Mr. Local History 2025 Summer Magazine Vol 7. Issue 2

5 months ago

Welcome to the Summer Edition of the Mr. Local History Magazine! Every summer, we dive headfirst into what we love…

UPDATE: Evicted – Non-Profit Friends of Vanderveer House Vacate Bedminster Property

6 months ago

The future barn and giving garden are still on track and continuing at Bedminster's Jacobus Vanderveer House property, which is…

Herb Patullo – Bound Brook’s Ultimate History Legend

6 months ago

Artist rendering. Have you ever visited the Chimney Rock in Bridgewater? If so, you must meet Herb Patullo and his…

Local Cemetery History Research

6 months ago

There is a wealth of history to be learned from a cemetery. We have a rich genealogy embedded in many…

Retrospective: Liberty Corner – History in the Cemetery

6 months ago

The Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church was founded in 1837 to serve the growing rural community in the Liberty Corner section…

Maps That Share Our Research – Mr. Local History Project Collection

6 months ago

There is a wealth of history to be learned from a map. We have historic maps and interactive maps embedded…

Franklin Corners and William Childs Williamsburg-esqe Vision

6 months ago

Bernards Township's Franklin Corners Historic District honors Benjamin Franklin's name. Tucked in the northernmost section of Bernards Township, New Jersey,…

Bernards Township Flag Needs Clarification

6 months ago

The official flag of Bernards Township The Bernards Township flag, officially adopted in 1960 to commemorate the township's bicentennial, was…

The American Flag Means Liberty Corner’s Annin Family

6 months ago

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress on…

Coffee House, Tavern, and History in Bernards Twp. Madisonville Village

6 months ago

Coffee? We're not serving coffee! So why call it a "Coffee House?" In the early 1800s, a "coffee house" was…

Historic Hotel Somerset – Rev War Tunison’s Tavern in Somerville Still Serves History

6 months ago

I walked by this place for years and never thought it was open, until one day I saw the lights…

Somerville Bike Race – Oldest Race in America & a Jersey Memorial Day Staple

6 months ago

It's the oldest cycling race in America - right in Somerville, New Jersey, every Memorial Day for 85 years! It's…

Lt. Austin Spencer – A Basking Ridge MIA Story

6 months ago

Lt. Austin Pendleton Spencer - US Navy - Call sign "Spike" This story came about after the Mr. Local History…

America’s Oldest Nudist Colony is in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

6 months ago

Above Image: William (Bill) Meyer, Sky Farm founder, seen here tilling the field.....naked, of course, at Sky Farm in Liberty…

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