SORRY FOLKS

 SORRY FOLKS

i am not able to post for a while because of  a severe case of  SHINGLES

UTAH'S 100 MOST HAUNTED PLACES

 

HOME OF GEORGE FARNWORTH AND WIFE SUSANNAH COATES (From our archives)

 

 

 

PETER HAFEN ~~~ AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

My husband,  Peter Hafen spent a good amount of time in the hospital after he retired.  The first was for a quadruple heart by pass.  The next was a shoulder surgery and then two times for colon cancer.

During those times we started his auto biography.  I would write it all down in a notebook.  He lived to the age of 87 and then passed away on June 11, 2025.

He was the son of Neil N. Hafen and Alice Peel Hafen. His older brother was  Donald Hafen.

The first story he told me was about the first two days of kindergaarten.  He Did Not want to go to

Kindergaarten.  His mother would take him there and then he would beat her home.  She would stop on her way home at his father's Conoco Station on First  West and Main Street  and then proceed home.

His mother was a good cook, a good housewife and a wonderful mother.  No wonder he wanted to go home.  H was a bit shy and that was the real problem.  So he beat her home two days in a row.  So after those two days, after he made friends there, he decided maybe kindergaarten wasn't too bad. In fact he made many new friends  These friends were for a lifetime.

Pauline Rasmussen
Kindergaarten Teacher 

Pauline was like family.  She was Family. I found out in later years she was part of the family

Kindergarten was held in the basement of our Mt. Pleasant Library. Posted by Kathy Rigby Hafen

 1.  Arthur Candland,  2. Ted Poulsen, 3. Rex Christensen, 4. Mrs. Rasmussen, 5. Bruce Larsen, 6. Michael Porter,  7. David Ream.

I am somewhere in the picture.  Probably in the above area where we played house.  Do you remember our little cubes where we kept our blankets? 

 I remember the sand pile where I accidentally flipped a shovel full of sand into Tyler Tuttle's face. (I don't see him here).  

I remember Mrs. Rasmussen full of anger and would not believe it was an accident.  

I remember Michael Porter always came to school wearing socks that matched his shirt. I was so envious.

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Those were the days when we brought a small blanket to school and we had our own little cubby hole to store it in. It was for our naptime.  There was also a sandpile.  I remember how Mrs. Rasmussen scolded me for flipping a shovel in Tyler's face.  He was family, I was not. I did not do it on purpose. 

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If you were an Eriksen, a Peel, a Nielsen, a Tuttle or a Hafen, You were related to everyone in town. My father was a Rigby, and so he told me I was related to everyone in Fairview.  

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Grandmother Carrie Hafen

Carrie was a nurse for both Dr. Sundwall and Dr. Madsen.  She was also the daughter of N.P. Neilsen.

 

Carrie Nielsen Hafen

Wilford died in a horse accident  1921
Carrie was left a widow with three boys

Lovingly known as "Granny Great"

Peter's bodyguard

Peter Nielsen, Ray Ericksen and Amasa Ericksen
Mt. Pleasant Power Plant

Peter Azel Peel and Mary Margaret Ericksen Peel

THAT'S ALL FOR THIS MONTH, TUNE IN LATER 

PYRAMID EDITORS WIN PRESS WOMEN HONORS

 

RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT PUBLISHES JOHANNA MADSEN HAFEN' S HEART POTATO

 

FLORENCE BAGNALL WRITES "LET MY PEOPLE GO"

 

the communists dream of a world empire.  They have promised to destroy us and they mean it. Let my story bring full realization of what it would be like to be the loser.Captain Nick Lalich, Central Intelligence Officer in the book wired Mrs. Bagnall his congratulations. 

HOME OF SOREN JACOBSEN AND #1 WIFE MAREN JENSEN

 

 

 

NORTH SANPETE WRESTLERS WHIP MANTI ~~~1976

 

HAMILTON ELEMENTARY STAFF IN THE 1940s

 

These photos are sent in to us by Tonga Seely Titcomb, a niece of Lizetta Seely.

Help us Identify the Unknowns Please !

