DO YOU MISS TRAVELING ??? ~~~ Submitted by Larry Staker

 

FREIGHTING IN THE EARLY DAYS

 

FREIGHTING IN EARLY DAYS
By N. S. Nielsen, 1936

Only a very few of our early Pioneers are with us now, but their memory will ever be; my first experience in freighting began in 1868. We were three weeks with ox team crossing the plains from Fort Steel to Salt Lake City. Now you make it in half a day. I next began freighting in 1876, from Mount Pleasant to Frisco and to the mines in Tintic and Stockton, and to Salt Lake City. We were paid one dollar per hundred pounds to Frisco and seventy-five cents to the other camps, and to Salt Lake City. It took two weeks to go to Frisco and return, and about ten days to Salt Lake City.

Those were happy days of freighting.

We camped in our wagons, cooked our meals at the camp fire,and enjoyed it all. I never heard anyone complain about hard times. The Pioneers were a hardy lot, worked hard and continually without murmer or discontent; yet no one without the experience can imagine the hardships they endured. We knew nothing about automobiles or picture shows, and nothing about what we now call modern comfort, so we had nothing to be discontented with; we knew nothing but hard work, and plenty of it. The pay was meager, still we saved something for a rainy day; such was the life of the Pioneer in Utah. To endure hardships unbelievable, was their uncomplaining lot, and it is a real wonder how they survived, but there was nothing else to do, hence it was endured. Our rising generation would now exclaim "Impossible, it can not be done," but it was done, and most of the pioneers lived to a ripe old age.

My friends and fellow citizens, in honoring the Pioneers you are showing a commendable spirit, and honoring yourself by honoring them. All hail to the Pioneers, and blessings to their descendants. I thank you.


P.324 Mt. Pleasant History by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

More Photos from Alice Hafen Photo Collection

L to R:  Bert Hafen,  Houtz child, Neil Hafen, Boyd Hafen 

Barbara Peel (Tuttle)  Willa Rae Seely (Reiser)

Bert Hafen, ???, Tom Syndergaard, ????, ????, Neil Hafen

 

STORY OF THE THREE TREES

 

Esther Peel, Tom Peel and John Peel

Peter Hafen found this in his mother's saved photographs.

Maybe someone will appreciate receiving it.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

CRISTMAS EVE (FROM WIKIPEDIA)

Christmas Eve
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



"Christmas night" redirects here. For the album by the Cambridge Singers, see Christmas Night.
For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation).
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, an 1878 painting by J. Hoover & Son




Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.[4] Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society.

Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical day starting at sunset,[5] a practice inherited from Jewish tradition[6] and based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day."[7] Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches.[8] Since tradition holds that Jesus was born at night (based in Luke 2:6-8), Midnight Mass is celebrated on Christmas Eve, traditionally at midnight, in commemoration of his birth.[9] The idea of Jesus being born at night is reflected in the fact that Christmas Eve is referred to as Heilige Nacht (Holy Night) in German, Nochebuena (the Good Night) in Spanish and similarly in other expressions of Christmas spirituality, such as the song "Silent Night, Holy Night".

Many other varying cultural traditions and experiences are also associated with Christmas Eve around the world, including the gathering of family and friends, the singing of Christmas carols, the illumination and enjoyment of Christmas lights, trees, and other decorations, the wrapping, exchange and opening of gifts, and general preparation for Christmas Day. Legendary Christmas gift-bearing figures including Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind, and Saint Nicholas are also often said to depart for their annual journey to deliver presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve, although until the Protestant introduction of Christkind in 16th-century Europe,[10] such figures were said to instead deliver presents on the eve of Saint Nicholas' feast day (6 December).



