Historical Site- Grist Mill Stone and Pioneer Cabin and Dedicated Monument Mission Statement of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Organized solely for historical, educational and public purposes and is completely non-sectarian. It is dedicated to perpetuating the names and achievements of those men women and children who founded our Utah commonwealth. We seek to encompass a broad scope of service, preservation of historic land marks to the education of thousands of school children and adults about their pioneer forebears. The Morgan Stake plans to remodel the Rock Church to better utilize this building. To facilitate this plan they asked the Morgan County Daughters of Pioneers to remove the pioneer cabin, which has been there since 1931, to a new location. In a spirit of cooperation we agreed to do what we could to make this happen. After considering several sites in the community and county we feel it is the wisest and best decision to relocate the cabin next to the DUP Museum. The main problem seemed to be the location of water and sprinkler pipes in this area. Chris Hansen and Liz Carter inspected this area and recommended a location near the cement benches (Eagle Scout Project) facing Highway 66. We have contacted Verl Mecham to handle and oversee the actual moving of the cabin. Plans are to move the cabin without disassembling it. If this is not possible the logs will be numbered and reassembled in a timely manner. Mayor Dean Pace has assured us of the City's cooperation in this project, regarding permits and other situations. The Sons of Utah Pioneers have licensed members who are going to do the cement foundation and forms on which the building will sit. The cement will be obtained from Holcium Inc. The cement pad will extend about 24 inches beyond the cabin and be sloped to the lawn to facilitate water flowing away from the cabin and for ease in moving the grass. This work will be done prior to the actual moving of the cabin. Morgan Tenth Ward members aged 18 and up will be providing assistance under supervision of the licensed contractors. There are many adults in the community who have volunteered to help. Morgan Stake has also offered any assistance needed. Food for the workers will be provided by members from the six DUP camps in the county There are 128 members in this organization. Food can be served in the museum. There is a rock monument and a grist stone which will also need to be moved and placed next to the cabin A protective roof is built over the cabin and will either be moved or rebuilt. The corner posts may have eroded and need to be replaced. The museum has a 50 year paid lease with 47 years remaining. The cabin located here will add interest to the museum and give local residents an opportunity to remember out roots, and to realize what a great community and county have been built from such humble beginnings. The Veteran's monument is located facing Young Street. By incorporating the Museum, the log cabin, and Veteran's monument into one L-shaped area ending at the sidewalk entering the building next to the monument, a wonderful memorial park could be established. Other markers could be added to this memorial area in the future if desired. Thank You for your consideration, Morgan DUP Presidency, Connie Carter, Susan Mecham, Margo Wilde, Fay Hansen and Carole McCain. MORGAN COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING APPOINTMENT FORM Anyone wishing to have an item placed on the official agenda must contact the County Clerk's Office 24 hours before the meeting. Packets are prepared in advance and all items to be placed in the packets must be turned into the Clerk's Office by Wednesday (5 p.m.) prior to the Tuesday meeting in which they want to address the Council. Requests must be in writing and must include your name, address, and telephone number. We encourage you to also provide any written information or a brief statement regarding your issue. The Council must approve the item for inclusion in the agenda. When approved, this written information will be reproduced and provided to the Council in their packets. This procedure enables the Council to read and research your information to be more prepared to address your item at the meeting. COUNCIL MEETING DATE , / — 'l^O ~~7 NAME , ) i i p V fo^jfaj fpr^.) ADDRESS PQ JO* ^ A1o QjOn PHONE NUMBER " ^tf ^ PURPOSE FOR APPOINTMENT (BE SPECIFIC) At/inn iArt (]/}hi n -rr/)n> ttfv f L- bur, fa yn WILL YOUR APPOINTMENT BE FOR DISCUSSION, DECISION OR BOTH ^n'tl] ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE SCHEDULED IN 5 MINUTE INCREMENTS. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN 5 MINUTES PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR REQUESTED AMOUNT OF TIME DOCUMENTATION MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS FORM OR THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING COMMENTS: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DATE AND TIME REQUEST RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED PUBLIC HEARING TIME APPOINTMENT TIME COMMENTS Tuesday, May 15, 2007 3B ^jjjiPP J Courtesy photo This historic cabin in Morgan will be moved next to the pioneer museum. Historic cabin to be moved closer to pioneer museum BY DEANNE WINTERTON Standard-Examiner correspondent MORGAN — Instead of crossing Young Street to see a historic pioneer cabin, visitors to Morgan County's Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum on State Street soon can view the cabin just a couple steps away. Although some county his¬tory buffs were initially hesi¬tant about moving the historic pioneer cabin to make way for remodeling an LDS church, they're now excited to have the cabin closer to their museum. "We love this cabin as a new¬born loves its mother's heart¬beat, and it will be more func¬tional to all on the courthouse lawn," said Susan Mecham, first vice president of the Mor¬gan County DUP chapter. "It is an opportunity to share the his¬tory of our pioneers with oth¬ers. It belongs to everyone in the county." The birthplace of the first white boy in Morgan County in 1857, the cabin was originally located in Peterson. Other arti¬facts, such as a mill burr from the county's first grist mill and stones from various historic places in Utah, accompany the cabin near an LDS church parking lot. The DUP must remove the cabin by June 1 to make way for the remodel of the nearby "Rock Chapel," which houses three wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The cha¬ pel was built of blue limestone rock in 1868 and will undergo extensive demolition and re¬modeling in a yearlong project. Mecham said her organiza¬tion has the money, manpower and know-how to move the cab¬in, but she wanted the county council to approve the loca¬tion. She proposed placing it next to the DUP's State Street museum on county