See the new Rockbrook History movie that was filmed at camp last summer. It is a wonderful glimpse into the traditions and history of RBC. A special thanks goes out to alumna Joy Sloan from Columbus, GA, who shared with us a film that her family had in their archives. Joy is a third generation Rockbrook girl and her daughter Shannon enjoyed her first summer at camp in 2010. Part of their footage included some amazing shots of Rockbrook in 1926.
While you are on our website also take a moment to view the new camp video. Watching these movies sure gets us excited for summer 2011!
I have an antique doll that was given to Ellen M. Abshire by Nancy Carrier McFee. Ms Abshire is in her eightys and lives Normal Il. Ellen told me that she worked at the camp when she was in college. Mrs. Mcfee had Ellen and another young lady come to her house to do some work for her. She felt that they did a great job so to reward them she took them to her attic and told them to pick out anything they wanted. Ms. Abshire chose the doll and her friend I believe took the chair that the doll sat in. The doll is a 20 inch smiling Bru. She came with a tattered pink dress and one blue boot. Ellen told me that the doll is just as she found her that day in the attic. I have often wondered which little girl in the Barnum family the doll belonged to.