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Show Kate B. Carter was appointed a member of the Golden Spike Centennial Commission by Governor Calvin L. Rampton in 1967 and was one of the planners of this outstanding celebra¬tion. In 1969, Salt Lake City Lions Club gave her a certificate of appreciation and in 1973 they again honored her for "thirty years of community service as co-chairman of the Days of '47 Com¬mittee." On April 7, 1971, Utah Womans Review honored President Carter as a true woman of the week who had dedicated her life to compiling the history of the Mormon Pioneers. Responding, President Carter said: "I had no real history training. My desire and love of history came from my father, an Icelandic pioneer who settled in Spanish Fork. I had always served my church, being a stake officer, genealogical worker and president of my Relief Society. But in the early thirties, at the request of Salt Lake County, I started outlining some work for the D.U. P.— stories about the pioneers and their lives." These outlines eventually became the well-known Heart Throbs of the West series, of which twelve were written, followed by Treasures of Pioneer History and the series known as Our Pioneer Heritage. President Carter characterizes her work as "compilation" -not writing. However, through her efforts much of the flavor of the life in pioneer Utah has been preserved for all time and these books are her greatest contribution to history. Mrs. Carter is up early and hard at work, never going to bed before midnight- "a Scandinavian trait" as she calls it, but the many books and pamphlets took time to the library at the D.U.P. Museum is still filled with diaries and writ¬ings of yet unpublished tales. She came from a very closely knit family of pioneer stock. Her great aunt came to Utah in 1855 from Iceland and was a pioneer doctor in Spanish Fork, marrying William Holt, a mem¬ber of the Mormon Battalion. Her own husband's family, the Carters, joined the Church in the 1830s. "He always supported me in everything I did and approved of my work," said Mrs. Carter. "After I had become deeply involved in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, I asked to be released from church work to de¬vote my time to this. President George Albert Smith said to my bishop, 'Let her go to the Daughters and give her your blessing,' and I have worked with the D.U.P. ever since. We have never bought anything for the museum because everything has been donated, and every item we have is well taken care of. I have thoroughly enjoyed my work and my life," Mrs. Carter said. "I have tried with all my mind to be a friend to the young and old. I've tried to smile, and most of all, I've been willing to listen." The Pioneer Craft House, located at 3271 South Fifth East, honored President Carter at a reception July 14, 1971. Her de¬termination to seek out and preserve pioneer artifacts has earned for her a place of honor among Utah's citizens. During the summer of 1971 a plaque of the Great Seal of the State of Utah was presented to Mrs. Kate B. Carter by Governor Calvin L. Rampton for her outstanding contribution to the state as president of the D.U.P Friends of President Kate B. Carter were given an oppor¬tunity July 30, 1972, to pay homage to her on the occasion of her eightieth birthday. Gov¬ernor and Mrs. Calvin L. Rampton honored her with a reception at the State Capitol. Through the years, President Carter has often been heard to remark, "A people who forget their past shall have no fu¬ture." To this end, she has de¬voted a lifetime of unselfish service to insure that modern- day Utahns never forget the life, times and dreams of their forebears. Governor Rampton, com¬menting concerning this spe¬cial occasion, said: "Few wom¬en have made a greater sac¬rifice of self for the benefit of the whole than Mrs. Kate Carter." August 2, 1972, the Salt Lake Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers honored this talented woman and re-echoed that statement and congratulated her on the outstanding service she had rendered. "We are proud that members of our organization, the late Thomas Child, Eugene Watkins and Wilber Parkinson have served as co-chairmen in making the Days of '47 such an outstanding success. "The parade now ranks third in the nation. First the Pas¬adena Rose Bowl, then the Rose parade in Portland and now Days of '47 has risen to third place which has meant years of work. We are proud that the Sons have shared honors in assist¬ing in these memorable events. We only wish we could come |