Halloween Snippets From Our Archives

 

Mt. Pleasant Pyramid 1947-10-31

Halloween Light Show

 

Utah Governor's Mansion Haunted ???????

Home of Christian Nielsen and his third wife Martha Rearson ... Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Denice Blackham Madsen

 

Denice's children from left to right.:

Tom, Paul, Cheryl, David, Chris, and not pictured Jim.

Denice's children from left to right. Tom, Paul, Cheryl, David, Chris and not pictured Jim.

Random Pyramid Photos

 

 When the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid Office was moved

to Springville these photos were given to us to

share at the Relic Home.  Some do not have names 

or descriptions.  Let us know if you can add

any details. 

Nate Miconi, A sophomore Defensive Back From Roy Utah Makes A Stop on A Rick's Player 
1994

Unknown 

Shanna Stevens #25 takes aim at the basket during the Snow College game with Salt Lake Community College

Unknown

Joseph Shelley in the Middle
Scott and Barbara Callister
He won two free airline tickets to the West Coast

Mammoth Dam Flood ~~~~Mt Pleasant Pyramid 1917

             Losses Will Total Over Two Million 

Moroni History on You Tube

 

Clausen, Bristol and Cambron Families

 This History is taken from the book "The Family History of William Bristol, Ane Marie Sophie Clausen, Joseph Cambron, and their Descendants ...... Written by Pat L. Sagers. 

Pioneer Cabin at the Relic Home ~~~ (behind the blacksmith shop) ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

A TALE OF TWO CEMETERIES June B. Jensen ~~~Saga of the Sanpitch 1986

Second Place Personal Recollection

 A wiener roast at the Bench farm in the foothills east of Fairview was a special party of the Season. If we couldn't afford to buy wieners or marshmallows, no matter what; we could always roast potatoes or ears of corn. We noted the good crop of pinenuts on nearby pinyon trees. That would call for another trip to the hills the next weekend. That particular night was Halloween; and after we enjoyed the roasted food, the group decided to trek across town to visit the two cemeteries. It was a long dark walk, past the last houses of the Brady, Cox, and Sanderson families. We stepped carefully over the bridge across the Sanpitch River or "Crick," being sure to turn the right bend in the road past a hay field. 

A turn to the left would take us to the west hills' dry farms. The old or "lower" cemetery always seemed darker and colder. Maybe that was because of the 74 older graves with weather-beaten, lichen-covered, leaning headstones. In some places, the ground was sunken around the headstones, and in other places, there were gopher holes Foot markers for the graves are still used there. Veterans of the Blackhawk War lie at rest. 

There are also immigrants from other lands and third-, fourth-, and fifth-generation ancestors. In the old cemetery, the Anderson marker with a huge round ball on top, shining in the moonlight, was a temptation, so we dared one another to climb it. 

No visit to the lower cemetery was complete without our looking for the burial spot of Matt Helean's hand. 

A story is told that when his hand was severed in an accident, he just threw the hand away. He suffered such pain and agony in the stump, that he recovered the hand, gave it a decent burial with a marker, and his arm stopped hurting. 

The most famous site is the common grave of John Given, his wife Eliza, and four children; John, Jr., Mary, Anna, and Martha. That family had built a cabin with a willow shanty in Thistle Valley. Marauding Indians drove their cattle away and massacred the parents and youngsters. 

They ripped open feather ticks and covered the bodies with feathers. Several decades ago, some graves were lost in the northeast section of the old graveyard due to flooding by the Sanpitch River. That was one reason for the existence of the other cemetery where the final resting places there are high and dry. 

The "upper" or new cemetery is high on the west hills overlooking the valley. The sound of lonesome wind rolling tumbleweeds over the ground greeted us. 

There seemed to be more stars shining on that cold Halloween night. Buried in that burial place are numerous close relatives and soldiers from both World Wars. The seven tiny graves in a row on one family plot always brought a lump to my throat. How could folks stand to bury seven babies? We were young and carefree those many years ago and didn't realize the memories in the making, our priceless heritage, and the privilege it was to grow up in a quiet little town boasting two cemeteries. 

