Any child who has the good fortune to have older sisters and brothers, some of them young adults, is in a most unique position. He […] Read More
The BRUNOT SPRING is located at Brunot, Missouri, on the property, formerly owned by Rev. Isaac L. and Rowena Brooks, now owned by Don and […] Read More
To leave this environment [Camp Creek] when only eleven years old was a heart breaking experience. I had not been aware that such a move […] Read More
The above image is the original build of the Peach Tree Church. During most of the years that we lived on the Old Farm, we […] Read More
Photo above: Des Arc Street & Church After we moved to Upper Camp Creek, Des Arc was our “town”, It was a big day when I […] Read More
In 1908, the popular educator Victor Sears came to Greenville and organized the first four-year high school in Wayne County. The first four-year class to […] Read More
This distinguished group of young men and women were members of the 1920 graduating class of Williamsville High School. Fred Brooks is the first person […] Read More
Editor’s note: Few people today can remember what it was like to spend an entire day traveling from Wayne County to St. Louis. Wisking along […] Read More
For a number of years, the ground floor of this building in Patteron was the home of a garage and blacksmith shop, owned and operated […] Read More
Historical Wayne County Published in Cooperation with the Wayne County Historical Society Isaac Lewis (Left) was a circuit riding preacher for 40 years serving many […] Read More
For a number of years, the ground floor of this building in Patterson was the home of a garage and blacksmith shop, owned and operated […] Read More
Mary Rowena Brooks was born near Marine. Ill., May 12, 1857, and departed this life at Brunot, Mo., July 29, 1931, in her 75th year. […] Read More
When the call came on March 29, 1934, to Isaac Louis Brooks at his home at Brunot, Mo., an active career was concluded in which […] Read More
Charles E. Brooks is shown coming through the Civil War road, Stoney Battery, in an updated photograph. The road ran from Brunot to Patterson. Brooks […] Read More
Dr. Fred E. Brooks, Principal of the Hawthorne School for the past seventeen years, began his teaching career in the rural schools of Wayne County, […] Read More
One of University City’s most respected and best loved educators, Dr. Fred E. Brooks, has announced his retirement as principal of the Nathaniel Hawthorne school […] Read More
Ten classroom teachers are retiring from positions in the University City public schools this year. Those at the University City Senior high school are: Miss […] Read More
Dr. and Mrs. Fred E. Brooks of North Port will celebrate their 55th wedding annivsary on June 24th. They were married on June 24th 1922 […] Read More
Uncle Charlie died Sept. 21. 1983 after celebrating his 87th birthday last March. After the funeral I went over to his home to help his […] Read More
It has been my dream for many years to trace my Brooks-Wehtherby ancestry back to the immigrants and toward that end asking questions of my […] Read More