This trip took about five or six weeks,” Marilyn Lees-Yensick of the Brookfield Historical Society, said. The Brookfield Historical Society hosted the two-hour series of walks. “The first frame house was built by Isaac Humason, Joel Sr.’s brother, in about 1804. The first frame building was a barn erected by Joel Humason Sr., she said. Also discussed as part of the gathering Saturday was the history of Paynes Corners Christian Church, which is on cemetery property.