property. Although the council liked the idea of using county property for the relocation, some mem¬bers were hesitant to name a spot because they are contem¬plating building a new county courthouse in the vicinity. "We need a site plan for the new county building," said council Chairman Bruce Sand¬ers. "We don't want the cabin 'in the way and damaged when this building is torn down. We don't want to have to move it again." However, placing the cabin near the museum is a logical choice, said councilmen David Gardiner and Sid Creager. County staff also expressed concerns about leaving enough space to construct a new drive¬way for future parking facili¬ties. The DUP is encouraging the council to make a quick decision for exact placement, given their tight timeline. "It is an honor and a respon¬sibility," Mecham said. "The cabin represents the brave and stalwart pioneers who settled this vallev." Friday, July 20, 2007 Log Cabin Restored And Moved To New Location In Morgan Volunteers moved the pioneer cabin a block down State Street to its new home. From all parts of the world and every class of people came the pioneers. The articles they brought with them were as differ¬ent as the lands from which they came. In preparation for the long and hazardous trip to Zion, which they knew was an undeveloped land; they packed each article which would be suitable for the strenuous trip as will as for life in the valley after they arrived. The pioneer cabin, now locat¬ed next to the Morgan County DUP building/museum, is typical of the cabins built and occupied by the fist settlers in Morgan. The original location of the cabin was in the Peterson vicinity of 3870 North Peterson Road. On July 24, 1931, the cabin was moved to the Rock Church at 48 South State Street in Morgan. The cabin had one window and a dirt floor. Located directly inside the door was a bench against the wall where the water bucket with drinking water and a long-handled dipper were placed. There was also a wash basin for washing your face and hands. The family table and benches were made of split logs held together with wooden pegs. Long benches on each side furnished seating and a place for kneeling for daily fam¬ily prayers. Logs used for the building came from nearby canyons. Mary Ann Peterson and her husband Roswell Stevens were the parents of the first child born in this one-room cabin in the Morgan Valley on December 14, 1855. While still living in this log cabin, a second child was born to them on September 23, 1857. This log cabin in which these children were born is now owned by the Morgan County Daughters of the .Utah Pioneers. Due to the expansion of the Rock Church it became necessary for the cabin to be relocated to its present location This was accom¬plished on June 5, 2007. There was a 2nd roof built over the cabin to protect it against the elements on June 13, 2007. Then on June 14, 2007 the grist stone was moved to the same location. This stone was used for grinding purposes in the Richville mill which was the first grist mill established in the valley. The monument, which contains history of the cabin, was moved on June 22, 2007 and placed in front of the cabin. The Morgan County DUP wishes to thank L. Verl Mecham, the many individuals who donated their labor, and businesses who donated materials to make this historical event take place. More specific information regarding donations will be displayed at the cabin. This building will be reded- icatedto its present location in the near future. The date for this ded¬ication will be posted in The Morgan County News. Costs of Moving the Cabin. $9,000. All but $1,500 donated. Paid by DUP Labor and Materials Verl Mecham Mecham Brothers Equipment and labor Wilkinson Brothers Equipment and Labor $1,920. $1,930 $ 830. Wheelwright Lumber $ 600. Precision Structures $ 480. Tim Spens and crew Labor on roof $ 600. Geneva Rock Concrete $ 500. Ernie Durrant crew and labor $ 600. Butch Robinson lumber $ 200. Mark Huerta labor $ 410. Steve Wiggle labor and tools $ 80. Darren Hadley labor $ 30. Drew Hadley labor $ 30. Dustin Lilttle labor $ 60. Stan Durrant labor $ 30 Matt Wilson labor $ 30. Mark Rich labor $ 25. Ryan Rich labor $ 25. Travis Huerta labor Duane Stock labor $ 100. Larry Wilson crew and painting $ 700. Ace Hardware $ 50 Ray Carter helping with front door $ 200. clcnuU - , ( , y / cU it Ar ZL'ICQ? ■ n f u- v C&uJ. ZICQ7 c^y/Mqan fte-xti,- DUP oUftwitR afarr* ^ iCCLt iic/ GL J>a£jL .J^J^n^'Mt^^/SdAtAJ. oSdAd/S/MnJ ^jfejbi&uud&ncu. - M/pAm^tk^^jJaw 'Mn, Jidid Xo .slagL> .ttuL> cJui'icA,. ji^Jb^Gb ol^-cnaS* Jli^kchdcA.'U'-LcA wm-' 077 d/d mccall {MmJmJ, .JL^plcLDuJ thai '{.icy duhvt- want & ^k.^ d/&<ccdz> cii}/uctjcdu ..did daudJ^, //rndd^n ..'CuitcLng ^ ^patiiim . //intd Odd Ac Ctrl -e v t -.u^ ^j-icm jibhsu dJltc-L fj . >tu cJ\ a /rru/ui Jiuyi^yttL-'L ik^JLfrjt c^d&cddc^y tilt v JlpOUj.CjJ MJC OMvddd^d/^^L^yd^'t') 'Uidid/L'(xd Dlir. c <3%L .^Litq^jU ivdn^di^ srn&wj Cif^ctxxnvuddzd UL 'itJL sthii ynami ct JarmnT^^LuA^d 'S/^echarrLj ^Ca-muL. Zo cu t cidL c)IJJIChartu' d^J ii~nhzd cjtt' cy? yinuth ad'ixczj cm^&L d ajLacskrt: liii't OILV JVUlLlSL.a^t dc 't/U-1^ ,CaUrv CU Sd^vatcw ..yoLff oz cv jCaUrO, 3th aiPiayu^^d d^.d/ave^ <Tziv //lairc^ Cc elded k dfau. -S^urd^ 'zh ^iQcttktf* cxr/iraji-rzLc/ a edeoed pitiw^ erf cud "thaxti Cl^iLTmiA , 1ST fa - . oe<i*-\> l uTi/vrizd ^^mpl/- Date. Page No.. C&lOldu Oi^MZWid'yC&ASL* "ff/dM&s xb. w (ducts*. luriifu . c /&?£><!A) at TAd, /yncziLJi^ a'OL^ji^J z/n; ^zcpuiu) slwTwtitt (2/Yid CumrncL MtftL JdZL -IsCvlii^ .^o 42IctULadz (TLOV &2/JJL/. Mat aMl - 5 ' -' - Mob W£ JZjCfi^ZMljzJ Ujf /Tioct \A^OAAJ -AJ/t, (UruiJ 20 ybjtSk, ^ JOCLLAJ" dtesiAJisd cuu jlJW una.. .rniancJiwy ^^tic^l^, ^AM^xmyt'iJuo an 01 CLUJLCJL OOJUZMrW* L Azouas**/ CL^urzrJ. ^ J^ ieah! M&zzaj- LAJXL Ur&zdlcf Date_ Page No.. 'To Jrt yld&AjczJ, sCZnrfZ^teL 's&L Aiok . yi^ZuJUz ^UCcolu^ xZnt/ Oiz^u / s&Iua /Z /[oSl/JJUin fii .ro, Iflwk. gmJ ■^btj AjXL ,CSLcf & tcautrn -1^/isLs d^Jjt i^n :ymiM urn OJaj^ ^MijufriM 'OAs ti County News September 12, 2008 DUP dedicates pioneer cabin site next to museum Story by: Ayana VanCampen TMOV Student Writer Morgan landmark Pioneer Cabin was dedicated Wednesday September 9, at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum. A warm welcome was given by DUP Company President Connie Carter, at the long awaited dedication of the new home of the cabin. Verl Mecham gave his remarks and thanks for the hard work that was put into moving the antique cabin. A lot of help and time was donated to this project. Mecham stated that the cabin is very solid and strong, but they did not want to do any¬thing that would harm or destroy it. He also said that it was as though the whole community donated some¬thing whether it was labor, money, or time. Three logs in the floor were restored, as was the front door. The com¬munity donated