Author: Ellery Bicknell CranePublisher:
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Category : Worcester County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts
Author: Ellery Bicknell CranePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcester County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Author: Josiah Howard TemplePublisher:
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Category : Brookfield (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
The Brookfields
Author: Dennis LeBeauPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738589510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In this remarkable new photographic history, local historian and photographer Dennis LeBeau presents a heartwarming tale of life in the Brookfields at the turn of the century. The photographs in this collection are those of William Bullard, an itinerant photographer in the 1890s and early 1900s from North Brookfield, whose work has never before been published in book form. The story of Bill Bullard's life and photographic legacy are dramatically revealed in this fascinating glimpse into the past. After the photographer's untimely and tragic demise, the rich photographic archives of Bill Bullard were carefully preserved by his brother, Charlie Bullard, and three generations of the neighboring Gaudette family. Dennis LeBeau has individually reprinted each image in this collection from its original glass plate negative. Mr. LeBeau's researched and well-informed captions accompany the photographs in Bullard's collection, creating a comprehensive historic portrait of both the Brookfields and the Bullard family.
Proceedings of the New England Historic Genealogical Society ...
Author: New England Historic Genealogical SocietyPublisher:
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Brookfield
Author: Marilyn S. WhittleseyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738501161
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
During the early 1700s, Brookfield was first colonized in an area occupied by the Pootatuck Indians. Hat, shear, and comb factories arose along the Still River, enticing settlers, who built farms, churches, and inns. In 1752, land was taken from New Milford, Newtown, and Danbury to form the Parish of Newbury. By 1788, the town was incorporated as Brookfield in honor of the area's first ordained pastor, Rev. Thomas Brooks. The town quickly outgrew its horse-and-buggy paths and one-room schoolhouses. In 1927, Candlewood Lake was born out of area farmland, flooded to form the largest man-made lake in Connecticut. Brookfield depicts the settlement of the area and highlights notable natives, including Lucia Ruggles Holman, the first American woman to circumnavigate the globe, and Sarah Jane Campbell, P.T. Barnum's famous fat lady.
THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, PUBLISHED QUARTERLY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC-GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. FOR THE YEAR 1867. VOLUME XXI.
Author: ellas nasonLittle House in Brookfield
Author: Maria D. WilkesPublisher: HarperColl
ISBN: 9780064406109
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Spirit of the Western Frontier Meet Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother. It's 1845 in the bustling frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Five-year-old Caroline lives in a frame house at the edge of town. Caroline's father was lost at sea the year before, and her close-knit family is struggling to cope without him. Each day brings Caroline new responsibilities and new adventures as she strives to help Mother all she can. Little House in Brookfield is the first book in The Caroline Years, an ongoing series about another spirited girl from America's most beloved pioneer family. She’s known best as Caroline Ingalls, Laura’s Ma, in the classic Little House books. Now travel back in time to the 1840’s to the bustling pioneer town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Caroline, who is just five, lives in a comfortable frame house with her mother, her grandmother, and her five brothers and sisters. Her father was lost at sea the year before, and the family is learning to adjust to life on their own. Caroline knows she must do everything she can to help the little family through this trying time. Little House in Brookfield marks the launch of an on-going series about the adventures of Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to be Ma Ingalls in the Little House books. Written in the classic tradition of the Little House and the Rocky Ridge books, and based on diaries, letters, and other historical papers, these books offer a glimpse into America's adventurous past, as seen through the eyes of another girl from America's beloved frontier family.
A Guide to Massachusetts Local History
Author: Charles Allcott FlaggPublisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Proceedings of the New England Historic Genealogical Society at the Annual Meeting
Author: New England Historic Genealogical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Author: Publisher:
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.