NORTH SANPETE HIGH SCHOOL EN-ESS-AITCH STAFF 1929

 

NORTH SANPETE HIGH SCHOOL 1926 SOPHOMORE CLASS (No names given)

 

UNKNOWN PHOTOS FROM THE PYRAMID

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

Ches Christensen Receiving an Award

 

TERRY ANDERSON~~~JOE SPENCER~~~EARL KENT NIELSON (Saved Obituaries of Peter)

 

ERICKSEN REUNION ~~~ THANKSGIVING 1900

 

Maybelle Frandsen's Letters to the Editor

 

HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ~ 1st and 2nd GRADE

 

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF JACOB CHRISTENSEN (From our archives)

 

photos courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Relic Home

House Research  and photos by Tudy Standlee

HANS Sr. AND FREDERRIKA BROTHERSON ~~~PIONEERS OF THE MONTH ~~~OCTOBER 2026

 

 

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HANS BROTHERSON sr.

https://mtpleasantpioneer.blogspot.com/2026/08/life-sketch-of-frederraka-jensen.html

 

Brief Life History of Hans

When Hans Brodersen was born on 15 February 1849, in Maribo, Maribo Domsogn, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Christian Brodersen, was 37 and his mother, Ane Mortensen, was 25. He married Frederikka Andrea Jensen on 18 October 1869, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Væggerløse, Væggerløse, Nykøbing, Denmark for about 5 years and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 30 December 1900, in Mount Pleasant Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States

 

 

 

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Frederickka Andrea Jensen Brotherson

Contributed By

Frederickka Andrea Jensen Brotherson

Story from Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude

Page 371

Birth Date: 30 December 1852, Logstor, Alborg, Denmark;

Death: 28 November 1932, Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete Co., Utah;

Parents: Niels Jensen & Marie Kirstine Langgard

Pioneer: 01 October 1862 - Joseph Horne Co. Wagon Train

Spouse: Hans Brotherson

Married: 18 October 1869, Salt Lake Endowment House

Death of Spouse: 30 Dec 1900, Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete Co., Utah

Children: Hans Jr., 25 Oct 1870

Annie Margaret, 9 May 1872

Christian, 01 Nov 1873

Bohney, 23 July 1875

Parley Parker, 19 May 1877

Maria, 9 September 1878

Fredricka, 13 July 1880

Francis, 10 May 1882

Clementine, 5 February 1884

Lorenza Christine, 29 April 1886

Nels Douglas, 8 October 1888

Orson Hyde, 12 May 1890

Henrietta, 9 November 1892

Ferdinand Floyd, 12 October 1894

Vernon Hamlet, 30 November 1896

Frederickka's father died when she was a very young child in Denmark. Her mother was taught the gospel by two Mormon Elders, Christian a Madsen and Anthon H. Lund, and brought her children to America on the sailing vessel "Benjamin Franklin". The landed in New York on 17 June 1862, and came across the plains in the Joseph Horne's company, arriving in Salt Lake on 01 October 1862.

They stayed in Salt Lake for two weeks because Frederickka was suffering from mountain fever. They later made their home in Mount Pleasant. Frederickka's mother married Mathias Hemmert, a widower, who was very kind and loving to her children, but he died in just a few years.

As a girl, Frederickka learned the skill of spinning and earned a living as a spinner. She also demonstrated spinning to school classes and other groups. In her early life she radiated the gift of optimism and cheerfulness which enabled her to go through the heart aches and trials of her life.

When she was sixteen years old she became the wife of Hans Brotherson. They were the parents of fifteen children. He was ambitious and provided a good living for his family. They also provided a home for her widowed mother. When her husband passed away on 30 December 1900, Frederickka was grateful to have the help of her mother in rearing her children.

MT. PLEASANT'S Z.C.M.I. (from our archives)

 

Mt. Pleasant's Z.C.M. I. 

Outside, above the door, which faced the east, was painted the sign 'Z. C. M. I.' Underneath this was painted the “All Seeing Eye," and beneath that, 'Holiness to the Lord.'

The first really successful gold coins minted in Utah appeared in September 1849 in denominations of two-and-a-half, five, ten, and twenty dollars. The phrase “Holiness to the Lord” surrounded an all-seeing eye and a priesthood emblem. On the reverse side were two clasped hands above the date of issue, surrounded by the denomination and the letters G.S.L.C.P.G., an abbreviation for “Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold.” These coins were minted unchanged until 1860 except for adding nine stars to the five-dollar piece in 1850.

Salt Lake Temple 

HOLINESS TO THE LORD

The House of the Lord, built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Commenced April 6, 1853

Completed April 6, 1893

Just below the dedicatory inscription is found the all-seeing eye, a symbol of God’s omnipresent nature and divine protection.

also see: https://www.lds.org/study/ensign/2007/02/why-symbols?lang=eng

The symbol of the "All Seeing Eye" is somewhat mysterious, but used by many religions and institutions around the world; including colleges and universities . It is often misunderstood and used by conspiracy theorists.