over $1,000 toward the project. Josephine Clark then Members of the DUP gathered at the relocated pio¬neer cabin Tuesday for a dedication ceremony. gave a brief history of the cabin. According to Clark, in two weeks it will be the 151st anniversary of the first child born in the cabin, Charles Russell Stevens. Clark states that the cabin has moved several times. It was first in Peterson, near Hinds' Quick Stop, until July 24, 1931 when DUP bought, and moved it next to the Rock Church on State Street. Clark also related a story told by Maybell Welch about Welch's mother bot¬tling peaches in the cabin. Mayor Dean Pacc then gave a prayer to dedicate the cabin site. Attendees were then given a tour of the cabin. The interior has fur¬niture and artifacts from the period in which the cabin was constructed. DUP donates handmade quilt to Operation Graduation The Morgan County- Daughters of Utah Pioneers pieced a quilt for Project Graduation. Each of the six camps was asked make four twelve inch square pieced quilt blocks using maroon, gold, white and black fabric. The blocks were first used as table decorations for the Tri- County DUP Convention. After the convention, Melanie Lane made the quilt top and the Mountain Greert Quilters tied it. This will make a nice gift for one of Morgan High's graduating seniors. DUP County Meeting September 9, 2008 DUP Building All DUP members are invited to the dedication of the Cabin at 6:30 PM. Following the dedication there will be a short time to tour the cabin and view the many improvements to the museum. The annual meeting of the Morgan County DUP will begin at 7:00 in the Museum. Captains, please make sure all your members and potential members are invited. Please arrange carpooling, pioneers were very conservative. There will be light refreshments by the Mt. Joy and Mountain View camps. Cabin Dedication on new Site Welcome: Company President Connie Carter Remarks: Verl Mecham Brief history of cabin: Josephine Clark Dedicatory prayer: Mayor Dean Pace Tour of the cabin at your leisure until 7:00 Our Heritage - Our Responsibility Morgan County DUP Meeting September 9, 2008 Conducting and welcome- Connie Carter Prayer - Veloy Dickson Pledge of Allegiance - Fern Covill Song - "Daughters of the Utah Pioneers" Barbara Lewis and Doris Sanders Minutes and Roll Call - Carole McCain Financial Report - Fay Hansen Announcements - Fundraising Bazaar for the camps will be held November 8, 2008 beginning at 9AM to 4PM Pioneer History - Sherie Wright Musical number - "On the Way to California" David Carter and brothers Lesson - Sheryn Burton Closing Prayer - Anna Porter Drawing for the Quilt A special thanks to Mt. Joy and Mountain View Camps for the refreshments. fo 4 History of D. U. P. Organization in Morgan County. Mount Joy Camp D.U.P. claims Lhe first 12 charter members of the D.U.P. in Morgan County. This group vee orgenizt.c\ ir> April, 2V-Z.P- by Flora B. Kerne of Salt L*l?e City, Utah, v.itl: Mrs. Flic Piskan Boyce as President; Annie Waldron Clark and Annie Croft Heiner as Vice Presidents. Following is a list of the 12 Registerto charter members of D.U.B in Morgan County: Louisa Winnetta Grover Robison Anna Meranda Croft Heiner Ella Diskan Boyce Martha Ann Stevens Heiner Anna E. Smith Grover Hattie Eliza Robison Heiner Persis Farr Heiner Louisa Ann Pixton Grover Margaret Eliza Fe]t Vest Ids May Stewart Anderson Mary Ann Simmons Smith Sara Jane Taggart Reiner One of these charter members is still a member of the Mount Joy Camp, acting in the office of Historian. Pioneer Mary Ann~Simmons Smith was also a member of Mount Joy Camp until April 20,1948 when she passed on, a noble Pioneer at the age of 94 years 10 months. In appreciation of their faithful service D.U.P. pins were presented to these two charter members by their camp in a special meeting during the Centenial. In August 4, 1922 at Cumo Springs, Daughter Flora B. Borne of the Central Compay D.U.P. organized the Morgan Counth Company with Nettie Hogg Durrant as President; Lillie Francis as Secretary; Issabelle Geary, registrar; and Lavina Francis as treasurer. This organization began collecting Pioneer Relics and Writing Pioneer Histories to be preserved as a testimony to our children and grandchildren of their Pioneer Herritage. MORGAN COUNTY D.U.P H X 5" 3- A. a. Z A & a I I 3 I <2 k 9- •4 4 J J 918-1922 922-1924 924-1929 929-1932 932-1934 934-1936 936-1938 938-1940 940-1942 942-1944 944-1946 946-1947 947-1948 948-1951 951-1952 952-1954 954-1960 960-1962 962-1964 964-1968 968-1972 972-1974 974-1976 .979 976 <?- 1979-1981 » 1981-1983 0 1983-1987 J 1987-1989 ^ 1989-1991 A 1991-1993 1993-1995 1 1995-/997 /197- /W I f I £ccl- *oc3L pL - aoOS tj-^GOZ qoOf{ PRESIDENTS SINCE 1918 Ella Despain Boyce (1st county president) Jannetta (Nettie) Hogg Durrant Isabelle Welch Butters Maggie Taggart Francis Clara Hyde Turner Eliza Dickson Rich Ethel Hansen Tippetts Doris Marchant Whittear Mary Smith Smith T'nelma Rollins Francis Amelia (Millie) Lamb Robison Alice Woods Wilkinson Elsie Tonks Bell Leona Boyce Clark Elsie Tonks Bell Eliza Winters Halls Dora Clark Rich Elsie Tonks Bell Aita Calvert Thackeray Jessie Johnston Creager Emma Mills Harding Theima Salmon Bell Grace Bowen Kilbourn Emeline Hendricks Florence Gail Whitaker Young Birt Barbara Carter Porter Jessie Kilbourn Franich Veloy Tonks Dickson Dena Carter Rich LoRaine Bell Wilkinson Eloise Anderson Martineau Lolita Field MacFarlane Jo A** Love// Sw/th /■vy ij $ y/'A 1 S V'al^ri e \{o.t\c0ci< if ZC01-20/3 Q^UV^j O^U^o- HSV,3-ZC!^ D U P Co Presidents 1. Ella Boyce April 1313 2. Nettie Durante August 4, 1922 3. Isabelle Butters September 7, 1924 t! tt October 29, 1926 4. Maggie Francis November 3, 1929 5. Clara Turner March 7, 1932 6. Eliza Rich February 23, 1934 7. Ethel Tippetts March 27, 1936 8. Doris Y-hittier April 1, 1938 9. Marry Smith November 8, 1940 10. Thelma Francis November 6, 1942 Alice Wilkinsen Elsie Tonks Bell Leona Clark Elsie Bell Eliza Kalis V. The Morgan Stake plans to remodel the Morgan Rock Church, to better utilize this faculty. To facilitate this plan they asked the Morgan County Daughters of Utah Pioneers to remove the pioneer cabin, which was built in 1857, and placed there in 1932, to a new location. In a spirit of cooperation we agreed to do what we could to make this happen. After considering several sites in the community and county we feel it is the wisest and best decision to relocate the cabin next to the DUP Museum. The main problem seemed to be the location of water and sprinkler pipes in this area. Liz Carter inspected the area and recommended a location near the cement benches (Eagle Scout Project) facing Highway 66. We have contacted Verl Mecham to handle and oversee the actual moving of the cabin. Plans are to move the cabin without disassembling it. It this is not possible the logs will be