HOW TO HANG A HORSESHOE

 

 Tudy Barentsen Standlee and her husband Wayne came to the Relic Home and chided me for having the horseshoe (on the front door ) hanging round side up. She and Wayne rehung the horseshoe on the spot.  And that is how I met Tudy! 

She was and is a "God Send".

Horseshoe Up or Down?

Do you hang a horseshoe up or down for prosperity or protection? Horseshoe luck comes to those who hang the horseshoe up in many traditions because the prongs are pointing to the heavens. There’s also the connection with the upward prongs symbolizing the horns of sacred livestock such as oxen. Note the similarity between the ancient Norse rune Uruz (the letter and shape U) and the horseshoe. Uruz is a protective symbol that also brings abundance and strength, like the horseshoe symbol.

Still others claim the horseshoe should be turned down because if the horseshoe is turned up, fairies sit in them and wreak havoc on a household or barn. Horseshoe up or down? It’s up to you! My family always hung them up so as to “catch the luck”.

How to Hang a Horseshoe for Good Luck Ritual

Once you’ve acquired a horseshoe from ebay, amazon, or an antique store, hang it for good luck and protection. Old horseshoes are the most powerful. Here’s how to hang a horseshoe for good luck:

1. Charge the horseshoe by holding it in your hands and visualizing it glowing bright with protective and abundant energy.
2. Ask your ancestors/gods/universe to bless the horseshoe with luck and protective powers.
3. Hang it above the door to your home or barn by nailing it in with seven nails. Seven is a lucky number and is best for horseshoe luck.
4. Believe horseshoe luck and protection are blessed upon you and your household.  
5.  https://otherworldlyoracle.com/horseshoe-luck-legends-magic/

How did a wise old blacksmith get a horseshoe?

• The legend goes that a wise old blacksmith was hard at work one-day making horseshoes when he attracted the attention of the devil. The devil, of course, has hooves himself and he decided he would try getting them shod. The blacksmith recognized the devil and nailed on red-hot shoes, driving the nails deep into the devil’s foot.

ADS YOU MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN ~~~ TUDY BARENTSEN STANDLEE

 

Mt. Pleasant Map 1940 ~~ With List of Madsen Family and Friends

 

How to Hang a Horseshoe

 Tudy Barentsen Standlee and her husband Wayne came to the Relic Home and chided me for having the horseshoe (on the front door ) hanging round side up. She and Wayne rehung the horseshoe on the spot.  And that is how I met Tudy! 

She was and is a "God Send".

Horseshoe Up or Down?

Do you hang a horseshoe up or down for prosperity or protection? Horseshoe luck comes to those who hang the horseshoe up in many traditions because the prongs are pointing to the heavens. There’s also the connection with the upward prongs symbolizing the horns of sacred livestock such as oxen. Note the similarity between the ancient Norse rune Uruz (the letter and shape U) and the horseshoe. Uruz is a protective symbol that also brings abundance and strength, like the horseshoe symbol.

Still others claim the horseshoe should be turned down because if the horseshoe is turned up, fairies sit in them and wreak havoc on a household or barn. Horseshoe up or down? It’s up to you! My family always hung them up so as to “catch the luck”.

How to Hang a Horseshoe for Good Luck Ritual

Once you’ve acquired a horseshoe from ebay, amazon, or an antique store, hang it for good luck and protection. Old horseshoes are the most powerful. Here’s how to hang a horseshoe for good luck:

1. Charge the horseshoe by holding it in your hands and visualizing it glowing bright with protective and abundant energy.
2. Ask your ancestors/gods/universe to bless the horseshoe with luck and protective powers.
3. Hang it above the door to your home or barn by nailing it in with seven nails. Seven is a lucky number and is best for horseshoe luck.
4. Believe horseshoe luck and protection are blessed upon you and your household.  
5.  https://otherworldlyoracle.com/horseshoe-luck-legends-magic/

How did a wise old blacksmith get a horseshoe?

• The legend goes that a wise old blacksmith was hard at work one-day making horseshoes when he attracted the attention of the devil. The devil, of course, has hooves himself and he decided he would try getting them shod. The blacksmith recognized the devil and nailed on red-hot shoes, driving the nails deep into the devil’s foot.

