NORTH BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

NB is a "mill town" of sorts. My forebears all raised big families, were practicing Catholics and were blessed with smart kids. LeDoux, Poulin, Potvin,Wine, they all have a resting place At St. Joseph's Cemetery on Bell Street.


Some "Fielders" left NB to go in the military, get married and few went off to college.


The wonderful Post Cards and digitized photos reveal our past. Now, I throw down the challenge of visiting the North Brookfield Historical Museum this season. Locate below Mac's TV repair Shop you can further reminisce the way North Brookfield was.


Temple's History of North Brookfield is a prize-winning tome. You can buy a reprint for about $60 at the museum. Also, take a ride up to Bell Hill Reservoir where the town's water supply is stored. Also, if the spirit moves you go down to apple blossoms at Brookfield Orchards.


Mosey around our hometown and hear Springsteen croon to bygone memories. I know I have blog readers both near and far. Buddy Small is in Nebraska and Nancy Donnelley is just down the road. Glory Wedge is down Cape Cod.


I am thrilled at the overwhelming positive response to the pictures posted so I will post some more. OK?


Yes, it is Spring and I'm loving it. My screens are in and vanilla ice cream is my ever loving tonic. What is your cup of tea?

 Rufus Putnam Road, NB

 Grove Street, NB - Razed.

N.B.H.S. & Methodist Church

 Note the Iron Fence!  Civil War Monument

 St. Joseph Rectory & Convent Pleasant St. N.B.

 Central Street, WB

 Old Congo Church & Rice Fountain  WB

 Slab City Brickyard EB

 Brookfield

 West Brookfield Common at Miller's House   Razed

 Mount Wachusett Summit House  Razed

 American Antiquarian Society  Worcester  where photographs come from

NB Depot

Ray Blake

Bob  1998

My Maternal Grandmother  Ida M. Ledoux

Grandfather  J. Oscar Poulin C. 1916

Connie Mack

Connie Mack Day  1934

Hotel  Burned.. c. 1928