numbered and reassembled, within a one week time frame. The Sons of Utah Pioneer, have licensed members who are going to do the cement foundation and forms on which the building will be sit. The cement will be obtained from Holcim Inc. The cement pad will extend 18 inches to 24 inches beyond the cabin and sloped to the lawn to facilitate water flowing away from the cabin and for easy in mowing the grass. This will all be done prior to the actual moving of the cabin. The Morgan Tenth Ward members, aged 18 and up will be providing physical assistance under supervision of the licensed contractors. There are many adults in the community who have already volunteered to help in any possible way. Morgan Stake has also offered any assistance needed. Food for the workers will be provided by members from the six DUP camps in the area. (There are 128 members of DUP.) This food can be served in the DUP Museum or set up outside. There is a rock monument and a grist stone which will also need to be moved and placed next to the cabin as they are now. A protective roof is built over the cabin and will either be moved or rebuilt. The corner posts may have eroded after so many years and will need to be replaced. The cabin located here would add interest to the museum, and give local residents an opportunity to remember our roots, and to realize what a great community and county has been built from such humble beginnings and by working together. The Veteran's monument is located just around the corner facing Young Street. It would be exciting to designate the area from the DUP building to the side walk entering the court house next to this monument as a Memorial Park. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS MORGAN UTAH STAKE October 17, 2008 Mrs. Connie Carter Daughters of the Utah Pioneers PO Box 338 Morgan, UT 84050 Dear Sister Carter. This is to extend my personal invitation to attend a preview tour of the newly remodeled historic Rock Church on Thursday, October 23, 2008. The Rock Church has been a significant part of our cultural in the Morgan area since 1868, when the residents quarried rock and brought it to town to build a meetinghouse. Over the years, additions were added. This building also served as a school for a period of time. On June 2007, the building was demolished leaving only the original stone structure intact. A beautiful new building has now been completed. We would be honored to have you join us at 4:00 pm, prior to the public open house tours that begin at 5:00 pm. This is a special preview tour for academic, business, government, service and religious leaders in our area. The Rock Church is located at the corners of Young and State Street in downtown Morgan. Dedication of this building will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 6:00 pm. You are cordially invited to attend the dedication. If you have questions please call Lance Andersen at (801) 829-5819. We hope you will join us in celebrating the completion of this long-awaited facility. Sincerely, r, ^Jsjj'^yS; v'.c.'i -f:.;^; : Morgan County News August 1, 2008 DUP Museum and cabin gets visitors Primary girls from the Morgan Fifth Ward visited teh Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and Pioneer Cabin with their leaders. Girls from the Eighth Ward also enjoyed a tour of the building and gained a greater appreciation of their heritage. Both the museum and the cabin are available for public tours. MORGAN PIONEER HISTORY BOOK Our current board took office in June of 2005. As we viewed the assume collection of artifacts and the volumes of histories collected since 1918, and the countless hours of work, we were amazed. We decided that we should publish a book of these collected histories, which we wanted to print as a tribute, not only to these noble ancestors, but to the Daughters of Pioneers, who had worked so industriously in preserving these wonderful histories. Had we known what a monumental task we were entering into we would probably have lost our nerve and forgotten the whole thing. As we poured through the volumes of histories, many written in pencil on yellowed paper, which had to be copied and typed one word at a time, we became immersed in the lives of these pioneers and the sacrifices they made for their families and for the gospel. It is impossible to figure the amount of hours spent typing these stories, often in the middle of the night, and with tear filled eyes. These people became real, and the need to tell their stories became almost an obsession, which lasted 18 months. At our county meeting in September of 2006 we announced that we had decided to put this project on hold until the first of the year, because we were burned out. This decision did not afford us the relief we had desired, but only meant disturbed sleep, and getting up at all hours of the night to sit at the computer, and read and type the histories that pertained to the Morgan County area. Something was pushing us to complete this book. We held almost weekly board meetings, where corrections were made, stories, read and reread, and additions made. At one particular meeting, my vice president and I were alone reviewing stories, and we were deeply touched with the need to continue with this project as quickly as possible "as these pioneers had waited long enough to have their stories told, and to share their lives and experiences, and their testimonies. Looking at Margo I noticed that both of our arms were covered with goose bumps, and the most amazing feeling of love and determination overcame us. We could feel the room filling up with people, men and women encouraging us and letting us know that we needed to do this project and that the help and answers would come as we did our part. We knew that no matter what that we would continue. It became almost an obsession. We called a board meeting for all members, including our camp leaders, and expressed our change of heart about waiting, and about the need to get the book done as soon as possible. We asked for more help and for stories to be added to the book from the community as well. We announced that there would be no charge for stories and pictures, as had been done by the previous book written about Morgan. I am extremely grateful to my husband, Vernal for his support on my midnight typing adventures, my daytime typing, hours on the phone and so many meetings, as well as the neglect of our home as I became even more immersed in the book. My family and friends probably though "Get a life, Connie." At our summer work shop we had appointed a book sales chairman, DeAnn and after contacting the International DUP we narrowed down the list of publishers, and made the decision to contact Susan Wytas, of DocuMart Printing. She came to Morgan, made suggestions, looked over the material that we had and was impressed that the stories