tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79315588412991391652012-01-05T17:06:13.482-05:00Jan Howard's Life Experiences and Stories from Brookfield's Past.Janice Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290175143116548250noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931558841299139165.post-35740840682615697832007-05-19T20:14:00.006-05:002011-06-24T09:47:56.064-05:00

The Gurski Farm Preservation Fund was established five years ago for donations in lieu of flowers in memory of the late Stanley Gurski, a life-long resident and long-time farmer on Obtuse Hill Road. The proceeds of that fund are now under the auspices of the Town of Brookfield. It is the wish of members of Mr. Gurski’s family that this fund serve as a base for future donations and fundraising

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Many people who lived in Brookfield were from Sweden, and some were members of the Congregational Church. Lucy Ruggles Holman and her husband, Dr. Thomas Holman, were missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands in 1819. They returned to the United States in 1821 by way of China, making Lucia the first American woman to circumnavigate the globe. Her brother, Samuel Ruggles, and his wife, Nancy, were

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