Home of Rasmus Frandsen and his first Wife Annie Margrethe Madsen and second wife Jacobine Berthe Madsen ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

Martin Christian Kroll and The Fire on Main Street 1898

 

 Main Street Fire    (History of Mt. Pleasant) p 180

About one a.m., on the morning of the 24th of July, 1898, a fire was discovered on Main Street, about one. half block west of State Street. The alarm was sounded and along with the fire engine, volunteers formed a bucket brigade. Most of the buildings were frame, and the flames could not be checked, in spite of their efforts, until all on the block between the Equitable build­ing and Consolidated Furniture Store had been destroyed.

Those who sustained losses were: Dr. S. H. Allen, store build­ing; M. G. Rolph, building and cigar factory; Dr. A. Lundberg, building, household furniture, dentist and jewelry tools; M. C. Kroll, store and bakery; Maiben & Aldrich, drug store; New York Cash store, merchandise; Equitable Co-op Store, building; Victor Nielson and Olaf Olson, Shoe Company; Kofford & Johnson, building and stock. The Post office, owned by John N. Ericksen; C. E. Hampshire, barber shop; Dr. C. McGoughan, office furniture; Dr. H. P. Morrey, office fixtures; J. C. Barton, barber shop and fixtures; Carl Kroll and Hyrum Hansen, each shoemaker fixtures. The Odd Fellows, Masonic, Workman and Woodmen lodges, their hall and furniture. Some were partly insured. The fire being checked by an adobe wall in the Lundberg building, saved the Con­solidated Furniture Company, W. O. Ash & Company, and a frame building built by Nils Rosenlof, later owned by Rasmus Anderson. A year later, this frame building was also destroyed by fire.

Revisiting Salt Lake 1926

 

New Definition of "Museum"

 The following is taken from The New York Observer: https://observer.com/2022/08/after-nearly-a-decade-of-debate-theres-a-new-definition-of-museum/

After Nearly a Decade of Debate, There’s a New Definition of ‘Museum’

An international committee overseeing the museum industry has put forward a new definition for 'museum,' after a previous suggestion was shot down for being too progressive.

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly • 08/26/22 3:52pm

 
 
 

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)

After seven years of at times fractious debate, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) finally has a new definition of “museum.”

Throughout the process, ICOM painstakingly analyzed each word in the definition, ensuring it was applicable across languages and cultural differences. The methodology was changed after members complained about being excluded from discussions about the new definition, which will be utilized by UNESCO, academics, and journals and even incorporated into some nation’s legislations.

ICOM, which consists of national and international coalitions and works with over 20,000 institutions worldwide to oversee the museum industry, announced the definition passed with 92 percent of members voting in favor Aug. 24 at a conference in Prague. Containing many of the sentiments from the last ICOM definition, which was last updated in 2007, the new statement emphasizes concepts like diversity, inclusivity, sustainability, and accessibility.

The definition is as follows:

A museum is a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage. Open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums foster diversity and sustainability. They operate and communicate ethically, professionally and with the participation of communities, offering varied experiences for education, enjoyment, reflection and knowledge sharing.

The organization’s journey towards this definition began in 2015 and has been fraught with internal disagreement. A proposed definition was initially suggested at a 2019 conference in Kyoto, where 24 national coalitions objected and a vote was postponed, causing a fracture within the museum community.

The organization’s journey towards this definition began in 2015 and has been fraught with internal disagreement. A proposed definition was initially suggested at a 2019 conference in Kyoto, where 24 national coalitions objected and a vote was postponed, causing a fracture within the museum community.

“Many museum officials felt it was too progressive and too long and wordy,” said Lauran Bonilla-Merchav, co-chair of the ICOM committee leading the definition revision process. “It caused a lot of polemic among the organization and museum professionals.”

Disagreements and debates continue to surround the definition 

Going forward, ICOM added several more people to the definition committee. “It was obviously very difficult to work with. There were members who had very opposite views on the matter,” said Bonilla-Merchav, who is the former chair of ICOM’s Costa Rica chapter.  ICOM also changed its methodology, embarking on an 18-month process of consultations and revisions with its members.

While Bonilla-Merchav said she is delighted a definition has finally been approved, some ICOM members believe there some issues still need to be addressed. “To be honest, it’s not progressive enough for me,” said Inkyung Chang, founder of Seoul’s Iron Museum, during a panel discussing the definition, while ICOM’s international committee spokesperson Muthoni Thangwa argued that the concept of repatriation should be included, as reported by The Art Newspaper.

“It’s very controversial to talk about repatriation right now, and to insert it into the definition,” Bonilla-Merchav said. “We had to come to a certain degree of consensus.” However, she pointed to the definition’s emphasis on ethical communication, which she believes enables ICOM to further the discussion towards repatriation.

“As the generations change and younger people come into more leadership positions, the issues are going to evolve,” Bonilla-Merchav said, adding she wouldn’t be surprised if another new definition is discussed in 10 or so years.

Mt. Pleasant Post Office Dedication 1960

 

1937 High School Band ~~~ Submitted by By Betty Gunderson Woodbury

Dexter the Walking Dog ~~~ Submitted by Larry Staker

 f you didn't catch this on

>> CBS, here's an item, which includes a short video clip, on Dexter, the
>> walking dog. Enjoy.

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dexter-dog-walks-human-ouray-colorado/ 

And Euray, Colorado is one of my favorite places.