were typed and corrected. Her enthusiasm, and the fact that she was willing to meet with us at Morgan, instead of our having to travel, all the way to Salt Lake, made our choice to go with her company an easy one. It was a wise decision. Our problem now became one of knowing when to stop, because as our deadline arrived more and more stories were pouring in at the last minute. We realized that we could have published several volumes, and it was difficult to say, "Sorry, no more stories." We have endeavored to include stories that express a variety of the experiences lived, and to present the histories in the writers own words, or those of their families. If we had thanked and named everyone who assisted with the production of these histories there would not have been room for the histories themselves. We are indebted to those who worked so tirelessly and often tiredly. Dr. Earl McCain, recently retired from Weber State University, and his wife and our secretary Carole McCain were responsible for final editing, and they worked under great pressure to meet our new deadline. Carole also assumed the duties of publicity, and articles were printed in the Ogden Standard, the Morgan County News, and the Summit County Bee. Flyers were distributed, and announcements were made at the churches in our community. Faye Hansen was terrific as we kept handing in money a bit at a time as books were sold, and she keeps outstanding financial records. We appreciate the many addition efforts of Faye and her husband Norman. Our Camp Captains, Verna and Marge, Fern, Doris, Joyce, Melanie, and Diane have done a great job. The decision to make our book, 8X10 inches with a hard bound cover was made and the cost would be almost $20.00 a book for 1000 copies. Again we were overwhelmed. We contacted several banks and credit unions, and with a giant leap of faith, we gave the go ahead to the publishers. In order to keep the cost at $20.00 per book we pre sold the books. Again hard work paid off and we sold 648 books sight unseen. We gave a coupon for each book sold and each county captain kept a careful list of each book purchased too. Names were crossed off and signed for as books were picked up. We sold an additional 80 books on the 24th. Community response was outstanding. The books were sold for $25.00 after this date, and we are selling books daily. We have about 100 books left for sale. QjcSen Sftandqrc! 2B Wednesday, December 6, 2006 T< stones of early Morgan settlers Daughters of Utah Pioneers compile more than 300 pages BY DEANNE WlNTTERTON Standard-Examiner correspondent The 120 Daughters of Utah Pioneers members in Morgan County are pre¬serving the past through a book detail¬ing their ancestors' everyday lives. Though the project began in June 2005, founding organizers of Morgan's DUP camps started the leg work in 1918. Almost a century ago, DUP mem¬bers began preserving life histories of pioneers who settled in Morgan. Tbday, about 100 stories — several with accompanying photos — have been compiled into more than 300 pages in a large hardcover book. "Going through the history has been difficult," said Carole McCain, a mem¬ber of the county DUP presidency. "Some are handwritten." The book includes spelling and gram¬mar that the pioneers used themselves. "We have to make it as near to au¬thentic as possible," McCain said. "That's a nightmare on today's comput¬ers." Many of the stories are autobiogra- MORGANS phies, while others, are written by pio¬neers' families. Stories are about set¬tlers that made their homes in Morgan before the Union Pacific railroad tra¬versed the county. Some accounts detail pioneers' jour¬neys from England to America by ship. Others reveal social activities and eco¬nomics in Morgan. Settlers made brick out of clay, sheared sheep, confronted American Indians, courted future spouses, dealt with death and disease, danced, feasted on poultry and dressed in petticoats and knickerbockers. McCain's favorite story is about a pioneer who once lived as a servant in a home owned by one of the mobsters who attacked Joseph Smith. "I don't have any ancestors who set¬tled Morgan, but this is still fun," she said. The book is about the pioneer ances¬tors in Morgan County and the sacri¬fices they made to settle the valley. The county DUP presidency wants the book to be "an inspiration to those who read it and a tribute and honor to those who lived it, and recorded it." lb purchase a book, contact McCain at 876-3282. DUP seeks improvement MORGAN to pioneer cabin exhibit "Even if you are not related to these people, your love of Morgan County will grow as you read their stories." CAROLE MCCAIN, member, DUP presidency BY DEANNE WINTERTON Standard-Examiner correspondent MORGAN — Now that a pioneer cabin has moved closer to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum on State Street, the organiza¬tion is hoping to improve the digs that once housed the first pioneer boy born in Morgan. When the baby was born in 1857, the cabin was locat¬ed in Peterson. It was later relocated near a chapel of The Church of .Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Morgan. When it moved yet again this summer across the street next to the DUP Mu¬seum to make way for ex¬tensive remodeling to the chapel, a protective roof was added above the histor¬ic structure. "Now we need to chink the walls, add bars to the windows, put in a motion- detecting light, add shelves to display small items, and repair some of the pioneer furniture we have, such as a table, an organ and a rope bed," said Carole McCain, a member of the county DUP presidency. To raise money for the improvements, the Mor¬gan DUP will sell a second printing of its "Morgan Pio¬neer History Brings Us To¬gether," a history detailing the everyday lives of people who settled the Morgan val¬ley. The 300-page book, avail¬able this time in soft cover, features about 100 stories, several with accompanying photos. McCain anticipates the bobk will sell quickly since the first printing of 1,000 books was sold out within three months about a year ago. "These are wonderful, faith-promoting stories of real people whose descen¬dants you know and love," McCain said. "They came from rich families and poor families but gave up everything to come to Utah to live in a dirt dugout. "You will find stories of heartache and laughter, sto¬ries of trials and success, but most of all, stories of faith. "Even if you are not relat¬ed to these people, your love of Morgan County will grow as you read their stories." During the winter the museum, at 93 N. State St., is open by appointment. In the summer, the DUP keeps regular hours. For more information, contact Fern Covill at 829- 3316. ffJ-0% c^rw % MO? Quotes from Morgan Pioneer History Book "John sheared sheep in the spring to help bring in extra income for his family. While he was away Sarah