Post Views: 28,255 Many people have asked why post all this history stuff on the area you’re calling the Somerset Hills. Well, call it passion. Call it intrigue. Call it local awareness. I think that the main reason is whenever… Read More »Grand Mansions and Historic Homes in the Somerset Hills
Post Views: 3,306 We call this the “2019 Bernards Township Charter Day Edition” The Mr. Local History project has been working hard to produce the next issue of our magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s… Read More »Mr. Local History Releases its Latest Online Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 2
Post Views: 2,179 As a fun new idea, the Mr. Local History project is launching a monthly magazine that combines news, stories, and feature posts about the area’s local history in the Somerset Hills area of New Jersey. This month’s… Read More »Inaugural Online Magazine – Mr. Local History Launched Vol.1 Issue 1
Post Views: 36,222 Weird New Jersey Launches an all out attack on the horrible tales of what went wrong inside the Blairsden Estate in Peapack, New Jersey. This article originally was posted on another site back in 2007. We thought… Read More »Blairsden- The Horror, The Nuns and Other Tales
Post Views: 31,501 The Blairsden Estate in Peapack Gladstone, New Jersey, is certainly one of the greatest examble of beaux arts mansions in the United States. For a short thirty day window this private estate is open to the public… Read More »Historic Blairsden Estate Opens to Public