Bernardsville

A Tribute in Bronze – Millicent Fenwick

It's strange how you can walk back and forth a hundred times and never notice something, and then one day,…

5 years ago

MLH Honors Back to School with Historic School Images From the Somerset Hills

Schools in the Somerset Hills area of northern Somerset County have been a mainstay back to the mid-1700s. We honor…

5 years ago

Reflection: Ice Cream around Somerset Hills

July is national ice cream month, so it's time for Mr. Local History's look back at the history, the good…

5 years ago

Bernardsville Honors Local Military

The borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 7858 and Downtown…

5 years ago

Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers

Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the area known as the Somerset Hills has a rich…

6 years ago

Retrospective: Meryl Streep Was From Basking Ridge BEFORE Bernardsville

As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post when we learn stories and are sent photos…

7 years ago

Finding the Truth About the KKK in Basking Ridge & the Somerset Hills

History is a strange thing. The myth often outweighs the truth in many cases, sometimes distorting it to create a…

8 years ago

Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston

Historic documents often meet their tragic endings swiftly and tragically. In 1850, Bernards Township was known to have had a…

8 years ago

Liar – Route 31 Did Go Thru Bedminster & Bernardsville

Did you know that US Route 206 actually used to be Route 31 and what is US Route 202 was…

16 years ago

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