Jane would care for the cows. She would often bring their herd up Lake Canyon to feed during the day and return for them at night. One morning while she was taking cows to pasture they shied away from a clump of bushes and when she approached there were two Indians there." ********************** "One day when the air was dense with fog, another ship rammed into us and made a jagged hole in the side of the ship On the 9th of June an elderly Welsh woman 70 years old passed away. She was sick but had chosen to die among her friends rather than be left behind... **************** "In November 1851, a baby daughter was born and mother and child both died. The father found it a hard and desperate struggle to provide and care for three little boys, the oldest only six years old. Friends and relatives were kind and gave all the help they could, but times were so had, food so scarce, and the tiny house so crude and comfortless, a mother in the home was badly needed. On March 24, 1853 he married Mary Graves, who was a widow with four little daughters " *************** "Sunday May 27, 1860, my daughter Isabella was mending from the measles or some other outbreaking out like measles. Lorenzo very bad of same complaint. Eliza broke out with the same. We have all been affected by the sea voyage more or less. June 1, 1860 We are 946 miles from New York. Aug. 3, 1860 - Isabella departed this life. She was buried in Calvery Cemetery, Long Island, New York, America." ■fC * jjc * 3|C "There were no social activities for girls of Jane's age, so a group would gather at her home and her father would play a tine whistle and teach the girls how to step dance." ***************** " The little fellow passed away 1st March 1881 two months prior to his 2nd birthday, of diphteria that was rampant in the county. He was buried in a little wood coffin in the Milton Cemetery that his father made for that purpose. 11 brought back memories of baby Adolph buried so far away in their native Norway." Their faith sustained them. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 9 "The next year the father made brick out of the clay in the hillside and built them a house, which they enjoyed after spending 1 14 years in a dirt hole dug out home *********************** "He emigrated to Nauvoo in 1845 and immediately went to work at his trade of gunsmithing. The same year he received a patriarchal blessing from Patriarch John Smith which was a great comfort to him. He was a member of the Nauvoo Legion also of Captain Pitt's brass band." **************** "The Indians continued to annually migrate through the valley and were never threatening. The Indian Chief presented William H. Toone with a pair of buckskin lined gloves with beautiful beaded cuffs. He gave them to his daughter Elizabeth who was my grandmother." ****************** "When Isaac and Elizabeth arrived in Sweetwater, Wyoming their first child Sarah was born. They arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah the 10th of October 1853. It had taken 8 '/2 months to make the journey from Wales to Salt Lake." *********************** "He was one of the volunteers to take a wagon back to meet the hand cart company and help them through to Salt Lake City, Utah. The weather was so severe he froze his feet and was lame for the rest of his life." **************** "One day it was decided to have chicken for dinner. Grandma pointed out the doomed chicken and ask on of the boys to catch it for her. Instead of running it down, he got his gun took aim and fired.. But as he did so the old mother hen with a brood of new chick stepped out from behind the hen house " ********************* " We came with the Edward Martin Handcart Co The emigrants that composed this company were from Europe, England, Scotland and Scandinavia... they traveled at first, Joyously, but soon the winds of and early fall began to blow and their joys were turned to fears... Death often occurred until their path could be traced b a trail of new made graves... ***************** "When Mariah's beau came the children were scooted off to the kitchen. On one occasion Oliver and Lizzie had caught a mouse, and tying a long string to its tail they climbed the ladder into the attic, mouse and all. There were wide cracks in the ceiling and the youngsters were able to locate the exact spot where Mariah and Hyrum were sitting " ************************* "My memory carries me back to the time when I was considered to large to be kept in petticoats and knickerbockers (the style for boys in our country and I was initiated into the full dignity of long pants." ****************** Their greatest remedy was faith in the Lord, and anointing with oil, and their prayers. They relied on the Lord for inspiration and knowledge and listened ash he provided the answer. Sometimes the answer was "No' and then they found courage to go on because of their faith and the comfort received from the Lord. On February 16, 1865, Elizabeth Turner became very ill after delivering a baby girl. Charles called for Brother Fry to come and administer to her. She was hemorrhaging and there was notliing to be done to stop the bleeding. Charles held her in his arms while the life left his devoted wife. Their baby Elizabeth Mary died just six month later. ********************************************** There are over 100 stories and there will be accompanying photographs where possible. The book with be a hard cover, Maroon with Gold Lettering, and will be 8.5 by 11 inches. Prepaid books will be $20.00. Susan was there to help us every step of the way, even arriving in heavy snow storms, to help us copy and search for pictures. She had to retype all the histories and insert the photos in to the copy. Histories were alphabetized and crcdit given for photos. Many names were omitted as families wanted the credit for their ancestors not themselves. Computer glitzes, caused us all to panic and two weeks of time were lost from the deadline we had set for ourselves. The books were sent to Boston for printing and arrived the afternoon of March 23 at 3:30 in time for our Bazaar and distribution and sale on March 24, 2007. We are so grateful to all who helped to make this tribute a success and hope that lives will be enriched and we live and reap the wonderful rich harvest planted for us in our wonderful Morgan Valley. Connie Wilde Carter Morgan County Daughters of Pioneer President Susan M. Mecham Vice President Margo R. Wilde Vice President Carole M. McCain Secretary Fay D.Hansen Treasurer MUSEUM Morgan DUP Museum was remodeled and several new locking cases were added during the 2005. Labor for the project was donated by the Sons of Pioneers. We were able to better organize our articles and by adding bars to the back room, we increased the safety factor. Our county participated in Utah State Museum Day in September, and sent