Category: History
Author challenges Dillinger legend
As a student of Brookfield history, Lois Werner likes a good story as much as anyone, and...
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BHS grad helped keep White House running
This story is part of a series on the 2024 inductees into the Brookfield Distinguished Alumni Hall...
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Walk Brookfield’s historic district on July 19
Brookfield Historical Society will hold a series of history walks in Brookfield Center on July 19....
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Local historian pens township history book
Lois Werner is amazed at how much information is available on the internet on the history of...
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Sheriffs left their mark on county
Trumbull County has had a sheriff since 1800, but there isn’t a lot of officially stored...
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Library examines cemetery history
Cemeteries are not just repositories for the dead. They can be time capsules, places for...
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No restitution in broken historical sign case
A Brookfield woman who crashed her SUV into an historical marker sign on the township green has...
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Historical tour comes to town
Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Farrell Juneteenth Celebration stopped in...
Read MoreHit-and-run driver knocks down historical sign
Brookfield Township officials are investigating what it will take to re-erect an historical sign on the township green that was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver. Arlene L. Root, 66, of 1988 Warner Road, Brookfield, was...
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Chief Faustino chronicles police department history
“We’re good at responding to emergencies,” Brookfield Police Chief Dan Faustino said....
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Son remembers contributions of first fire chief
John Schultz remembers when firefighting was a neighborhood concern. Back before the Brookfield...
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The slippery Slope to local FD
Brookfield Township Fire Department marked its 75th anniversary this year, but the history of...
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