History

Meet the Historians Series

Featured individuals include longtime resident and historian Ruth Thomson (with ties to the Peapack-Gladstone area) and her son, Barry Thomson, along with other local history advocates dedicated to preserving the region’s cultural heritage. Bedminster’s Dutzie Robie, Bernardsville’s Marion Kennedy and Jean Hill, and Bernards Township’s June Kennedy are highlighted. We also recently added Herb Petullo of Bound Brook, New Jersey. We thank them all for their commitment to preserving and promoting local history in the state of New Jersey.

MLHP Honors Some of the Best Local Historians We’ve Ever Worked With

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Meet The Historians Series – Ruth Thomson Peapack Gladstone

Biography Bio courtesy of the Save Ellis Island Foundation, Gladstone, New Jersey Ruth was an octogenarian who lived in historic Gladstone, New Jersey, just down the street from the Save Ellis… Read More »Meet The Historians Series – Ruth Thomson Peapack Gladstone

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Meet the Historians Series – June Kennedy Bernards Township

June Kennedy – Bernards Township’s First Official Historian A Basking Ridge resident for 31 years, June Kennedy served as Bernards Township’s Historian from 1970 to approximately 1990. She would lecture… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – June Kennedy Bernards Township

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Meet the Historians Series – Bedminster Township’s Dutzie Robbie

UPDATE:The Mr. Local History Project Research Team is seeking Bedminster historians with whom we can collaborate. If you know of someone who has a deep knowledge of Bedminster, NJ history,… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – Bedminster Township’s Dutzie Robbie

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Meet the Historians Series – Bernardsville’s Marion Kennedy & Jean Hill

Somerset Hills Area: Bernardsville While we await a response from the Bernardsville Library, most of our inquiries are directed to Marion Belcher, so we’re calling her our de facto Spinning Room… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – Bernardsville’s Marion Kennedy &…

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Herb Patullo – Bound Brook’s Ultimate History Legend

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