Views: 2,147 Towns the Mr. Local History Project Has Researched Towns the Mr. Local History Project has researched (# of stories) – Click the link to view the catalog. Towns We Live Around Towns We Know Try Our Search And… Read More »Town Specific Research – Mr. Local History Project Coverage
Views: 1,926 UPDATE:Another Dayton family discussion came up…. we couldn’t refuse the query. MLH Introduces Ezra Dayton and the Dayton Families The name “Mount Airy” first appears in printed atlases and maps as early as the 1870s–1880s, when the hill… Read More »Bernardsville’s Lost Dayton Home, Orchards and Mount Airy Nursery
Views: 1,595 MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 of All Time What better way to preserve local history than by writing about people who have made Basking Ridge one of the most historic places in America to live? I’ve… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Historic Rushmore 5 All Time
Views: 1,550 MLH Mini-Series: The Basking Ridge Rushmore 5 of the Modern Era Meet John Packo, Bill Hine, Irwin Richardt, John Placko, Nick Sant Foster, and Bobby Thomson. Okay, so I live in Basking Ridge, which is part of Bernards… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Rushmore 5 of the Modern Era
Views: 2,485 Remembering Bill Hine – the Pope of Basking Ridge Every once in a while, we come across a human interest story that’s so much more than history; we must tell it so that the story continues in local… Read More »The Pope of Basking Ridge – Bill Hine’s Presence Shined
Views: 15,308 The Patriot of Liberty Corner “Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin. “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” Thomas Jefferson Welcome to Irwin… Read More »The Life of Irwin Richardt -The Patriot of Liberty Corner
Views: 2,081 SUBSCRIBER PREVIEW: If you signed up for our alerts, we’re releasing this story as a preview as we’re hoping you, or other people will read and share additional photos or stories they have of Basking Ridge’s John “Honey… Read More »John Placko – A Basking Ridge Icon
Views: 2,222 I’ve been creating a series of memories and researching the history of Lake Naomi, Pocono Pines, and the greater Pocono Mountains area. While some call me a historian, I’m more of a researcher who shares what I find,… Read More »Pocono Pines and Lake Naomi Area – Map Collection Showcases History
Views: 1,630 Map of the 1779 Sullivan Trail – Click the map to see a blow-up of the trail that ran right through Pocono Pines and the region. This map is likely the one that best defines the history of what… Read More »Lake Naomi Way Before the Dam
Views: 1,436 What started out as one story has now become a collection. Now that the founding narratives have been documented in my series, this story has come to light due to its significance to the history of Lake Naomi,… Read More »Lake Naomi- The Millers & A House That Defined a Destination
Views: 1,731 The Miller brothers, Franklin and his younger brother Rufus, were part of the Miller family from Easton, Pennsylvania. Younger brother Rufus struck out on a religious career as a minister, and Franklin (Frank) had other ideas. Bigger ideas.… Read More »Pocono Spring Water Ice Company – The Millers & Naomi Lake
Views: 8,633 UPDATE:Mr. Local History is proud to announce, in partnership with The Ross Farm, the release of the 6th collectible in the series, the Somerset County 1777 Boudinot Southard Ross House. The collectible is part of the New Jersey… Read More »Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in Basking Ridge
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Views: 15,096 Arcadia Publishing is America’s largest publisher of regional and local history books. Do you have an excellent idea for a history book and want to become an author? Arcadia has a proven process for compiling, printing, and distributing… Read More »Getting Published – Making Arcadia History Books
Views: 8,851 The Mr. Local History Project is researching the thesis that another house, known as Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge, was built with similar architecture to the Proprietary House by England’s John Edward Pryor. Let us know what you… Read More »Basking Ridge’s Stirling Manor & Perth Amboy’s Proprietary House : Digging Around