Every Summer, we love to prepare our magazine with an obvious focus on New Jersey’s role in the American Revolution, as New Jersey is known as the “Cockpit of the American Revolution.” We love the history of the “Jersey Five Signers” of the Declaration of Independence. Flag history is paramount in the Garden State. So is reading and travel; we highlight how fun history can be to promote tourism around Jersey. We honor the Stone Pony and Wildwood this season as well. There is so much to be thankful for as we encourage you to learn, travel, read, and share our collective local Jersey history.
The term “Jersey Shore” is a term used to describe the coastal region of New Jersey that is famous for its beaches and tourist attractions. The word “shore” has a… Read More »Top 10 Jersey Shore Historic Places and Events
Meet Herb Patullo, Bound Brook’s great historian and a true American. While Herb passed in 2020, his work is legendary in Somerset County. Herbert “Herb” Patullo (1929–2020) was a lifelong… Read More »Herb Patullo – Bound Brook’s Ultimate History Legend
Are the Boylans and the Bullions the same family in Liberty Corner? Before Liberty Corner was Liberty Corner, it was Annins Corner AND we also found it named Boylans Corner… Read More »The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin…
UPDATE:USA TODAY says Wildwood is Home to One of the Country’s Best Pop Culture Museums. The museum received USA Today’s 2025 10 Best Readers’ Choice Travel Award. Anyone who’s visited… Read More »Wildwood History: Boardwalk, Beach, Neon and the Doowop Universe
UPDATE:Official Stone Pony Collectible Launch Party – Tuesday, April 3, 2025 – Join the Party! Our Assumptions Were Correct…. Our assumptions are correct, and a big congratulations to the iconic… Read More »Collectible: Preserving Jersey Music History – Asbury Park’s Stone…
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment, and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it. Jefferson drafted the statement… Read More »Independence Day – Kudos to New Jersey Signers #jersey5
Summer is a great time for readers to take a book to the beach or just sit in a lounge chair in the backyard and read a good book. With… Read More »Summer Reading Book & Film Club – Central Jersey…
Flag Designer Betsy Ross and Her Basking Ridge Ties – Lore or Fact? “Here lies the woman who made the first banner containing the stars and stripes after that honored… Read More »Betsy Ross is Really Buried in Basking Ridge, New…
New Jersey’s Gift to AmericaSomerset County’s Gift to AmericaBridgewater’s Gift to AmericaMiddlebrook’s Gift to AmericaThey all come on Independence Day RAIN or SHINE – EVERY July 4th at 10:30 am… Read More »New Jersey’s Gift to America – July 4 Celebration
Basking Ridge, New Jersey UPDATE: Back in 2010, we posted this story on another website. Then, we said people needed to see this story about this man as he was… Read More »The American Flagman Honors Patriotism Everyday
