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…

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…

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…

  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…

Historic Florence Hotel in Brunswick Demolished The Florence Hotel was built in 1838 by James Keyte, founder of the cities of Brunswick (1832) and Keytesville (1836), as his family home.…

We recently received this as an email. Can anyone help? Hello! I am a volunteer at Ralls County Historical Society. Recently, a community member gave us a box of photos.…

Capt. Abner Finnell was born along the Paint Lick Creek in what was then Madison County, Kentucky, Abner settled in the forks of the Chariton River when Missouri was still…

The Chariton County Historical Society and Museum will hold its January quarterly program at the museum at 115 East Second Street in Salisbury on January 15, 2023 at 2:00pm.   We…

Cole’s Concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the New and Old Testaments by Rev. George Coles, 1847, was recently donated by Deborah Schmidt. The small book was found among the…