information to the three schools, as well as newspapers in our area. Flyers were distributed and announcements made at local churches as well. We applied for and received a grant to attend the workshop at Cedar City. Josephine Clark and Anna Porter attended and received much valuable information and great ideas to improve our museum. Nine LDS wards in the Morgan Stake brought their young men and young women age 12-18 to visit our museum to learn pioneer history and view the artifacts. About 300 youth, and their leaders, attended these workshops, prior to their planned handcart trek through Desseret Land and Livestock this summer. They were very enthused and were surprised that a trip to a museum could be so much fun. Relief Society groups have held mini classes, and cub scout groups have also toured. Family History groups have viewed pictures and items with great interest, as they have searched for pictures and histories of ancestors. Quilts have been quilted, and we hold an annual bazaar for individual camp funds. This summer free violin lessons will be given at the building. Our building is rented out for family holiday celebrations, showers, teas, missionary and military dinner parties, family home evenings, community and business luncheons. Money from these rentals is applied for upkeep on the museum. We have had over 400 citizens, young and old tour our building during the past year. Visitors from nine different states, and one gentleman from Chili and one from Peru have visited the museum. We plan to increase the security of the building, get new cases for displays, and print new acid free labels, and continue to increase public use and interest in the museum. We have also had items donated this year a hope for more donations as the public becomes more involved in enjoying our museum. Donated items include a petticoat, pair of shoes and a book (1889). The copy machine we purchased for the museum has been a great asset and very valuable for duplicating histories given in camp meetings, for lesson handouts, and for DUP business and reports. i Museum Have you been wondering how to best teach a Family Home Evening lesson on genealogy, of get your cub scout troop enthused about their pioneering project, or where a great place would be for a Relief Society mini class. Well, here is a great answer to all those questions. The Morgan County Daughters of Pioneers Museum. It has been one of Morgan's best kept secrets, but we are hoping that will no longer be the case. The DUP members have been collection wonderful items of pioneer heritage treasurers since their beginning, and hundreds of stories, and clothing and everyday items of homemaking, and farming and even an oxen yoke and wonderful pictures have been accumulated. In taking inventory countless treasurers hidden away to preserve them, and sheltered in boxes and chests were unearthed to add to those already on display in glass cases. Amid the excitement came the question of how to best display the items and to protect them. The perfect answer presented itself, when Doris Sanders of the Hardscrabble Camp suggested that we contact the Sons of the Pioneers. Ben Malan, President of the organization was sure the group would be willing to help and as his wife Bonnie predicted, Ben was soon immersed in the project. Ben Malan, Gail Sanders, John Cartchner, Abbot Mikesell, John Burton and Ken Judd and Ben's grandson went to work. These wonderful gentlemen are all skilled craftsman and planners. Four hundred and fifty hours of hard work later a marvelous tribute to our pioneers appeared. Beautiful glass walls encased in oak show off these pioneer objects. One entire wall displays long full dresses and hats. There is even a man's horse hide coat. A gun rack displays rifles and pistols and bayonets. Another wall hosts a large glasses case with even more relics. Most of these items have never been on display here before. John Wilkinson built and installed the protective bars across the windows. He was glad to add his talents to the museum as both his wife and mother helped with projects to raise funds to build the museum. Then it was time for an early spring cleaning as board members and Mt. View and Hardscrabble Camps scrubbed and polished and cleaned until everything is shinny and glowing to welcome guests and visitors. Members of the Mt. Joy Camp under the direction of Ellen Mamanakis even managed to stitch a quilt during all the hubbub. Tickets for a drawing to win the quilt will be sold to help finance DUP projects. If you would like to tour the museum contact Docent, Bertie Smith. The building is also rented out for luncheons and other family and community events. Contact Anna Porter for building rentals. ) The Morgan County News Friday, May 27, 2005 Daughters of The Utah Pioneers elect new president In a recent meeting of The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Morgan Company, a new presi¬dent was sworn in and the pur¬pose of the DUP was empha¬sized. As stated in the Constitution and Bylaws (2002) - The objec¬tive of this association shall be to perpetuate the names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pio¬neers in founding this common¬wealth: by preserving old land¬marks, marking historical places, collecting artifacts and histories, establishing a library of histori¬cal matter, and securing manu¬scripts, photographs, maps, and all such data as shall aid in per¬fecting a record of the Utah pio¬neers; by commemorating their entrance into the valley of the Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847, and such other events and days as are important in the early history of this community; by publishing historical material; and by reviewing the lives of the pio¬neers; thus teaching their descen¬dants and the citizens of our country lessons of faith, courage, fortitude and patriotism This association is interna¬tional in its scope and is organ¬ized solely for historical, educa¬tional, and public purposes, it is non-political and non-sectarian Any woman shall be eligible for membership in this associa¬tion who is over the age of eight¬ Outgoing President Valerie Hancock (right), and incoming President Connie Carter (left), of the Morgan Company of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers display the beautiful quilt made by women from the Peterson Creek camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Raffle tickets will be sold at different times during the summer - look for it at the Morgan County fair and at Jubilee een years, and a lineal or legally adopted descendant of an ances¬tor who came to Utah before the completion of the railroad, May 10, 1869 (page 1). Women who do not have ancestors who came to the Salt Lake Valley before May 19, 1869 and have an interest in pioneer history are welcome to partici¬pate in a DUP camp where they reside They