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Peapack Gladstone Barn Tour Shines as “Barn-ers” Visit Historic Venues
Views: 509 On November 15, 2025, Peapack and Gladstone opened its doors to the past as visitors stepped into the 2025 Historic Barn Tour. For one crisp autumn day, the borough invited guests to wander through seven of its most… Read More »Peapack Gladstone Barn Tour Shines as “Barn-ers” Visit Historic Venues
MLHP History Gift Shop
Views: 7,224 Jersey is all we do. We make each of these collectibles to promote New Jersey history, as our motto states: “History with a Social Twist.” Whether it’s our Wear Local History collection, flags, wooden keepsakes, or other items,… Read More »MLHP History Gift Shop
Bernards Township’s 2025 Political Earthquake – Democrats Take Majority
Views: 504 Bernards Township Political Map Goes Blue, Changing the Political Landscape for the First Time in almost 100 years. First of all, this is not a political post, and it is not meant to take sides on candidates or… Read More »Bernards Township’s 2025 Political Earthquake – Democrats Take Majority
Vintage Toys Are the Best History Ever – Playing vs. Collecting
Views: 430 PREVIEW READ: For those who are previewing the story, thanks! We’re also waiting for one more piece to add to the story. Share your favorite toy memory. When did you get it and do you still have it?… Read More »Vintage Toys Are the Best History Ever – Playing vs. Collecting
Honoring WW2 Veterans Book In Service – 1941-1944 Now Online
Views: 448 Mr. Local History’s “Operation Honor Roll” Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, honoring ALL those Bernards Township residents who have served in our military. We’re seeking volunteers to undertake this ambitious endeavor “In Service 1941-1944”: The Somerset Hills Military Service… Read More »Honoring WW2 Veterans Book In Service – 1941-1944 Now Online
Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
Views: 195,665 America’s First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778) was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802). One of the greatest untold stories of the American Revolution.The Pluckemin Winter Cantonment, part of the overall Middlebrook Encampment of 1778-1779.… Read More »Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
America 250: The Pluckemin Series – Now Go Tell America About This
Views: 532 “Pluck-em-in” and America 250 – Perfect Together. Get to know this Great American History Story Pluckemin, New Jersey, pronounced “PLUCK um in“, carries three enduring name stories. Some trace it to a Lenape word for persimmon tied to… Read More »America 250: The Pluckemin Series – Now Go Tell America About This
Operation Honor Roll Looks for Help To Indentify ALL Bernards Armed Services Active Duty & Veterans
Views: 1,877 UPDATE: Volunteer as a researcher to help validate the list. Draft letters are being prepared to send to veteran organizations, and validation of the Bernards Township Honor Roll is underway. The initial list is now available online for… Read More »Operation Honor Roll Looks for Help To Indentify ALL Bernards Armed Services Active Duty & Veterans
Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums Corp Marches thru Morristown and Somerville
Views: 339 It’s been on our radar to prepare a post and video since one of the nation’s top fife and drum units made their march into New Jersey during a warm spell in July 2023. First in Morristown at… Read More »Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums Corp Marches thru Morristown and Somerville
Bernards Plateau and the Bernards Commons Community – Every Home Faces a Shared Park
Views: 641 1930s: Bernards Plateau and the 60-acre Bernards Commons & Decker’s Park Community Project The Bernards Plateau was named for the broad upland just west of the Basking Ridge village center, located just across Route 287 today, an area… Read More »Bernards Plateau and the Bernards Commons Community – Every Home Faces a Shared Park
Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of a Classical Prep School and the American Colonization Society
Views: 8,448 Dr. Robert Finley’s Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery, and Colonize Liberia Original Post: October 19, 2000Updated: October 26, 2025 An abolitionist, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century.… Read More »Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of a Classical Prep School and the American Colonization Society
1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began
Views: 851 Before the Schley Glider Field rose to fame in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, a quiet field in the Lyons section of Bernards Township launched the state’s first glider site for a generation of aviators. Lyons Glider Field The… Read More »1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began
Thanksgiving Proclamation Way Before Lincoln Did It -Thanks Jersey Guys
Views: 1,009 While history recognizes President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation, many don’t know that two New Jersey statesmen persuaded President George Washington to declare the last Thursday in November “a day of thanks” across the new American nation. On October… Read More »Thanksgiving Proclamation Way Before Lincoln Did It -Thanks Jersey Guys