While attending a program entitled “Early American Schoolhouses” at the Brick Academy in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the instructor passed out handouts that discussed rules for students, rules for teachers, and punishments back in 1872. Meg Wastie, program coordinator at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison,  and a former teacher, presented a great [...]

Estate to Founder of Far Hills Hits the Auction Block Go back to 1917 – Grant Schley dies, and son Evander B. (known as Van / 1883-1952) takes ownership of Froh Heim, tears it down, and builds a new spanish styled Froh Heim. The year before The New Jersey Hunt Cup moves to Grant Schley’s [...]

Krug’s Tavern Hits the Spot Down Neck Serving up great food and spirits with a friendly laid back attitude. Ready to take a step back in a time when life was simple and the neighborhood had a friendly active pulse. We’re heading to the Ironbound section of Newark, for a good ole fashioned neighborhood watering hole [...]

“Bet you didn’t know that ” series continues Liberty Corner’s Most Famous Resident? You decide.  Cartoonist Bill Griffith’s comic strip entitled “Zippy the Pinhead” was inspired by Liberty Corner’s William Henry “Zip” Johnson, a local resident born back in 1842. Known as the son of a former slave, and the “Dean of Freaks” in P.T Barnum’s freakshow,  Zip [...]

Did you know that US Route 206 actually used to be Route 31 and what is US Route 202 was actually Route 32? So now you tell your friend “Take Route 31 North Thru Bedminster and Turn Right onto Route 32 straight into Bernardsville.” Huh. “Route 31 goes to Clinton right? Left? WRONG! Confused? Travel [...]

How General Henry Knox got a Profile on Facebook Hey General Washington, was the water cold when you were crossing the Delaware? Hey Socrates, do you really believe all of the stuff you came up with? Don’t go to a seance. Don’t go find a psychic. Want to find a historic personality and chat about [...]

A new group dedicated to organizations preserving, promoting, or operating historic schoolhouses now have a dedicated space on the internet to share their wares.  Call it an idea exchange area, or just a place to aquire resources and information. Feel free to join. The group is open to anyone interested in the topic.Feel free to [...]

HISTORIC / PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN SOMERSET COUNTY It’s sometimes tough to get all of the information, but we found a site that had lots of it. So have at it!

The Accent of Money is actually the history of money -  and worth the watch! PBS put out a documentary a few months ago called the Accent of Money, a documentary hosted by Niall Furgerson. Based in his book about the same topic -it’s worth a watch. Whenever I refer this type of story, it’s [...]

The New Jersey Historic Trust Grant Program over the past 18 years The New Jersey Historic Trust is responsible for advancing historic preservation in New Jersey and establish stable sources of funding to support activities that contribute directly to the preservation and use of New Jersey’s heritage resources. We thought it’d be interesting to follow [...]