Pioneer

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Beverly Anderson Olsen Passes Away

Beverly is the lady to thank for the Relief Society Minutes that we post here.

She regularly attended Pioneer Day. She was a long-time member of the Mt. Pleasant First Ward.

We honor her memory and her goodness.

Read her obituary here:

Timed By A Big Ben Watch ~ Pearle M. Olsen ~ Her memories of Hugh Barton

On a high load of hay
Looking like a giant mushroom
Hugh often hunched beside his father
As their hay team strained in harness, to tug
A creaking wagon in slow motion.
Long-sleeved shirts and faded bib overalls
Sheathed both men to wrists and ankles,
A looped leather chain tied a palm-sized watch
to Hugh's breast pocket, and wide
Straw hats cast their island of shade.

Hugh, trained well in the ways of soil men
As they labored their sweating days.
Moon signs told the time for planting seeds,
And their early harvests set a local record.
They lived on the yield of their land:
A grass-mounded root cellar, a few cows,
Lambs, and pigs, with nestings
Of a dozen chickens -- and flour
Millmade from their own wheat
Provided a full provender.

Their design of days repeated, unerringly,
With Hugh drawing his old watch
From a bulging pocket at regular intervals
As seasons paced their cycles.
Neighbors became anxious about Hugh
When left in his fifty-fifth year.
But a dying father had marketed his farm
To provide annuities for the son,
Deprived of a normal life
By a blighting childhood disease.

Time-worn patterns still prevail
As Hugh wields his worn and weakened hoe.
He calls daily at the post office,
And sees new shows at the cinema.
Sundays find him in the same chapel seat,
And loyally he trudges to the cemetery,
A traditional bread and milk supper,
Topped by a drugstore ice-cream sundae
Ends each near-automated day
Timed by a Big-Ben watch.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Repost: Louise Nelson Peterson (left) and Hilda Dehlin Peterson (right)

There have been many of you interested in the Dehlin Family. Here is a photo I found late last night. I know that Hilda was married to Canute Peterson. I am not sure about Louise.

On the back of the photo it says: donated by Andrew Rolph.

Comment and Correction from Vicki aka Jake: February 8, 2011
I see this post is almost two years old, but feel I need to let you know..
Louise is my great grandmother. Her maiden name was Nelson, not Dehlin. She was the second wife of Peter C Peterson.

From Our Photo Archives ~ Emma Dewy Allred

History wanted

Monday, February 7, 2011

LaRue Brotherson Obituary

LaRue Draper Seely Brotherson Obituary

We will miss you LaRue !

North Sanpete High School Commencement Program 1926

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Victorian Greetings

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Black Hawk Indian War Muster Roll April 1866

Look for your ancestor.

We have been asked to post these rolls as there is a lot of interest in the pioneers who participated in the Black Hawk Indian War. This particular roll may not have been the first. We will continue to publish these rolls as time permits. Also, We are posting only the Mt. Pleasant entries. Those who want the names from other communities can email me at pandk@cut.net.

Remember, you can click on them to enlarge them.

Enjoy !!! Kathy Hafen