Also called Christmas Evening
Christmas Vigil
Day before Christmas
Night before Christmas
Observed by Christians
Many non-Christians[1]
Type Christian, cultural
Significance Day or evening preceding the traditional birthday of Jesus
Observances Gift shopping, gift giving, goodwill greetings, Midnight Mass, other church services, meals, preparations for the arrival of Christmas gift-bringers, preparing for Christmas
Date
24 December (Western Churches and Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Revised Julian Calendar)
5 January (Armenian Apostolic Church)
6 January (Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Old Julian Calendar and most Oriental Orthodox Churches)
18 January (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)[2][3]

From Our Archives: Merry Christmas From David and Kathryn Gunderson

 

 

Why miss an opportunity to Celebrate the Joys of Life.

Home of Peter August Lindberg and Johannah Johnson (Olofsson)~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Christmas Star ~~~~ December 21, 2020

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Bothilda Frandsen's Danish Beer

The main ingredient was malt which Bothilda made of wheat or barley.  Use clean grain washed and let stand in water overnight.  

The soaked grain was next placed between clean muslin, covered with blankets, and put in a dark place to sprout.  When three sprouts or roots appeared, it was ready to brown in the oven, dry, and grind.

A wooden tub, used only for beer making was kept clean and free from bran, soap, seeds, and other contaminants.  The tub had a hole in the bottom in which a peg was inserted.  Three bunches of straw were tied together to fit over the peg, the straw acting as a strainer.  The ground malt was put in the tub, boiling water added and the mixture let stand overnight.  Then the peg was loosened and the liquid allowed to drip into buckets.  The tub was rinsed, and the straw bunches cleaned and readied for later use.

The strained liquid was warmed and replaced in the tub, along with sugar, hops, and yarrow which had grown wild in the fields and dandelion roots, which had been boiled, carefully strained, and the juice added till just the desired flavor was obtained.  As the right temperature was reached, the special brewer's yeast was added.  When a thick brown foam formed on top of the beer, it was carefully skimmed off and the brew was ready to bottle.

A Widowed Father's Christmas Thoughts ~~ December 1938

 

Utah National Guard Infantry ~~~ Company D First Infantry ~~~ Presented to the Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Association by Ben Staker

 

25 Christmas Songs You Haven’t Heard 1000 Times Already

25 Christmas Songs You Haven’t Heard 1000 Times Already

CHRISTMAS 1915

https://youtu.be/JG3l-OBdcPI

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Home of Mathias Jurgensen and his wife (Stine) Mary Christine Thompson ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Richard Wayne Rigby ~~~ Our Nephew

 

Richard Wayne Rigby,


12/5/1959 ~ 12/9/2020


Richard Wayne Rigby, 61 of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, passed away December 9, 2020. Richard was born on December 5, 1959, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Richard & Sherril Rigby. He graduated from North Sanpete. He married his beloved wife Lori Lynn Shand on October 7, 2008, they enjoyed 16 years together.
Rick, as he was known to friends and family, was a devoted father, husband and son.
At the coal mine, Rick was a fire boss, always looking out for the safety of his fellow miners. He loved his country and served honorably as a combat engineer in the 1457th Division of the Army National Guard. He served in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He sustained an injury in Iraq that gave him chronic back pain. We are so glad he is now pain-free. Rick was an avid collector and outdoorsman. He supported the community he lived in as a volunteer EMT and at the local food bank. He loved his country, but above all, he loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Rick was a loved, beautiful human being who always tried to do the right thing and didn’t always succeed. Above all, he worked to provide the best for his children. He loved them individually, although some at a distance. He had a very special relationship with his youngest son Ricky. They spent their time watching movies, playing video games, and talking on long drives.

Rick is survived by his mother, Sherril Rigby, wife Lori Lynn Rigby; his four children Robert (Rachelle) Rigby, Karl Rigby, Melissa (Peter) Hartwich, and Ricky Rigby; siblings Blake Rigby, and Sue Ellen Rigby; grandchildren Jim, Khloe, Emery, Liam, and Max. Preceded in death by his father Richard; brother Jim, and sister-in-law, Shelly Rigby.

