Papers & Other Material

A list of some newspapers available at the museum:

• The Brookfield Journal - Current and years 1963 - 1973, 1975 - 1981 bound copies

• Miscellaneous newspapers

Periodicals:

• Preservation Magazine - The Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

• Rota. Gene Quarterly Journal of the International Fellowship of Rotarians in Genealogy and Heraldry

• VFW

Vertical files:

• Deeds

• House information by street

• Maps of Brookfield & Connecticut 

• Pamphlets, brochures, newspaper clippings on Brookfield, local and State information

• Miscellaneous information

Magazines:

• Life in Civil War America – National Parks Visitors’ Series

• Chickamauga Yesterday

• The Guerrilla War – Civil War Times Illustrated

• American Heritage Civil War Chronology

• The History of our Country Part 40 through Part 45 – A History as a Home Study Program

• Civil War Times, Illustrated – Various issues

Twenty selected civil war maps prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce Coast and Geodetic Survey, reproduced from originals made by the U.S. Coast Survey 1861 to 1865:

• Manassas Junction and Vicinity – 1862 – Prepared prior and used during the 2nd Battle of Bull Run.

• Charleston Harbor – Prepared after the city was evacuated on February 17, 1865 to help clear the harbor of mines, etc.

• South Carolina and Georgia Coast – 1861 – 1862

• Virginia Peninsula – 1864 – Includes Petersburg and Richmond and was prepared in preparation for the “siege”.

• City of Richmond – 1864 – The map was prepared prior to occupation.

• Mississippi River – 1862 – Used by Admiral Farragut at New Orleans on April 25, 1862.

• Fort Jackson – 1862 – Prepared after the fort was taken showing the damage resulting from the six-day bombardment.

• Fort Hindman, Arkansas – 1863 – Prepared after the fort was taken.

• Approaches to Vicksburg – 1863 – Prepared prior, during, and after Union ships passed by Confederate batteries on May 2, 1863.

• Approach to Grand Gulf – 1864 – Used to help Union forces in their attempt to stop guerrilla parties raiding the area.

• Battleground of Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill – 1864 – Shows the battle plans of the failed Union advance into Texas.

• Chattanooga and its Approaches – 1863 – Prepared before, during, and after the November 23 – 25, 1863 battle

• Battle Field of Chickamauga – 1864 – Prepared after the September 19 – 20, 1863 battle.

• Approach to Atlanta from Chattanooga – 1864 – Prepared in Washington D.C. using intelligence data obtained during Sherman’s movement.

• Plan of Final Attack on Fort Fisher – 1865 – Prepared prior to the attack made on January 15, 1865.

• Reconnaissance of Wilmington River – 1864 – Prepared in the event that sea support was required by General Sherman during his “March to the Sea”.

Presentation material:

• The Great Railroad War – Text, Powerpoint Presentation, & Slide Presentation

• Music and Poetry of the Civil War – Text and Tape Recording of Music

Docent produced material: