Below is a draft Table of Contents for the update to "History of Brookline".

 

CHAPTER PROPOSED TITLE PROPOSED TOPICS
Chapter I

Topographical and Otherwise

(continued)

  
Chapter II Schools and Education

  • Elementary schools

  • High Schools

  • Hollis-Brookline Co-op

  • School growth

  • Education of Brookline students at schools outside Brookline (Nashua, Milford, Hollis)
Chapter III

Infrastructure

  • Fire Department, fires

  • Police Department

  • Ambulance Services

  • Electricity

  • Telephone

  • Cemeteries

  • Roads

  • Radio

  • Television

  • Internet

  • Post Offices

  • Transfer Station
Chapter IV

Ecclesiastical History
  • Catholic
  • United Methodist
  • United Church of Christ
  • Steeples
Chapter V Natural Disasters
  • Floods
  • Hurricanes
  • Blizzards
Chapter VI The Daniels Academy Building  
Chapter VII Railroads in Brookline  
Chapter VIII Organizations
  • Boy Scouts
  • Girl Scouts
  • American Legion
  • Grange
  • Historical Society
  • Herb Society
  • Women's Club
  • Gardening Club
  • Lion's Club
  • Rotary
  • Women's Cross-country Ski Club
  • Volunteer organizations
Chapter IX Finances/Economics/Businesses
  • Ice House
  • Sawmills/Lumbermills
  • Banking
  • Ski Tow
  • Race Track
  • Brookline Airport
  • Quarries
Chapter X Town Government
  • Town Meetings
  • Voting
  • Various Political Parties
  • Commissions
Chapter XI Items Overlooked in the first History Book
  • Index
Chapter XII Major Events
  • Traditions
Chapter XIII List of Names of Town Officers from 1914-present  
Chapter XIV

Genealogies and Family Registers

(continued)

 Apparently, having a family genealogies in the history book was used as a means of raising funds to have the book published.

 

Last updated 04/06/05