Views: 4,691 July is national ice cream month, so it’s time for Mr. Local History’s look back at the history, the good fun (and some “good humor”). NOTE: As with all Mr. Local History retrospectives, we often update the post… Read More »Reflection: Ice Cream around Somerset Hills
Views: 4,198 The borough of Bernardsville, New Jersey, in conjunction with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post 7858 and Downtown Bernardsville, is honors local soldiers with a program entitled “Bernardsville honors our soldiers.” Bernardsville is part of what’s… Read More »Bernardsville Honors Local Military
Views: 8,394 Tucked in the northern section of Somerset County, New Jersey, the area known as the Somerset Hills has a rich history that Mr. Local History is proud to document. Each property was researched prior to submitting documentation to… Read More »Somerset Hills Historic Sites on the National & State Registers
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After our post about Jersey crumb cake we thought it's now lunchtime - what do you think about a crumb cake smash burger? Committed Pig in Motown has a glazed donut burger.... thoughts?
Sunday morning coffee and what's better than Jersey crumb cake? NOTHING - there are a few facts we never knew - did you? Coffee and a little local history -
Maybe we’re taking this way to seriously, but I’ve been searching for bakeries that serve New Jersey’s best crumb cake. If you’re NOT a fan of the cake, you might want to leave now because...
Weekend morning coffee and a little local history - Bernardsville's St. Bernard's church is as local as you can get. From it's construction in the late 1800s to the 21st century adaptive reuse and transformation. Love this history story!
Bernardsville's St. Bernard's Church was established on October 22, 1896, during a period when the Somerset Hills area was predominantly influenced by the 16th-century Protestants.....
Our gift to Basking Ridge is BLOOMING! Drive by and see on S. Finley Ave triangle. Then join us to help DOUBLE the size for 2026 and America's 250th birthday!
One of the most beautiful churches you'll ever find is tucked away on the Bernardsville Mountain - we wanted to tell its story - the St. Bernard's Episcopal Church -
Bernardsville's St. Bernard's Church was established on October 22, 1896, during a period when the Somerset Hills area was predominantly influenced by the 16th-century Protestants.....
For our Basking Ridge and Bernardsville followers:
We found a great story we wrote years ago about the lost sandpit of Basking Ridge, a popular hangout spot back in the 1980s. We are still looking for anyone with photos to share and a quote to add to the collection.
It's been talked about over the years in hushed circles down at Brush's deli. It's been talked about as a racing playground, a car junkyard, and a playground for kids over the decades. Now it's time to tell what happened to what might just be a geological remnant of the ice age, or simply a car dump...
Views: 14,806 History is a strange thing. The myth often outweighs the truth in many cases, sometimes distorting it to create a more compelling narrative. Sometimes, it’s like the game where you whisper something to someone, then they whisper to… Read More »Finding the Truth About the KKK in Basking Ridge & the Somerset Hills
Views: 7,655 Historic documents often meet their tragic endings swiftly and tragically. In 1850, Bernards Township was known to have had a massive fire at the home of the township administrator, burning all of the township’s documents, including its founding… Read More »Recreating the Historic Charter of Bernardston
Did you know that US Route 206 actually used to be Route 31 and what is US Route 202 was actually Route 32?
Here are the signs!
So now you tell your friend “Take Route 31 North Thru Bedminster
and Turn Right onto Route 32 straight into Bernardsville.” Huh. “Route 31 goes to Clinton right? Left? WRONG! Confused?
Travel back to 1935 and you definitely would have been.
Maybe you could travel down Mine Brook Road to Bernardsville and the directions read take Route 32 south to Bville and stop at the dairy. Or maybe you’re coming down from Chester and you wanted to visit the Brady’s Hamilton Farm in Peapack/Bedminster and you actually have to go down Route 31. Well that was actually the case right up until 1935 when the transition began to change these two crossroads across the Somerset Hills to Routes 202 and 206.
How Confusing?
Have you ever had such a major roadway change names in your lifetime? Your whole psychic changes. Think about how much confusion there is when the Department of Transportation changes highway exits and how long it takes you to forget the old ones and replace it with the new numbers. Geeze, I think there’s still exit signs on the southern end of Route 202 South that still say Old Exit 2B.