Images of Brookland: MEET THE DESCENDANTS OF BROOKLAND'S FIRST FAMILY

Monday, October 31, 2011

MEET THE DESCENDANTS OF BROOKLAND'S FIRST FAMILY

Join us Sunday, November 13th 4 - 6 p.m. for

The BROOKS Family in BROOKland

at 1021 - 7th St. NW at the

WAREHOUSE THEATER

Gather with host and Brooks’ descendant Molly Murray Ruppert and many other descendants for an afternoon of Brookland history. Featured will be new photos discovered since the recent release of the Brookland book, as well as artifacts from Ann Queen & Jehiel Brooks, including the Colonel’s pocket watch and signet ring, family heirlooms and more. Broad array of presenters, including the authors of Brookland, Rosie Dempsey & John Feeley, as well as Laura Henley Dean, author of “Our Past Before Us, A History of Northeastern Washington Co.” F R E E

Info @ BrooklandDChistory.com or email BrooklandBook@gmail.com

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About the Book

Brookland is a new publication in the Images of America series published by Arcadia Publishing. Like the other books in this series, it uses archival photographs to present distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Its images and text celebrate Brookland and bring to life its fascinating history.

Brookland D.C. is located in the North East corner of Washington, D.C. It is a neighborhood with strong connections to Howard and Catholic Universities, the Catholic Church, and Washington's black intelligentsia. Its rich past is well preserved in its architecture, historic sites, and social institutions. It is a thriving middle-class neighborhood and a place full of family stories. It is a place graced by beautiful institutional open spaces, woods, and large backyards. Above all, Brookland is a place of history. The Brooks' Mansion, the Twelfth Street business corridor, the Franciscan Monastery, Fort Bunker Hill, and the Ralph Bunche House — each site tells another story of Brookland.

About the Authors

John J. Feeley Jr. is a Brookland native. He grew up roaming around Turkey Thicket, the woods of Sisters College, Fort Bunker Hill, and all the sites of old Brookland. When he took the 1965 Brookland Tour, an insatiable interest in all things Brookland was sparked that has yet to be satisfied.

Rosie Dempsey's Brookland roots date back to her parents, who met and married there. Rosie and her husband bought their c. 1896 home 25 years ago and joined numerous relatives in Brookland. The example of her cousin, Helen D. Young, inspired Dempsey to embrace civic life and neighborhood history.