​ Brookfield Historical Society Hosts Annual Strawberry Festival

Date and Time of Event: Sunday May 27 from 12:30 to 3PM
Location: Brookfield Museum located at 165 Whisconer Road,
Brookfield Center ( intersection of Route 25 and 133) .

From left to right, Liz Roberts, Elaine Rajcula and Gail Winkley will be preparing and serving Strawberry Shortcake on sale at this year’s Annual Strawberry Festival in Brookfield. The Festival will take place on Sunday, May 27, 2018, between 12:30 and 3:00 P.M. It will be held outside the Brookfield Museum located at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133 in Brookfield Center, following the Town’s Memorial Day parade. The parade ends near the museum parking lot where strawberry shortcake and soft drinks will be sold to support future public programs of the Society.

The Billy Michaels’ Jazz for Juniors band, provided by Hegarty Realty, will be on hand in the park behind the Historical Society building to entertain and a display of antique and vintage automobiles will also be featured in the parking lot. At the same time, within the Society’s Museum, the Brookfield War Memorial exhibit honoring the Towns fallen military heroes will be open to the public. It is a moving display, which honors 44 former Brookfield residents who gave their lives while in the military, in service to the United States. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

For more information on this and other upcoming events of the Brookfield Historical Society, log onto www.brookfieldcthistory.org and click on the program calendar.