Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum

Special Events

Mission Statement

The Elmbrook Historical Society is a non-profit educational organization whose purpose is to research the history of Brookfield and Elm Grove and to collect, preserve, and exhibit objects from our past.

Elmbrook

Historical Society

Board Meeting Schedule

Unless noted, the Elmbrook Historical Society's Board of Directors meet at 7:00 pm in

the Behling Room at the Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum

on the following dates:

February 20, 2012*
April 16, 2012*
June 18, 2012
August 20, 2012
October 15, 2012
December 10, 2012*

* Brookfield Park & Senior Center - East Meeting Room

Lectures & Board Meetings

The Elmbrook Historical Society sponsors a
variety of programs on topics of historic interest.

Upcoming Lectures

"Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933-1942"

Betty Andrews Storey

Monday, March 19, 2012

7:00 pm

Known generally as the CCC, this was a New Deal program

established by President Franklin Roosevelt to provide employment for young men and to preserve the nation's natural resources. The program will include information on the economics of the time, national and local projects, the development of eight state parks in Wisconsin and the people who participated in the CCC.

Brookfield Public Library - Conference Room

1900 North Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI

Free and Open to the Public

"Milwaukee's Love Affair with Baseball:

The Story of the City and the Sport"

Steven Hauser

Marquette University

Monday, May 21, 2012

7:00 pm

What do a Milwaukee meat packer (John Plankinton), a community youth activist (Rufus King), and the American Civil War all have in common? They all promoted baseball in Milwaukee!

Brookfield Public Library - Conference Room

1900 North Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI

Free and Open to the Public

Mark Your Calendar Now!

Photo Gallery - 2011

Lecture - March 21, 2011

Badger Boneyards, The Eternal Rest of the Story

Residents line up to purchase Badge Boneyards: The Eternal Rest of the Story by Wisconsin author Dennis McCann

Area residents line up to purchase Badger Boneyards; The Eternal Rest of the Story from Wisconsin author Dennis McCann after the lecture.

Dennis McCann signs books after his lecture.

Author Dennis McCann talks to residents and then signs copies of his new book "Badger Boneyards: The Eternal Rest of the Story after his lecture.

Lecture - January 17, 2011

Trains: The Watertown Plank Toll Road to Modern Railways


Ed Uhl sets up replica trains engines and other train memorabilia prior to the lecture.	Sample of replica train engines which were displayed.

Residents and train lovers gather to learn about about the evolution of travel in Wisconsin - from the Watertown Plank Road Toll Roads to modern high speed railroads.	Ed Uhl of the Wisconsin Garden Railway Society and Richard Misunas, retired conductor, Milwaukee Road railway and Tracks Ahead associate pose in front of their displays after lecturing.

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