Thanksgiving History & Memories Jersey Style

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Thanksgiving holidays, turkey, football, proclamations, fox hunts, Thanksgiving eve at Bernardsville Freddy's or Westfield's Jolly Trolley. Tell us your favorite…

Bernards Plateau and the Bernards Commons Community – Every Home Faces a Shared Park

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1930s: Bernards Plateau and the 60-acre Bernards Commons & Decker's Park Community Project The Bernards Plateau was named for the…

1901: Basking Ridge Former Slave Dies at 110

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EX-SLAVE DIES AT 110 YEARS OF AGE. Sold at one time for a yoke of oxen by his New Jersey…

Honoring Civil War Black Soldiers at the Lamington Black Cemetery

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The Lamington Black Cemetery is an African American cemetery in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township, New Jersey, located on…

Dr. Robert Finley, Founder of a Classical Prep School and the American Colonization Society

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Dr. Robert Finley's Work To Help Blacks, Defeat Slavery, and Colonize Liberia Original Post: October 19, 2000Updated: October 26, 2025…

Fall History in New Jersey – The Beauty, The Scary, and Some Oktoberfest

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New Jersey in the fall is pure magic. From late September through November, the state transforms into a sea of…

1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began

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Before the Schley Glider Field rose to fame in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, a quiet field in the Lyons section…

Thanksgiving Proclamation Way Before Lincoln Did It -Thanks Jersey Guys

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While history recognizes President Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation, many don't know that two New Jersey statesmen persuaded President George Washington…

Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

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In the mid-1930s, after the Schley Field opened for Glider Competitions, the glider game changed. However, there was a glider…

The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin

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Superior Thread and Yarn Company 🧵 The “Lyons (France) of New Jersey” Then came industry. In July 1910 the Bernardsville…

Collectible: Warren’s Egg-O-Mat Coming to NJ Historic Wooden Village- Pre Orders Underway

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11/9/2025 Update: The offer is now suspended due to a lack of interest. Deposits have been refunded. If there is…

The Hills Development – History of Bedminster and Bernards Township

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Preview Release:Additional updates will be added as MLHP researchers provide additional photos, metrics, and history. Please come back to check…

The REAL Characters of The Big Short by Michael Lewis

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Update:On October 16, 2025, Michael Lewis celebrates the 15th anniversary of The Big Short with a series of live events…

The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain

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View from the west of Pigtail (right) and Schley Mountain (left), c.1910, part of the 2nd Watchung Mountain range in…

Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas

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With America's 250th anniversary just around the corner, there's no better time to recognize great American history about what we've…

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