Category: History
Historical society highlights local sites on discovery trail
Kim Kreiger stands in a vehicle pull-off area on Collar Price Road. It’s an open area with...
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Jennings coupled hard work, innovation
A look at the history of Jennings Manufacturing in Masury is a snapshot of the development of and...
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Torch passes from Bill Strimbu to sons
Nick Strimbu Inc. has survived the Great Depression, numerous economic recessions, the collapse of...
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Society reprints history book by Joe Tarkanick
Brookfield Historical Society has reprinted Joseph Tarkanick’s book of Brookfield history,...
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Contest tests knowledge of U.S. history
In honor of this year as our nation’s 250th birthday, Brookfield Branch Library held an...
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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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