Home of Hakan Anderson and his wife Cecelia Svenson ~~~ Researched and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Home of Andrew Jensen Syndergaard and his wife Marie Johansen

We thank Tudy Barentsen Standlee for this addition. 

 Marie Syndergaard in the white dress with friends and family. 

Obed Nelson home in the background.

A DIFFERENT Drug Problem..................... Submitted by Tudy Standlee

Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Day ~~~ March 17, 2018Ou

Our Hardworking Kitchen Staff
Diane Beck Lund, Glenadine Daniels Hill and Lorie Beck Hardy 

Poor picture of our beautiful quilt that was raffled.

Shirley Ney Miller and Carol Ney Beesley

John Johansen and Dale Peel

Mack Wilkey and Steve Monsen

Peter Hafen, Marx, Don Hafen

Mabel Cook, Joan McAllister and Peggy Staker

Tudy Standlee and Cheryl Madsen

Pottery by Michael Vernon Porter

Artwork by Kristy Daniels

Unknowns

Embroidery and Cardmaking

Unknowns  selling books

R. L. Taylor conversing with unknowns 

The Home of Hokan Anderson and wife Cecelia Svenson ~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

      179 South  100 West                                                               

Thomas Braby Home History ~ Researched by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

Gunderson Confectionary ~ Building Still Exists ~ Glass Plate Negative Restored by Tudy Standlee

This is one of those Glass Plate Negatives restored by Tudy Standlee. The plates were discovered in the attic of the Relic Home. The Gunderson Confectionary was located at about 245 West Main.  The building still exists and is now owned by Central Utah Mental Health.

Henning Peel Home ~ Better Known As Willie Swensen Home ~ Researched by Tudy Standlee

RELIC HOME - - - OPEN FOR PIONEER DAY - - -

The above picture is an example of the many Hamilton Elementary School Photos available at the Mt. Pleasant Relic Home

The Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Relic Home and Blacksmith Shop will welcome visitors on March 27th as part of the Annual Mt. Pleasant Pioneer and Homecoming Day.


This past year volunteers at the Relic Home have been painting, organizing, collecting and researching as well as hosting. The Mt. Pleasant Relic Home has become one of the best family research facilities in our area. Resources such as original pedigree charts, school photos, Mt. Pleasant Pyramids, cemetery records and personal histories are available there.

Tudy Barentsen Standlee has organized the photos, histories and other resources in such a way that anyone can locate their family records in minutes. A copy machine is located on site for those wishing to copy these records.

Donna Brunger has such a great knowledge of the Relic Home itself as she is a direct descendant of William S. Seely the original owner. Donna is also compiling an album of obituaries for reference purposes. Becky Anderson, a volunteer hostess on Saturdays has such a great appreciation not only of the pioneers but also their crafts. Kathy Hafen has put together a web page (mtpleasantpioneer.blogspot.com) featuring photos, histories and events.

Peter Hafen operates the Peter Madsen Peel Blacksmith Shop. He has taken classes at the Snow College Traditional Building Skills Institute and has found a new hobby and become a master at the craft of blacksmithing. Roxey Washburn schedules the volunteers and conducts tours by appointment; often on a very short notice. Maren Peel and Martha Brotherson help as hostesses during the summer months.

The Relic Home and Blacksmith Shop volunteers encourage and welcome groups such as family reunion, class reunion, scouts, D.U.P. and S.U.P. as well as school groups. Our Relic Home is currently open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 1: and 3:00 p.m. or by appointment. We are located at 150 South State Street. Visits are free to the public and donations are very much appreciated.

Andrew Jensen Syndergaard - Pioneer of the Month--- Febuary 2010

Andrew Jensen Syndergaard was born on May 11, 1851 in Sundby, Denmark and died on  May 19, 1912 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.  Andrew was the son of Jens Christian Syndergaard and Ane Kirstine Larsen, (Annie Catrine Laursen).  His father died when he was seven, and his mother, with two sons (Peter and Andrew) and two daughters, (Ingaborg and Elsie Marie) came to Utah, crossing the plains in an ox-train under Captain Madsen.  They arrived in Mt. Pleasant in October 1962.  Later another sister, Ane Marie, came to Mt. Pleasant.  Here his mother bought a farm, which the boys worked.