A celebration of life will be held Friday, December 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Senior Center (101 E 100 N). Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com

THE CULTURE OF AGRICULTURE

 

In my father's home, we the children had many experiences helping care for the daily duties of buying and selling. My father was very industrious and served in many capacities. Many of his endeavors were such that his children could help by becoming part of the project is accomplished. 

One of the pieces of equipment we all used as the scales used to determine the weight of products. We all learned that an accurate weight solved many problems, and was essential for the operation of many transactions. Both the potatoes and seed potatoes which we raised always required an accurate weight. We had gone to a great effort to raise high-quality products, and selling them honestly was another important step in the production and distribution processes. 

My father was secretary of the Cattlemen's Association for Mount Pleasant. One of his duties was to obtain and distribute rock salt for the Association. He would buy a truckload of rock salt and store it in our barn. The children always had to help because moving that much material was a lot of work. Everyone contributed to labor in order to make this project succeed.

 Most of the salt was used in the mountains during the summer in the area between Birch Creek on the north and Cedar Creek on the south. It supplied the needs of about eighteen hundred head of range cattle. Everyone who could assist was needed to make this project a success. Some of his kids weighed the rock salt as Association members came to pick up their share of the material. 

Accountability, as to where the salt was distributed was very important. My father also belonged to the County Farm Bureau. One of his jobs was to maintain and operate a distribution point for rodent poison control. In short, he had to obtain, prepare, and distribute agricultural poison used to control mice, ground dogs, and gophers. Poisoned oats were one of the principal poisons he handled. 

Father had a small building on our farm where he could store a supply of oats, we always were involved in the preparation process. I had to make certain that the count was always correct, and I had to stack it in the poison storage house. 

Most of the time they would deliver 200 bags, and each bag was made of heavy material and sealed tight. If it was fresh, it was very good. But if it dried out, it soon lost its ability to kill ground dogs. My dad would mix the ingredients for poison wheat. To do so, he would cook the stuff on the stove along with the other ingredients. When it reached the right temperature, he would pour it over the wheat in a big tub. He mixed it so that every kernel of wheat was covered but not too wet.

 We would then help him place the material into small paper sacks which each held about one cup of the poisoned wheat. When it was fresh, it was very effective for mice and sparrows. For gophers, they usually would usually have a trained specialist come and treat carrots with straight strychnine. I was always involved in selling the poison material because people would come by the farm at all times of the day. 

The cost was relatively cheap, so lots of people came. We would get the key, unlock the poison house, get what they wanted, then have them sign the register. We would then collect the money and lock the storage building. As times changed and more controls were placed on poisons, our distribution center was closed, and I tore down the building. The poisons that were leftover were transferred to Manti. As far as I remember, the poison service was generally discontinued. Sometime later, I went to Manti to try to get some poison for my use, but all they had on hand was the old stuff I had transferred to them previously. I knew that the old stuff was too old to be effective. 

When I started buying wool, I accepted the responsibility of handling shearing supplies, wool bags, sheep paint, marking chalk, and sheep hooks and poles. When things were done as a service for customers, there was on cost except for the supplies. I hope that my interest in the business of farming will be a good example for those who follow. 

I REMEMBER GRANDMA'S SWEDISH PANCAKES~~~ Eleanor Augusta Dehlin Erickson

 also see: https://mtpleasantpioneer.blogspot.com/2016/05/eleanor-augusta-dehlin-erickson.html

Eleanor Augusta Dehlin Erickson 

 I remember Grandma's Swedish pancakes ---how one of them completely filled her big iron skillet. Mom never made this kind of pancakes so they were a real treat to us. Two more of her specialties were her Christmas cakes and puddings. On a planned day in the fall she would walk across the street to our house, hair freshly done up in a bun, a clean apron covering her house dress, ready to put the holiday goodies together. Each one usually took the better part of one day. 

After she died, Mom continued on alone. It had become a family tradition. Those cakes and puddings were the very best in the world. I have never tasted any that were any better. We kids would often go over to her place to take milk or fresh butter, or freshly baked bread or the mail and she would often ask us to stay and eat with them. We were shy and would usually say 'No, we were not hungry', then Grandpa would grin and reply, "Any day I'd rather feed a man who admits he's hungry than one who says he isn't. The one who says he isn't hungry always eats the most."