The Givins Family: On the grave marker and a plaque placed by Utah Veterans of the Blackhawk War, the name is spelled GIVINS. On a State Historical marker placed by DUP in Thistle Valley, the name is spelled GIVEN.

Hyrum Bebee Once Lived in Fountain Green ~~~found in Fountain Green, Utah DUP Book

The newsclipping  shows this first.

Mt. Pleasant's Own ZCMI ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated By Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Disagree Better

 

THE OLD DANCE HALL ~~~ Wilford Wheeler ~~~Saga of the Sanpitch 1985

Wilford Wheeler   Fairview, UT    

 Come on down, come one and all Next Saturday night to the old dance hall.

 Now choose a partner and don't stand still Come dance with the gang in a plain quadrille;

 A waltz, a two-step, a fox-trot, too; But don't miss the dance, whatever you do! 

We'll hire a fiddler and he'll fiddle all night 

And we'll play and dance by the coal oil light.

 We'll just pay a ticket of twenty-five cents The ladies won't pay, but only the gents. 

Bring all your children and bring out your wife Come join with us for the time of your life. 

Now when we gathered on Saturday night And the lights were lighted but not too bright, 

Now to start things out without any flaw  The fiddler tuned up with "Turkey in the Straw„

 We'd all choose a partner and join with all And listen and swing to the caller's call. 

Now bow to your partner and do--si-do Now swing your partner as round you go. 

Now pass your partner, take the next pretty maid Now swing her around, then all promenade. 

Then as we danced and listened to the call The caller would call, "All circle round the hall."

 The music would change without a note false As we all changed partners and joined in a waltz.

 Then someone would say, "Please play one with pep," Then we'd choose someone else and do the two-step. 

