SHOP LOCAL – Small Business Saturday is Everyday at Mr. Local History!

12 months ago

The Mr. Local History Project is probably the "smallest of small businesses" and needs your support. We have great gifts…

Mom & Pop Hardware Stores are Disappearing Across Jersey

1 year ago

We love the history and stories associated with great American icons—the mom-and-pop hardware store is one of our favorites. We…

MGM’s Lion Rests in Gillette, New Jersey

1 year ago

His stage name was Leo, but his real name was Slats, and he rests in New Jersey. His stage name…

Non-Consecutive Term Presidents: Jersey’s Grover Cleveland and Now Donald Trump

1 year ago

Presidents #22 and #24 and Now #45 and #47 - Only Two Presidents to Serve Non-Consecutive Terms. Here's how four…

Museums and Historical Societies Must Change or Die

1 year ago

Several museums are closing permanently, including the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City, the 9/11 Tribute Museum in…

Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History

1 year ago

Click here to visit our Jersey Lost Motorsports collection. Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact,…

1928 – Woodbridge Speedway – World’s Fastest 1/2 Mile Track

1 year ago

This is a tale about auto racing legends of the early 1920s, known as daredevils and speed freaks, who traveled…

Samuel Southard of Basking Ridge – A US Vice President

1 year ago

While researching the Southard family of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, we uncovered something we never knew about Samuel Southard. MLH…

1926: Atlantic City Opened One of the Greatest Speedways in the World

1 year ago

The year is 1926. Welcome to the "Board Bowl," which had 80,000 fans and was one of the world's greatest…

The World’s Greatest Broadcast in New Jersey History – War of the Worlds

1 year ago

on Mischief Night, Cabbage Night, Goosey Night, or whatever you call it - October 30th - RE-LIVE the WAR OF…

Jackie Mars – Jersey’s Halloween Candy Icon

1 year ago

Ranked by Ranker 2024-2025 Jacqueline “Jackie” Mars is an American heiress, investor, and philanthropist who resided in Bedminster, New Jersey.…

Wildwood History: Boardwalk, Beach, Neon and the Doowop Universe

1 year ago

UPDATE:USA TODAY says Wildwood is Home to One of the Country's Best Pop Culture Museums. The museum received USA Today’s…

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