 Grandma was an avid reader. She would read by the hour while Grandpa was working in the garden and the yard. He always arose about four or five each morning in the summer time, and then by seven at night, although it was still very light outside, he would be in bed. Grandma would sit up until late every night reading, doing some handwork and listening to the ten o'clock news, and then she'd sleep until ten the next morning. She had cataracts on both eyes, had surgery to have them removed and suffered a great deal from this. But the suffering didn't disturb her as much as the fact that she could no longer read with ease. For much of the time she had to be content with just listening to the news on the radio. Sometimes she struggled to read with a big round magnifying glass. 

Her beloved Etudes (music magazines) would sit stacked up in the front room on a chair or on top of her music cabinet and gather dust --- magazines she had spent so many hours pouring through when her sight was better. She had some sort of infection, probably sinus, that caused her severe headaches. She couldn't tolerate cold air and remained inside the house a good deal, especially in the winter time. This was in the last years of her life.

It was very hard for Grandma when Grandpa had his stroke. It happened in July of 1939. He and Grandma had just finished entertaining their Johansen friends from Cardston area, and had sung several duets for them. The company had barely left when Grandpa began acting very strange and was forced to lie down on the living-room couch. The doctor was called and we were told he had suffered a stroke. Weeks later he got so he could walk over to our place but his left side never fully recovered. His leg dragged, his arm was unsteady, and his face, mostly his eye, was affected. Suddenly, after years of being waited on by her husband, Grandma now found the tables turned. It was now necessary for her to do the "waiting" on him. We always thought Grandma would be the first to go because she had had so many health problems over the years. 

By Christmas time he was completely bed-ridden and finally passed away on the 24th of January 1940. 

Grandma had been so involved in helping Mom take care of him she was heard to say at his passing,"I hope the Lord will take me fast when it is time for me to go. I don't want to linger and have to have loved ones wait on me day and night. I don't want to be a burden on anyone." She was given her wish. One afternoon that fall she went to her garden to gather potatoes for her dinner. She was carrying them in her apron. As she walked up her stairs to the back door, she suddenly fell forward. Gen, who lived in the other part of her house, and a neighbor, John Kimball, carried her into the house and she was pronounced dead by the doctor when he arrived shortly afterwards. In death she looked so beautiful and peaceful, just like she was sleeping.




The following has been added by Kathy:  A recipe for Swedish Pancakes http://www.myownsweetthyme.com/2008/11/swedish-pancakes.html

Swedish pancakes, if you don't know, are quite a bit different than your ordinary pancake. They are more of a crepe than anything else. Compared to making regular pancakes, Swedish pancakes seem like a lot of work, but for the occasional special breakfast they are well worth it.

3 eggs
1-1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

This recipe will make approximately nine 8" pancakes. (We tripled the recipe to make enough pancakes for a brunch for five with some left over. All of the pancakes were gone before dinner.)

The instructions say,"Beat eggs till thick and lemon-colored." After that, sift and add the dry ingredients mixing gently with a wire whip. When the mix is the consistency of a thick paste, add the milk slowly as you continue to mix. The reason for mixing slowly is so that you don't mix too much air in the batter. A batter that is frothy does not seem to cook properly.

When the batter is ready, set it aside, and prepare the frying pan. The best pans are about 8 to 10 inches in diameter at the bottom, with very low sides. The low sides make it easier to flip the pancakes. Start with the heat at medium and adjust as needed. Each pan seems to have its own quirks about how much heat it likes and how fast it will cook pancakes. Melt about half a teaspoon of butter in the pan and when melted, spread it around so that it covers the bottom of the pan. You need to add more butter for each pancake which can be a challenge with more than one pan. I pre-slice bits of butter ahead of time so that they are ready to toss in the pan without losing time fiddling with the butter knife.

