Nannie (Walton) Tidd
Nannie (Walton) Tidd was born in Plano, Texas on February 17, 1865 where her father, Capt. Anthony Walton, was during the Civil War. June 9, 1865 – about 900 Confederate…
Read More Joseph W. Isle
One never knows…. Joseph W. Isle was the son of Peter (1808 England – ??) and Lucinda Smith (1822 – ??). They lived in Clark Township in Chariton County. The…
Read More 2022 year end numbers
Last year we had 781 visitors to the museum! Mostly from Missouri but some from Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, Washington, Florida, California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Arizona, North Carolina and…
Read More Isaac W. Smith
Angela Baker Pegelow shared information on her great-great-grandfather, Isaac W. Smith, and asked that it be shared with you. Thank you, Angela! Isaac was the son of Alexander Washington Smith…
Read More Salisbury Academy
Salisbury Academy began in 1888 and apparently underwent several name changes. In June 1905, Prof. H. Sheffey Roller, the new president of the North Missouri Academy changed the name to…
Read More Locust Hill, Brunswick
From Missouri’s Little Dixie Heritage Foundation facebook page Locust Hill, near Brunswick, Chariton County, MO William Herring House and Farm 11 Slaves in 1860 and 2 slave houses Locust Hill…
Read More Daniel Ashby
DANIEL ASHBY – an amazing pioneer! Daniel Ashby was an early resident of Chariton County, MO, settling on the bluffs overlooking the Chariton River bottom. Born in Virginia, Daniel grew…
Read More Sasse-Stewart Home, Brunswick
The Sasse-Stewart home in Brunswick was built by William Frederick Sasse about 1857. William Frederick and Caroline Schwego Sasse were both born in Germany and William came to Brunswick…
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