George Christensen, Dorthea Mogensen Christensen, and Francis Ellison Christensen~~~ Pioneers of the Month ~~~ September 2022

George Christensen 

Dorthea Mogensen Christensen
George's First Wife
Died in 1899

Francis Ellison Christensen
George's second wife 

Home of Jens Jorgensen and His Wives Christiana Christensen and Kjersten Bertlesen ~~~Researched , Compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Mt. Pleasant's Own Doughboy

 

"Doughboy"is an informal term for a member of the United States Army or Marine Corps. Today it is especially used to refer to members of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. (A popular mass-produced sculpture of the 1920s, the Spirit of the American Doughboy,   
Courtesy of Wikipedia 



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The following comes from History of Mt. Pleasant.

World War

When the United States entered the World War, the people of Mt. Pleasant loyally responded to every call, and made a record of which it may well be proud. One hundred and eighteen boys enlisted from Mt. Pleasant, and a number of Mt. Pleasant's sons enlisted from other communities. As the boys, one by one or in groups, boarded the train, great crowds, although sad at heart, cheered them as they left for the front. Three of the number died in service. Ralph Braby, while in California, was drowned, Jacob Hafen died of disease, and Henry Merville Zabriskie was killed in action, over seas.

The Sanpete County Council of Defense was organized as follows: J. W. Cherry, chairman; Burke McArthur, secretary; Ed. Johnston, treasurer; Committee chairmen, Finance, N. S. Niel­sen; Publicity, ,Burke McArthur; Legal, J. W. Cherry; Sanitation and Medicine, Ed. Johnston; Food supply and conservation, L. R. Anderson; Industrial survey, Orlando Bradley; Labor, Christian Willardsen; Military affairs, J. Morgan Johnson; State protection, H. R. Thomas; Survey of man power, L. P. Brady; Woman's work, Mrs. G. W. Martin.

In June 1918, there were deposited in the Mt. Pleasant Com­mercial and Savings Bank, by Mr. N. S. Nielsen, county chairman of finance, to the credit of W. G. McAdoo, treasurer of the Nation­al American Red Cross, seven thousand five hundred dollars.



The citizens went over the top in the various other drives conducted. Liberty bonds, postal savings, Soldier's Welfare Re­lief, Christmas boxes, tobacco, conservation of food, etc.

Local committees were organized, among them the local Red Cross. The officers of this organization visited the neighboring cities, Fairview, Fountain Green, Moroni, Wales, Chester and Spring City, and in cooperation with them, purchased material and sewed articles called for. There were checked out something over $3.000, which had been obtained by weekly canvasses made by wo­men and girls, and by other volunteer donations other than the National drives. Mt. Pleasant headquarters were established at about 122 West Main, where the women, some representing differ­ent organizations, met and did sewing, etc., required. Many ship­ments of goods were made. The officers at this time were: C. L. Johns, president; Mrs. Grace Madsen and Miss Irene Nielsen, vice presidents; Miss Hilda Madsen, secretary and treasurer.



Mt. Pleasant History (1939) pp 199-200 by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

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The original location of the Dough Boy was right in the center of the intersection of State Street and Main Street.

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 Honoring all soldiers in all wars .

"To Honor Those Who Left Our Midst To Fight For Freedom" 

In 2008 the "old armory" now recreation center  was given the artist touch with Soldiers from all wars painted on the south exterior wall. 

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Amazing Video Of Life in Japan ~~~ Submitted by Larry Staker

 

Silkworm Industry in Utah circa 1896

 

Have you ever noticed groves of mulberry trees in your neighborhood? These trees aren’t native to Utah, but were planted to support a pioneer silk industry led by Mormon women and girls.

It’s hard to imagine silkworms thriving in Utah’s harsh desert climate, but in the late 1800s, silk production in Utah was in full swing.  And the hands behind this technical and tedious work belonged not to ambitious businessmen, but to Mormon women and their daughters.

Self-sufficiency was an important part of Brigham Young’s vision for Mormon settlers in Utah.  Instead of purchasing goods from outside markets, he encouraged them to make what they needed by developing new industries.  One of these new ventures was sericulture, which is the process of raising silkworms and harvesting their cocoons.

Sericulture is extremely demanding work, and many women and girls became experts.  One of these experts was twelve-year-old Ann Clarke, who learned the art of sericulture from her mother Ellen, who raised silkworms in their American Fork home.  To keep the worm eggs warm until they hatched, women put them into pouches that they wore everywhere around their necks.  Once hatched, the worms were fed fresh mulberry leaves for about 40 days until they spun themselves into a cocoon. Then, the women boiled the cocoons to kill the moth and release the tiny, nearly invisible silk filaments, using their fingers to unravel the delicate threads and coil them around wooden paddles.  It took about 30,000 worms to produce 12 pounds of raw silk.

By 1879, Ann Clarke was so skilled at silkworm care that she was sent to Salt Lake City to learn the specialized art of silk reeling, where the filaments were carefully guided through tension wheels and twisted together to become skeins ready to weave into fabric.  When Ann returned home, she was put in charge of all silk reeling in Utah County.

The silk industry in Utah was short-lived since it became cheaper – and much easier – to import silk from other places.  By 1906, the sericulture experiment had ended, but Utah-grown silk lives on in museums and in the legacies of those women and girls whose hard work, patience, and skill made Utah sericulture possible.

Courtesy of Utah Humanities ~~~~ 

The following is taken from an early Mt. Pleasant History 

June 11, 1877  Mt. Pleasant Relief Society Minutes:  Sister Peterson spoke some about the silkworms and encouraged the sisters to take an interest in it and also she bore a faithful testimony to the truth; said that she was baptized in the church for 24 years and never faltered a minute, that this kingdom? was not the only truth in this world.

Home of George Christensen and his wife Dortha Marie Mogensen ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

George Christensen was a mayor of Mt. Pleasant

See link below:

http://mtpleasantmayor.blogspot.com/2010/10/mayor-of-month-october-2010-george.html