Category: History
Brookfield Township meetings
Brookfield Township has issued the following meeting notices: Tuesday, February 1st at 6:30 pm: ...
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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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Renovation adds to mythology of historic building
A lot of legends are attached to the building that now is home to Briceland Funeral Services on...
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Vets say it’s ‘essential’ to talk
If Patrick Witt has the microphone, you might not get it back from him. The senior vice commander...
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Society gets grant to digitize historical photos
Thumbing through a group of photos, Barbara Stevens comes across one of the former Elm Street...
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Historical preservation grants sought
Brookfield trustees, Brookfield Township Historic Commission and Brookfield Township Historical...
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9/11 witness’s emotions still raw
It was a gorgeous, late summer day on Sept. 11, 2001, when Brian Noble Jones emerged from his...
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Trustees approve Hinckley carving removal
The tree-trunk carving of Judge Samuel C. Hinckley, who founded Brookfield Township, has seen...
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Commission wants to honor military with banner project
Brookfield Township Historic Commission is honoring the military service of present and past...
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New historical commission members get down to work
The Brookfield Township Historical Commission has had a complete turnover of members. Judith...
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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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Police charge 2 from Mo’s Place with gambling offenses
The Ohio Investigative Unit, an arm of the Ohio Highway...
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School mourns student who died
Brookfield school officials mobilized over the weekend...
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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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House fire on Sharon Hogue Road
Brookfield firefighters are on the scene of a house fir...
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3 teens hurt in alcohol-related crash
Two recent graduates of Brookfield High School and anot...
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‘It’s hit close to home now’: Masury woman dies of virus
“Well it is here,” Salle Horning said in a Facebook...
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New eatery opens with smokin’ menu
(Editor's note: Bad to the Bone BBQ closed in the sum...
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Motorcyclist remembers brother biker
David S. Siege was a very careful motorcyclist, said hi...
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Brookfield woman faces criminal, civil embezzlement allegations
A Brookfield woman was arraigned March 4 on charges rel...