Category: History
Granddaughter to discuss Jennings Manufacturing
Holly Grell-Lawe, the granddaughter of Masury industrialists Sam and Gladys Jennings, will talk...
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Historical society honors stone carver Elijah Sikes
You can call Elijah Sikes a “carver” because of his profession or an “artist” based on the detail...
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Details are sketchy on area Native Americans
When preparing a talk on the Native Americans that were in Trumbull County before European and...
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Society publishes Elizabeth Boozer history book
Brookfield Historical Society has collected and reprinted a series of historical stories published...
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Coal transformed our nation and our town
For the early part of its history, Brookfield Township, which was founded in 1799, was a rural...
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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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