The Brookfield District Museum exists to collect, preserve and display the history of Brookfield. The museum is
located in the Brookfield Showgrounds in a building which was originally a farm house in Pullenvale. The old
farmhouse had a room dedicated for use as a post office. Displays in the museum reflect the occupations of
Brookfield families in the past.
BROOKFIELD MUSEUM
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Every year a Brookfield Show Day is held in May and the Brookfield Museum is very much involved in preparing
displays for public visits over 3 consecutive days.
It has been a tradition of the museum to have a family display for people to enjoy. Museum curator, Joy Stacey
expressed that it would be a great opportunity to showcase my abilities by placing the family project as an assignment
for me.
So my research began…
ANNUAL BROOKFIELD SHOW
FAMILY DISPLAY
The CONGRAM Family
Local Significa
nce
History
Life Stories
Build Famil
y Tree
Mueseum Significa
nce
Research
Methods of Research:
Electrol Rolls Internets- Find my Family, Ancestry Local Morning Teas Interview family members Toowong Cemetry: determine date of births
and deaths
RESEARCH
In conclusion over the thirteen weeks spent at Brookfield Museum, I have learnt so much about the Museum industry,
the real life workforce, as well as identifying issues and finding solutions to problems. The Museum is slowly
parting from its tradition and embracing modern aspects, which I found to be the main issue the organisation
struggled with.
WORK PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE