzes Test Your Localness
The phrase “cold as balls” reportedly comes from the contraction of metal on ship’s cannons, causing the iron balls to fall. The expression “cold as a witch’s tit” originated from the belief that witches, portrayed as cold-blooded in the 1600s, had an ‘unholy’ body part feeding familiars or the devil.
Views: 6,028 John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he gave up his commission in 1761 to become a highly successful merchant, specializing in the trade of flax back home to his native Ulster in Northern Ireland,… Read More »John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Hid in Basking Ridge
Views: 9,460 Make a Tax-Deductible Donation – Get a Frameable Map Finding New Ways to Share Local History.We call it “Maps for a Cause,” supporting Our Ridge and Bernards High Scholarship Funds. The Mr. Local History Project continues its mission… Read More »Make a Donation – Get a Historic Map as our Gift
Views: 12,080 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 whether they are disturbing or friendly. As we share, the… Read More »10 More Haunted Tales From Central New Jersey
Views: 6,553 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
