Honoring the History of Cranford, New Jersey who celebrates their 150th anniversary in 2021.
Want a quick way to search for articles about the history of one of the towns we love to cover?The Mr. Local History Project has created a few quick searches to give you a head start. Our researchers choose where… Read More »Quicklinks – Tracking History From Selected Jersey Towns
It’s the 4th of July, and that means community canoe races in Cranford, New Jersey. Come witness a historic event on the Rahway River, the annual Canoe Races and Marathon at the historic Cranford Canoe Club. Racing begins at 10:00… Read More »Cranford Canoe Races at the Canoe Club a July 4th Tradition
Our researchers continue to dig and have finally found ALL of the deed records of the Riverside Inn property. It took us back to the late 1800s. If you have additional information about any of the owners, we’d love to… Read More »The Riverside Inn – History of Cranford’s (and New Jersey’s) #1 Dive Bar
The Mr. Local History Project is determining interest to nominate the Cranford Canoe Club to the New Jersey Historic Registry. If you believe this should be done, please consider signing our petition to let Cranford local officials that this should… Read More »Growing Up at the Cranford Canoe Club
Congratulations, Cranford, on the five collectibles now part of the New Jersey Historical Wooden Village collection, a group of over 40 Jersey collectibles. Each keepsake brings awareness to historic Cranford icons. The Mr. Local History Project group is a non-profit… Read More »Preserving Cranford’s History – Five Limited Iconic Collectibles
Our history of the Riverside Inn has really come a long way. There seems to be such love for Cranford, New Jersey’s Riverside Inn, aka “The Dive,” that we had to create a dedicated page separate from the history of… Read More »The Riverside Inn – Cranford, New Jersey’s Community Online Photo Album
UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is determining interest in nominating the Cranford Canoe Club to the New Jersey Historic Registry. If you believe this should be done, please consider signing our petition to let Cranford local officials know that… Read More »Cranford Canoe Club – Honoring the History
Cranford High School – Cranford, New Jersey – Three Locations – Three Icons 1st CHS – Cranford High School at Grant School Established in 1902, Cranford’s first High School in Cranford, New Jersey, began as a four-year institution at Grant… Read More »Honoring New Jersey’s Cranford High School History
The term “dive bar” originated in the United States in the 1880s and was initially used as a derogatory term. It referred to drinking establishments often located in basements or below street level, where patrons would “dive” down into the venue. These… Read More »There’s a lot of History in These 100+ Jersey Dive Bars
The MLH Project is proud to be the exclusive reseller of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Collection, created by the world-famous Cat’s Meow Village. Made in the USA!!! The New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Village Collection The New Jersey… Read More »The Exclusive New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection
We have been told a terrible rumor. Is it true? Do some people bring out their Jersey Cat’s Meow collectibles only for the holidays? Read on…. Yes, we have been told many people bring out their Cat’s Meow Village keepsakes… Read More »Who Brings Their Jersey Village Collectibles out Just for the Holidays?
The Mr. Local History Project (MLH) has been preserving and promoting local history since its establishment as a non-profit organization in 2019. The all-volunteer group started a wooden miniature keepsake program to share history and artwork in partnership with the… Read More »Preserving Cranford New Jersey’s History With Art on Wood-The Cat’s Meow
On the anniversary of the 2017 loss of its 619-year-old oak tree in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the Mr. Local History Project has written a story of hope, commitment, honor, history, and township pride. Yes, people, there are children of… Read More »Retrospective: The Siblings of a 619-Year Oak Tree
UPDATE:After years of work, the Mr. Local History Project committed to five historic wooden keepsakes in Cranford to preserve and promote Cranford’s history. Art is on the front, and history is on the back on a custom-cut 3/4″ piece of… Read More »History: The Cranford Hotel That’s NOT a Hotel
Childhood Winters in Cranford, New Jersey Or as I like to say “Memories from the Frozen Venice of New Jersey.” Retrospective: As a writer for New Jersey’s Mr. Local History Project I recently wrote about skating on a pond in… Read More »Retrospective: Winter as a Kid on Cranford’s Rahway River