Pour in just enough batter to cover two thirds of the pan, and then swirl the pan to spread the batter. Let the pancake cook for about 30 seconds, and then peek under one edge. When it starts to brown in spots, flip the pancake and cook for another 15 to 30 seconds depending on heat.

CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE 2020

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Letters to C.N. Lund Sr. From His Wife Anna (written in Danish)

 C.. N. Lund Sr. 

Quick Danish Soup ~~ Alice Hafen

 

Home of Soren Rasmussen and his wife Marie Arildsen ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

THE POIWER OF GRATITUDE ~~ 'President Russell M. Nelson

 

Laura Hafen Johansen Ornaments for Bluebird Candies in Logan

 

Laura is known for how intricate her designs are!

20,000 black and white jelly beans.

Last Year's Entry by Laura 

Larura's last Year's Entries

 

November 28, 2020, Christmas In Downtown - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19​​4:30pmSanta's Arrival Parade - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19Historic Center Street.  Spectators gather between 100 West and Main StreetFree Parking accessed from 100 West.  Arrive early!​5:30pmLogan Tree Lighting Festival of Lights - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19Center Street Plaza5:30pmUnveil Candy Ornaments - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19Bluebird Candy Company​75 West Center Street5:30pm - 7:30pmVisit with Santa - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19Utah Theatre​18 West Center Street

Event Info

Similar to what is done in the Macy’s windows in Salt Lake City, Bluebird Candy Co. owner, Justin Hamilton began the tradition locally last year by inviting local artists to create the candy ornaments. “We wanted to add to what is already happening Downtown with what we do: candy,” Justin said. “We hope it is adding a little Christmas magic to our place on Center Street.”

The artists, Michael Bingham, Laura Johansen, and Teri Christensen, create ornaments weighing about 400 pounds each, Justin said. Each artist takes a unique take on the project, but all are staying within this year’s “storybook” theme.

The candy shop, which Justin took over about three years ago, has a rich heritage and has existed for over 100 years. “When I purchased Bluebird Candy from the previous owner [Dick Motta] it was important to him to preserve this Cache Valley icon,” Justin said. “I have the same desire.”

Justin has been thoughtful about preserving that heritage while freshening up the business. “We started on ground zero, with the packaging first, going back to the original gold heat stamp on all of the candy boxes and adding a quarter-pound option, which has been very popular.”

The reverse side of the Grinch

History of Bib Overalls ~~~ Taken From Wikipedia

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


 
This article is about bib-and-brace overalls, also called "dungarees". For coveralls (boilersuits), see Boilersuit.
For other uses, see Overall (disambiguation) and dungaree.
"Shortall" redirects here. For the name, see Shortall (name).

A construction worker wearing overalls

Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".[1]

Overalls were originally made of denim, but they can also be made of corduroy or chino cloth. Overalls were invented in the 1890s by Levi Strauss and Jacob W. Davis at Levi Strauss & Co., but they went through an evolution to reach their modern form.[2] Initially only used for protective clothing in work settings, they have become a garment of high fashion as "potential cult items".[3]

Beginnings 

The exact beginnings of the wearing of overalls are unclear, but they are mentioned in literature as early as 1776 as protective working garments commonly worn by slaves.[4]

The first evidence of overalls being mass-produced are those made by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in the 1890s. The first "jeans" they invented were actually overalls ("waist overalls" or "waist-high overalls"), consisting of suspenders attached to denim pants with buttons but with no top part with a bib.[2] From the beginning, denim overalls were popular workers' garments due to their durability. In fact, Levi, Strauss & Co.'s slogan in the 1880s-1890s was "Never Rip, Never Tear".[5]

In 1911, Harry David Lee made the first bib overalls, made of pants with pockets with a bib and straps over the shoulders.[2]

In 1927, Lee's developed a "hookless fastener" and created "buttonless" overalls. Zippers replaced buttons.[2] Soon after, suspender buttons were traded in for belt loops to attach over-the-shoulder straps.[2]
The Overalls Movement of 1920[edit]

In 1920, groups of "Overalls Clubs" formed around the United States. They took overalls as their symbol to protest the rising cost of clothing, and profiteering in the garment industry.[6]
The Great Depression[edit]

In the 1930s, the poorest segments of the American population wore overalls: farmers, miners, loggers, and railroad workers.[7] They were most commonly worn by men and boys in the Southern and Midwestern United States. They can be seen in many of Walker Evans's photographs.[5]
Modern history[edit]

Bib overalls (in different colors and textiles) have become popular garments among American youth, from the 1960s onward.