But if things slowed down or started to drag It was either a fox-trot or else it was rag.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wilford Wheeler 
~~~~

AMAZING DISCOVERIES ~~~ Shared by Larry Staker

 

Eagle Gate and It's History

Photo by C.R. Savage

 

Under the direction of Latter-day Saint President Brigham Young, the Eagle Gate was erected in 1859 in Salt Lake City. It was designed by Hiram B. Clawson and Truman O. Angell and carved by Ralph Ramsey. Originally, the eagle was made from wood, but later was reimagined and replaced with a sturdy bronze eagle in 1963. The original purpose of the Eagle Gate was to serve as a gate that kept out strangers and Native Americans from Brigham Young’s property and family.  It was accompanied by large wooden doors and quite literally was a gate, looking much different then than it does today. 

Eagle Gate 2017

Memories of Past Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Association

 

 

Marie Kondo - decluttering and organizational guru

 

 

The Junk Drawer

  

Cynthia C. Naspinski 

Published by Family Friend Poems February 3, 2023 with permission of the Author.

That Marie Kondo would have a conniption
If she were to open the drawer in my kitchen.
A search of this drawer isn't for the faint-hearted.
You'll want to give up though your quest's barely started.

There's a watch with only one working hand,
A hundred and seventy-three rubber bands,
Various screws and bolts and the like,
A bike puncture kit (though we haven't a bike),
An assortment of batteries most likely dead -
Put back in the drawer just to mess with your head,
A used birthday candle half melted and icky,
A sticky lint roller that's ceased being sticky,
An old dog collar that's long been outgrown,
A cat toy that gets no reaction when thrown,
The kettle manual that I've kept 'cause I oughta -
In case we forget how to boil the water,
A disposable lighter that no longer lights,
A superglue tube with the cap glued on tight,
A cracked ping pong ball, a stretched hair elastic -
Throwing them out must have seemed a bit drastic,
A chopstick, a Chapstick, some moist(?) towelettes,
Mismatched shoelaces, a mix-tape cassette,
Old chargers and earbuds - hopelessly tangled,
Sunglasses that were scratched but are now also mangled,
Blank bits of paper that once were receipts,
Mysterious keys and spare golf shoe cleats,
Takeaway menus with five year old prices,
Remote controls for long gone devices,
Hex keys galore courtesy of IKEA,
Adaptors and cords (what they're for...no idea),
Lens cleaning cloths that look none too clean,
And old copper coins that have turned somewhat green.

Each time the drawer's opened, I'm filled with disgust
At the mess and the chaos. Oh why don't I just
Clear out all this junk, toss it all in the bin?
Then I wrestle it closed...poking cables back in.

Barbara Hansen Strate ~ Cheerful High School Friend

 

Barbara Hansen Strate

November 20, 1946 — October 6, 2023

11/20/1946 ~ 10/6/2023

 

Barbara Hansen Strate of Spring City, Utah passed away at the age of 76, on Friday, October 6th in Spanish Fork, Utah.

Born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah on November 20, 1946, to Willard G. and Bernice Baxter Hansen, Barbara was the third of four children and was the only daughter. Growing up in the small town of Spring City, Utah, she spent her days raising and riding horses alongside her dad, adoring baby dolls, and cruising around in her brother’s hot rod. She graduated from North Sanpete High School with the class of 1965. She was married to Stephen H. Strate in the Manti Temple on July 1, 1966, and later divorced. Together they were the proud parents of four children, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren with one more on the way.

Barbara was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and worked at the Manti Temple for twenty years, before retiring in 2013. She served faithfully in her callings and was the first to show selfless love to anyone and everyone she knew. Barb was always the first to offer a helping hand and give her time and possessions to those in need.

Her selfless nature was never more apparent than when she was with her family. She fiercely loved children, grandkids, and great-grandkids. She dedicated her life to her family and there was never a game, barrel race, or activity for any of her grandkids that you couldn’t find her at. When she wasn’t with her family, you could catch her out to lunch with her friends, on a ride up the mountains, driving around her hometown of Spring City, and watching the horses out at the pasture.

Regardless of her life circumstances, she could always count on her favorite men, George Strait her “boyfriend” and John Wayne her “husband” to bring a smile to her face. Her ability to find the brightest parts of life is what made her personality so infectious.

Her close bond with her brothers is something she carried with her for her entire life. You could catch her out on the porch chatting or watching The Price is Right with one of them on any given day. When she wasn’t surrounded by friends and family, you could be sure her furry friend and closest companion, her dog Sadie, was always close by.

Barbara was a light to all those who knew her, and the warmth of her house was unmatched. The saying “there’s no place like home except grandma’s house” was a feeling in the most real sense in her home. There truly was no place more special than Barbara’s home and the love she showed to everyone who entered it.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Bernice; her brother, Howard Hansen; and her grandson, Dawson McKinley Strate. She is survived by her children Angela (Larry) Christiansen, Delynn (Tammy) Strate, Amberlee Memmott, Devin (Amy) Strate; grandchildren Ashlee (Dellan), Kyle (Haley), McKade, Tiana (Joey), Kierstyn, Darian, Hailee, Kodi; great-grandchildren Ember, Emree, Sylvie, Jaxxon, Hastings, Lachlan; Brothers Vanoy (Evon) Hansen, Richard (Karen) Hansen, and many nieces and nephews.

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Mormon Trail

 

Three Unknown Photos ~~~ Possibly from Madsen Family

 

HOME OF ANDREW MARENUS NIELSEN and his wife BERTHA KJERSTINE FREDRICKSON ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Queen City Dance Hall and Kinema Theater, Destroyed by Fire ~~~ February 1990

 

Gunderson Store ~ West Main ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

 

Grant Johansen and Louise Johansen ~~~ Two former board members ~~ Now passed on.

 

Armory Hall1913 , Elite Theatre, Queen City Ball Room ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee