Towns

There’s a lot of History in These 100+ Jersey Dive Bars

The term “dive bar” originated in the United States in the 1880s and was initially used as a derogatory term. It referred…

10 months ago

The Exclusive New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection

The MLH Project is proud to be the exclusive reseller of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Collection, created by…

10 months ago

Finding New Jersey’s Giant Pizzas

Yes, in New Jersey, there are places making pizzas from 24"to 36" that are very good —we call them Jersey's…

10 months ago

Collectible: Preserving Jersey Music History – Asbury Park’s Stone Pony

UPDATE:It's HERE! The Cat's Meow Village and Mr. Local History honors Asbury Park's Stone Pony, joining the New Jersey Historic…

10 months ago

Newark’s Branch Brook Park Has More Than Any Other

Every time our researchers come up with a Jersey history topic, it can come from a very simple premise. This…

10 months ago

Warren was Bernards Township Then March 5, 1806 Happened

Warren Township, before 1805, was at the southern end of Bernards Township and the Eastern edge of Bridgewater. Source: Map…

11 months ago

Wearing Lost Jersey Local History Newark Collection

Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact, it's our motto! So we thought how fun it…

11 months ago

Newark New Jersey’s Incredible Velodrome and Motordrome Racing Venues

PREVIEW RELEASE:Our researchers continue to work with this story as there are several conflicting points of view we want to…

11 months ago

History: The Cranford Hotel That’s NOT a Hotel

UPDATE:After years of work, the Mr. Local History Project committed to five historic wooden keepsakes in Cranford to preserve and…

11 months ago

Treasuring Basking Ridge New Jersey Historic Icons – The Cat’s Meow

Nine pieces of custom art on wood honor Bernards Township's history. Start your collection of these beautiful, limited edition keepsakes.…

11 months ago

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