Diesel Black Gold Fall/Winter 2010 Collection

In the 21st century, overalls have evolved into high-fashion garments. Designers such as Stella McCartney feature them in ready-to-wear collections for men, women, and children. Stella McCartney's children's overalls sell for as much as $138.[8] Nordstrom sells overalls for as much as $1,080.[9]

DID MEN ALSO WEAR CORSETS???

 

What a strapping young lad.

Men wore corsets. Gentlemen as well as ladies shaped their waists in the Regency era. Ladies’ corsets were relatively forgiving, providing lift rather than Victorian-era constriction.

~~~~~~~~~

I leaf through my copy of Valerie Steele’s The Corset: A Cultural History   In particular I look over the few pages on men’s corsets in the nineteenth century, a short-lived phenomena in which manufacturers produced undergarments for men that allowed them to control their proportions and achieve desirable bodies.


Steel sees the use of corsets as an essential part of the modernization of fashion. As the Industrial Revolution made various types of clothing more readily available, the ideal of the ‘aristocratic’ body type became the ‘feminine’ body type. Garments were constructed with the feminine body in mind, which made corseting essential to fitting in (indeed, filling) the clothes.


Corsets belonged men’s sartorial regimens since the eighteenth century. Military officers, particularly cavalry men, felt that they were an indispensable means of back support. According to Steel, dandyism put the notion of men’s corsets into the public sphere, but not without controversy.


The number of dandy caricatures produced between 1815 and 1820 indicates that at least a conspicuous minority of fashionable men wore stays or corsets ... . Nevertheless, the idea of a man wearing stays struck people as truly ludicrous, especially as it could easily evoke the complimentary idea of women in breeches.


Fashionable menswear continued to emphasize the cinched waist throughout the 1830s. One French dandy of the era insisted that “the secret ... of the dress lies in the thinness and narrowness of the waist. Catechize your tailor about this ... Insist, order, menace ... Shoulders large, the skirts of the coat ample and flowing, the waist strangled – that’s my rule.”

Steele argues that although men’s fashions emphasized the slender waist, use of corset was frowned upon. Discussions of male corseting contributed to discourses on the dissipation of national strength and military prowess. Another fashion history, Elisabeth Hackenspiel, notes that the tailoring of men’s clothing necessitated corseting, even though society associated it with effeminacy, contributing to an incongruity between ideals of masculine beauty and sartorial practices. Throughout the century the practice disappeared to the peripheries of men’s fashion.


After 1850s, men who wore corsets usually claimed to need them for medical reasons, often back support. Not only had fashionable menswear become looser, obviating the potential need for figure controlling garments, but the prevailing bourgeois worldview increasingly held that men should not think about trivialities such as fashion.

Unfortunately, Steele does not explain positive reasons why the practice waned. I suspect that the rising popularity of gymnastics offered a ‘natural’ alternative to body contouring that improved the strength of the body rather than depleting it. Researching my MA thesis, I came across numerous discussions between Zionist physicians about how with properly tailored gymnastics programs could help achieve the corseted look without the ills associated therewith.



Sources:
The Corset, Valerie Steele, p. 35-39
http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/tagungsberichte/id=529

Home of John Knudsen and his wife Karen Anderson ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Home of William Olson and his wife Sarah Jane Tidwell ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Robert Hinkley Tribute ~~~Mt. Pleasant Mayor ~~~ Cousin to Gordon B. Hinkley

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