Hidden New Jersey

Today it's the site of a wine store, but back in the day, 163 South Street in Morristown hosted one of the nation's most progressive...

Who knew that six degrees of Kevin Bacon would bring us to Morristown? We certainly weren't thinking in that direction when we stopped t...

Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. No matter how you choose to enjoy it - a barbecue, a trip down the shore, fire...

Sometimes stuff looks a lot older than it really is. In some cases, it's because it's weathered and ramshackle. Other times, it is o...

Before the days of digital music players, compact discs, cassette tapes and even the phonograph, people were entertained by mechanical music...

During my earliest days at Rutgers, I was thrilled to find a used book store on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick, just a block from campus. ...

We haven't had a lot of snow this January, but the recent cold snap brought just a small sense of the kind of misery the Continental tro...

Today, as many New Jersey children awake to the delight of toys around the Christmas tree, my own thoughts return to the excitement I felt f...

This weekend we took our own sage advice and visited Morristown National Historical Park, not just for the reading of the Declaration of In...

If you’re as much of a history geek as I am, you’ll want to find suitable activities for Independence Day. Yes, the fireworks and barbecues ...