Attendees gather for the ribbon cutting on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Michelle Jensen holds her son, Owen Jensen, 1, of La Grange as they check out the old fire truck parked out front on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
The West End Jazz Band performs on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Patti Chmura, left, and Maria Kaplan, both of Brookfield, collect money for historical society memberships from attendees on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Historical pins and post cards are displayed for sale on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Members of the West End Jazz Band play old songs for attendees on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Shannon Heller, of Brookfield, slices up pastries donated from Mary’s Morning Mix Up on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Kit Ketchmark, the director of the Brookfield Historical Society, right, presents a plaque to Kathryn Chicoine, the Founder’s Day essay contest winner on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Attendees enter the museum and check out historical items on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Elizabeth Hernandez, IL State Rep for the 24th district, looks at historical photos and maps inside the museum on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Attendees watch as Kit Ketchmark, the director of the Brookfield Historical Society, cuts the ribbon for the museum on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Owen Jensen, left, 1, of La Grange, watches members of the West End Jazz Band perform songs for attendees on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Kit Ketchmark, the director of the Brookfield Historical Society, cuts the ribbon and officially opens the museum on Nov. 3, during the Founder’s Day event at Grossdale Station in Brookfield. | ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Brookfield celebrated its 125th birthday on Nov. 3 with a special Founder’s Day event, which included the rededication of the village’s oldest building, the Grossdale Station. Festivities included a ribbon cutting at the station presided over by longtime Brookfield Historical Society member Karen Miller, society director Kit Ketchmark and state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez.
