An ancestral query to the Genealogical Society of the West Fields led the Society into researching the lives of four Westfield business men - W.W. Connoly, an undertaker; his son, Joseph R. Connoly, a bank president; Edward N. Brown, assistant undertaker to W. W. Connoly; and J. Warren Brown, an awning and tent salesman and the brother of Edward N. Brown. The research would span the years from 1860 through the 1930s.
Lou Francz, a member of the historical society, will begin the program by reading a 1929 article written by J. Warren Brown, the awning and tent salesman, for the Westfield Standard in which he related what life was like as a boy growing up in Westfield during the early 1860s.
In his talk, Bob Miller, program chairman of the Westfield Historical Society and a trustee in both the genealogical and historical societies, will tell how the query led to their researching the lives of the four business men.
To make a reservation please call 908 233 2930. The cost for lunch is $21 for members, $26 for non-members
