Views: 3,822 As a fun new idea, the Mr. Local History project is launching a monthly magazine that combines news, stories, and feature articles about the local history of the Somerset Hills area in New Jersey. This month’s cover showcases… Read More »Inaugural Online Magazine – Mr. Local History Launches Inaugural Edition Vol.1 Issue 1
Views: 12,162 The Grain House: 1768-2018 Congratulations to the Grain House Restaurant for celebrating its 250th anniversary as a structure in the Franklin Corners section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. Mr. Local History congratulates the historic Grain House as it… Read More »Historic Grain House in Bernards Township Marks 250th Anniversary
Views: 2,305 Throwback post – If you live in Bernards Township, New Jersey, for the 250th Anniversary back in 2010 Bernards Township adopted the Flower Drift Daffodil as the 250th Anniversary Daffodil for their 250th anniversary! Show your support by… Read More »Spring Planting – Keep the History Going
Views: 2,880 By W. JACOB PERRY Staff Writer March 19, 2019 It’s a popular treasure trove of information about virtually every local landmark from the Blairsden mansion to the late Basking Ridge oak tree, but the web site of the… Read More »Popular Historical Web Site in Somerset Hills ‘Going Dark’
Views: 5,871 Exclusively Sold by the Mr. Local History Project. Order yours online now. Mr Local History is proud to announce the release of the 6th in the collectible series, the 1912 Samuel Owen home now known as the Astor… Read More »1912 Astor Estate in Basking Ridge Selected as 6th Wooden Historic Village Keepsake
Views: 5,639 UPDATE:Sadly, Google stopped supporting its 3D virtual tour technology and we lost our virtual tour.We’ll look for a new solution and share when we have something fun to share. In the meantime, please leverage our virtual map below.… Read More »Virtual Tour of Historic Basking Ridge Village
Views: 3,081 It came as a shock to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills Board of Trustees to learn that the standing President for the last 27 years has resigned. In an email to the the Board, Daniel Lincoln… Read More »Historical Society President Daniel Lincoln Resigns After 27 Years as President
Views: 1,758 Our mantra is simple. Today we coin the phrase and hashtag that “Today is Tomorrow’s History” or #todayistomorrowshistory. Just wanted to get that out there.
Views: 9,095 2019 – Honoring New Jersey’s Bernards Township Police Department’s 100th Anniversary. 50 Photos in Less Than 6 Minutes On April 10, 2019, the Bernards Township Police Department will be celebrating 100 years serving the local community. From their… Read More »Bernards Township Police Department Celebrates 100 Years of Service
Views: 11,763 Before I begin this post, I must say that this topic was one of my favorites, along with June Kennedy, our Basking Ridge Town historian who passed away in November 2018. We often challenged each other to dig… Read More »The History of Bernards Township Street Names
Views: 13,186 On June 10, 2017, the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church (BRPC) celebrated its 300th anniversary with a town-wide parade from Ridge High School down Finley Avenue to the iconic church of the Basking Ridge Village Green. Given this great… Read More »The History of Worship in Basking Ridge
Views: 4,634 The Mr. Local History Project is so proud to share the release of the second in the historic New Jersey Historical Wooden Cat’s Meow collectible series, the 1718 Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church and the 619-year-old Basking Ridge Historic… Read More »Basking Ridge Church and 619 Year Oak Tree Honored in New Jersey Historic Village Collection
Views: 3,539 Support Local History by getting #JUSTONEITEM. It makes a huge difference! The Mr. Local History Project is a 100% all volunteer effort. We’re also a federally and state recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. Our fundraising has taken a serious… Read More »Shop for a Cause
Views: 28,936 UPDATE:Did you see that another Basking Ridge resident is hitting the silver screen, sharing the screen with Basking Ridge’s Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2? Meet Basking Ridge’s Helen J. Shen. Helen J. Shen graduated from… Read More »Retrospective: Meryl Streep Was From Basking Ridge BEFORE Bernardsville
Views: 26,060 “In 1938, the developer promoted the project as a “home of the future,” using a combination of structural steel and poured concrete to create a frame that was stronger and more durable than conventional construction.” As part of… Read More »1938 – Wheeler Corporation Builds New Jersey’s First Steel Framed Concrete Stucco Home in Basking Ridge