At the age of 14, Andrew stood guard at the temple site in Manti.  The Indians were very hostile at that time.  A large Indian that jumped out from a pile of logs was shot to death almost within arms reach of him, an experience that tormented him for years.

During those early years, no one paerson went out of the city limits alone.  They went in companies when they cut hay in the meadows and if a member of the party got very far from the rest, the whole company, the whole company stopped until he could catch up.

In his early life, he did freighting to Pioche, Nevada.  He was one of the men commisssioned by President Brigham Young to haul the oxen for the St. George Temple from Salt Lake to St. George, which was a difficult task over the roads which were then not better than a cow trail.

In 1868, he went east in Bishop William S. Seely's Company.  He was about 17 years old then.  This was to bring immigrants to Utah.

He married Marie Johansen, daughter of Niels and Christiana Johansen on October 18, 1869 at the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah.  At this time he was 18 years old and built a house for his new bride at 389 West Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant.

Andrew was a Black HawkWar Veteren.
He was always active in civic affairs.  He was one of the first town marshals.  He served on the City Council.

Insert from the Mt. Pleasant Book - page 167

"The December 4, 1889 city record shows that Councilman Syndergaard moved that coal oil lamps be placed as follows.  One at Hans Nielsen's corner, one at N.S. Nielsen's corner, one at Peel's corner, one at the Co-op corner, and one at Church Square.  The five coal oil coal oil lamps, which were said to add a dignified appearance to the city."

Andrew also worked on the Sanpete Valley Railroad,  He delivered ties from Pleasant Creek Canyon to near Freedom.  He was also active on all frontier projects, building roads, exploring forest, cutting timber, etc.  He and his brother, Peter, joined John Hasler's Brass Band which was  organized in 1870.

One of his outstanding accomplishments was befriending the Indians.  They always camped in the yard, fed their horses from the hay stacks and ate their meals at the table, made their beds on the floors when the weather was cold.  The Indians often counseled with him about many things.  These were the indians that lived in Thistle Valley.  Their Bishop finally forbid them, imposing in that manner, so they camped at the Tithing Yard but they, the Indians, came to the house to visit and often sneaked their outfits into the yard, inspite of their Bishop's request not to do so.  One old Indian spoke of him as "Heap Big Man - Heap Good Man".  Andrew always said the easiest way to get along with the Indians was to keep their friendship.

Andrew and Marie had 13 children.  Andrew, Gertrude, Kate, Annie M., Hyrum, Anthony, James, Olive, Parley, and  Hortense.  Lars, Anna and Joseph died at early ages.

compiled by Della Fern Barentsen Standlee (Great-great granddaughter of Andrew)

Inserts taken from the"Mt. Pleasant Book" 1859-1939; "History of Sanpete County",

parts of the history written by Annie Elizabeth Jensen, (wife of Neil Anthony Syndergaard, 9th son of Andrew)

Andrew's wife, Marie Johansen Syndergaard Biography will be posted February 2nd.

Our RELIC HOME Owes a Big "Thank You" to Tudy Standlee

Tudy Standlee has put in hundreds of hours organizing and displaying the thousands of photos at the Mt. Pleasant Relic Home. She has a natural talent for recognizing and identifying photos, as well as organizing them in a sensible, understandable way, where patrons can find their ancestors, within minutes of arriving. She has also put together a manual for all hosts and hostesses, that makes everyone aware of where things are stored and exhibited. The many histories the Relic Home has to offer have also been organized by Tudy.



Tudy is a native of Mt. Pleasant. She grew up here and graduated from Wasatch Academy. She is married to Wayne Standlee and they now live in Tudy's family home on Main Street. The home has been in her family for 6 generations. Her parents are the late Hugh and Ruth Barentsen. She loves history and is an avid genealogist. She also loves helping other families with their histories. Wayne has also helped with the picture project as well. He is a retired building contractor and native of Idaho.



We encourage everyone researching lines that originate or have lived here in Mt. Pleasant to come visit our Relic Home and see what we have to offer.