Marvin Newton House For current and historical information about the Brookfield Historical Society, please visit our blog at http://brookfieldhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/.
You will find information about the Society, how to join, newsletters (sample Newsletter), historical documents online such as The History of Brookfield (1987), and much more!
Current Events
8th Annual Ice-Out Contest
The 8th Annual Ice-Out Contest is in progress. Tickets are on sale through March 31st at $5.00 each. Ticket purchasers have the opportunity of guessing when a cement block, attached to an alarm clock, plunges through the ice of Brookfield’s Sunset Lake. The timing apparatus, designed by engineering students in Professor Greg Wight’s mechatronics class at Norwich University, is set on the north side of the Floating Bridge and in a central position on the lake.
Receipts from the ticket sales will be awarded as prize money on the following basis:
Copy as many of the tickets at http://brookfieldhistoricalsociety.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/ice-out-tickets-2011.pdf as needed and send the tickets with the appropriate entry fee to the designated address. Your continued support of the Society is important and appreciated.
Announcing a New Edition of
The History of Brookfield, Vermont
The Brookfield Historical Society first published a comprehensive history of the town in 1987. That history has been out of print for at least a decade and many changes have taken place in Brookfield in the quarter century since the town history was prepared. Moreover, significant new historical material has come to light. All of these circumstances have prompted the Brookfield Historical Society to prepare a new edition of the history, which is being readied for publication in 2010.
The 2010 edition of the Brookfield town history will constitute a substantial revision and updating of the 1987 text. Many new illustrations will appear including maps, historic photographs, and drawings. Of special interest are photographs created in the late 19th century by Ella Colt, Brookfield’s first professional photographer. The new edition will be bound in soft covers and will run more than 300 pages in length.
Alice Wakefield is the general editor of the revised edition and is assisted by Carl Bushey, Jr., Elinor Gray, Gary Lord, and Jackie Wilder.
Pre-Publication Order Form
2010 Edition of The History of Brookfield Vermont
Publication Price $40
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