The Danvers Historical Society and the Danvers Archival Center attended, virtually, the ceremony unveiling a monument to Dr. William Penn Brooks honored in Sapporo Japan October 4, 2022. YomiuriNews221029
Memorializing the Father of ‘Sapporo Yellow’
－Honoring Prof. Brooks’ Onion Cultivation－
. . . It was long unclear where the onions originated. And for this reason, six years ago the Sapporo Village Memorial Hall’s curatorial committee began researching the onion’s roots . . . . translation here by Society member Austin Moore.
A Brief Biography of Dr. William P. Brooks Bio by Miyabe Kingo