Major General Lee - IF it wasn't for what happened in Basking Ridge, the world may have looked different today!…
NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent…
Is William Alexander, aka The Earl & Lord of Stirling, Basking Ridge's Most Famous Resident? Our researchers think so. Let's…
Update: February 16, 2024 - Thanks to all of you, the BOE has removed the name change for William Annin…
On the internet, we've created the #3LOCALHISTORYEVENTCHALLENGE, where you share your town's three most historic events. As the historian for…
It's an age-old question, and the internet didn't know the answer. So the Mr. Local History Project went digging. Why…
Americans think the Biden/Trump election was one for the ages, exposing huge ideological beliefs, highly charged politics, and a fight…
NOTE: Remember that Warren, Far Hills, and Bernardsville were part of Bernards Township, so these family stories also include those…
Cedar Hill Estate c 1912 built by Samuel Owen. It's interesting why the Township chose Astor Estate when it was…
June Kennedy - Bernards Township's First Official Historian June's 90th birthday in 2018. A Basking Ridge resident for 31 years,…
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