Bernards Township

Basking Ridge Christmas Eve On the Green – Watch on Your Device

The town of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, welcomes its annual Christmas Eve Sing on The Town Green at 7pm on…

4 days ago

MLHP History Gift Shop

Jersey is all we do. We make each of these collectibles to promote New Jersey history, as our motto states:…

5 days ago

Bernards Township’s 2025 Political Earthquake – First in Almost a Century

On November 3, 1948, the morning after the 1948 presidential election, the Chicago Daily Tribune's headline read, "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." That's what…

1 week ago

Honoring WW2 Veterans Book In Service – 1941-1944 Now Online

Mr. Local History's "Operation Honor Roll" Celebrate America's 250th anniversary, honoring ALL those Bernards Township residents who have served in…

2 weeks ago

Operation Honor Roll Looks for Help To Indentify ALL Bernards Armed Services Active Duty & Veterans

UPDATE: Volunteer as a researcher to help validate the list. Draft letters are being prepared to send to veteran organizations,…

2 weeks ago

Bernards Plateau and the Bernards Commons Community – Every Home Faces a Shared Park

1930s: Bernards Plateau and the 60-acre Bernards Commons & Decker's Park Community Project The Bernards Plateau was named for the…

3 weeks ago

Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of a Classical Prep School and the American Colonization Society

Dr. Robert Finley's Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery, and Colonize Liberia Original Post: October 19, 2000Updated: October 26, 2025…

4 weeks ago

1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began

Before the Schley Glider Field rose to fame in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, a quiet field in the Lyons section…

4 weeks ago

Thanksgiving Proclamation Way Before Lincoln Did It -Thanks Jersey Guys

While history recognizes President Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation, many don't know that two New Jersey statesmen persuaded President George Washington…

4 weeks ago

Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

In the mid-1930s, after the Schley Field opened for Glider Competitions, the glider game changed. However, there was a glider…

1 month ago

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