Category: History
Historical society goes high tech
Brookfield Township Historical Society has started a Facebook page, and officials plan to post...
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Applicants sought for Brookfield board vacancies
There are upcoming vacancies on the Brookfield Exterior Property Maintenance Appeals Board, and...
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Historical society’s photo archive is online
The photographic holdings of the Brookfield Historical Society are now available for viewing...
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Inductee fought for causes he believed in
Editor’s note: This story is part of series on the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Class...
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Don’t use home remedies to clean tombstones
There are a lot of home remedies for cleaning tombstones. Some of them are weird – like shaving...
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Retired educator courts local history
Dr. Ron Brooks was an educator for many years but always had an interest in history. He brings...
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‘Night at the Museum’ brings history to life
With her ankle-length, black, button-front dress with white lace cuffs and white, lace-fringed...
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Ice cream cone maker had its roots in Masury
Joy Cone Co. makes 2 billion ice cream cones a year, is creating new product lines, and is...
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Practical Harley evokes earlier time
Harley-Davidson motorcycles are generally sold as luxury vehicles and carry that open road, “Easy...
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2021: A look back
January Brookfield Township Historical Commission, which oversees the township’s historic...
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Brookfield’s shadow history explored
There is little documentation of the Underground Railroad, the movement in which slaves escaped...
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Pocket park honors ‘Masury’s No. 1 booster’
When Samuel Jennings died in 1974, his obituary called him “Masury’s No. 1 booster.” Since...
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Man found dead in cemetery
Brookfield police said a man who was found dead June 22...
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Brookfield’s grocery stores to face off in court
The owner of Brookfield Sparkle Market has sued the own...
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Two die in murder-suicide in Masury
A Masury woman and her boyfriend died in what Brookfiel...
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Naked woman charged with assault for spitting on cops
Two Brookfield policemen were checked out at a hospital...
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Valley View property buyer plans big things
Amiram Peleg said he plans to do “something nice” with...
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Bear sightings stir residents; relocated bear killed
Editor's note: See updated story posted Aug. 8, 202...
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Police charge 2 from Mo’s Place with gambling offenses
The Ohio Investigative Unit, an arm of the Ohio Highway...
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Cops say woman stole from elderly couple
A Masury woman has been charged with felony theft f...
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School mourns student who died
Brookfield school officials mobilized over the weekend...
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Police release names in murder-suicide
Brookfield police have now identified both parties to a...