will be called Associates of Daughters of Utah Pioneers . . . . (Constitution and Bylaws - 2002, page 3). We invite all women in the county to join DUP The Morgan Company has six camps - four meet during the day, two in the evening. If you would like more information about joining DUP you may contact any of the fol¬lowing camp captains - Doreen Rowser, Ellen Mamanakis, Doris Sanders, Marge Carruth, Annette Doyle, or Gail Palmer. mit County Bee Summit Company Hosts Tri- ~ f Convention tmt (Back row 1 to r) International Board Members Cheryl Snow and Mary Harris; Summit Company President- Connie Soter; County 1st Vice Chair- Janice Crystal; County Historian- Julie Keyes Morgan County President, Connie Carter; and 2nd Vice Chair-Joan Lewis. (Front Row 1 to r) County MM~ k " y Re8istrar" Nita Stembrid8e and Wasatch County President- Donna BY PAMELA ROBBINS Bee Editor , • - Members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) Organization from Summit, Morgan and Wasatch County met for their annual Tri- County Convention on Saturday, April 22,at the South Summit Middle School in Kamas. Captains and officers of county boards and individual camps were invited to an earlier meeting prior to latest DUP International Board leaders Mary Harris and Cheryl Snow. Summit Company President the Convention to hear the information presented by . Connie Soier called the convention to ©r^er "followed' '-by "a ' prayer offered by Juanita Stembridge The Pledge of Allegiance was given by Janice Crystal with Carolyn Park leading the daughters in the theme song "The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers" accompanied by Diane Atkinson at the Piano. During the roll call portion of the meeting there were 23 daughters from Wasatch, 24 from Morgan and 40 from Summit. A beautiful musical number "Pioneer Lullaby" was sung by Suzie Butler. During her report Soter said there are seven camps in Summit County with' 142 active members. 22 inac¬tive members, and 10 new members During 2005, four board meetings were held. Camp members partici¬ pated in many activities throughout the year including; bazaars, bake sales, heritage day celebration, opened their building for tours, held booths on the Fourth of July, enjoyed holiday parties and opening and closing socials. President Connie Carter reported there are six camps in Morgan County with 97 active and 23 inac¬tive members along with four new members who have joined this year. Eight executive meetings were held in 2005 with Camp Captains being invited to each meeting as well to give their input. Camp members have enjoyed many fun activities ..S,uch as giving one member a baby shower, planted flowers, had a cook-ie-exchange at their Christmas party, hosted a bazaar, and enjoyed several luncheons. Their building is rented out for special events and they donated a quill for a lucky win¬ner at the "Project Graduation" party. The big project for Morgan came with the reorganization of the build¬ing. Many important artifacts had been stored in a room of the building and with the help of The Sons of the Pioneers and Contractor Ben Malan, over 400 hours of labor were donat¬ed in order to build display cases for these items. The members also devoted time to cleaning and itemizing all addi¬tional items and photographs in their building. A second big project is being untaken to obtain the histories of Morgan county pioneers and place them into a book. Wasatch County President Donna Maria Mork said she had her "eyes opened" after being elected as President. They combined two camps making them have a total of seven current camps in order to make them productive. They have 107 active and 45 inactive members in their camps. As with other coun¬ties, those on the inactive list are mostly due to age, moving or "a rapid world where everyone is just too busy." For the past 23 years they have quilted a quilt to be rattled off at the County Fair. This year they made $700 with one of the DUP members winning the quilt on her 75th birth-day. Most camps meet at the new Sr. Center alternating times, hold open¬ing socials, held fundraisers and are hoping to someday get their awn museum. A book "How Beautiful on the Mountain" containing local his¬tories. printed in 1963 was reprinted and has made $1,607.00 since last April. The daughters have also sold calendars as a fundraiser. An out¬reach program has begun to teach 4th graders about local history and show slides of the region. She encouraged daughters who have been involved in DUP for years and are now in the 80's and 90's to make sure their histories are being written for future generations. Kay Dearden, Becky Ovard, Barbara Brooks, Bonnie Ovard. Earlene Paskett, and Lanae Ovard of Henefer presented two musical numbers; The Handcart Song and Country in the West. They were accompanied by Arvilla Fawcett. Joan Judd inld about some arti- * facts she had brought that had belonged to family members and represented a great heritage "I always wondered why my mother saved everything and I grumbled every time we moved them. Now I have learned to appreciate their great value and I'm not grumbling anymore." The display included: a flour scoop, wooden spoons, a purse received from an Indian, photo album, razor and strap, churn, peri¬od clothing, a 95 year-old wedding dress, a Kodak camera from 1907 as well as additional items. Special recognition certificates were given to 22 ladies in the Summit County camps who have given long- term support to the DUP program. They ranged in age from 80 to 94 and were thanked for the service rendered. Words of Instruction and encour¬agement was given to the members from International board members. Mary Harris encouraged everyone to make sure they complete their personal histories including thoughts and experiences in their own words for their posterity to read from in the future. "Don't wait until it is too late. You need to record your information. Your children and grandchildren will love to read about it." She encouraged members to recruit younger members so the DUP can continue-don't let it die. "You can keep busy or get old." Cheryl Snow spoke of her expe¬riences as a board member working in the Pioneer Heritage portion of the DUP museum in Salt Lake. "I have loved working in the museum for the past three years and reading the many histories. She also encour¬aged members to keep the program going and the histories coming. Julie Keyes gave the closing prayer. Atter.dees enjoyed a nice luncheon catered by "Done to Your Taste" based in Kamas. Cute favors of a handcart made from cookies and pretzels filled with candy were given to all present. It was a fun day spent in association with other mem¬bers and learning more about the organization. l-l • ■ B* * Tri-County Convention April 26, 2008 Morgan DUP Building and County Courthouse Auditorium 33 North State Street 9:00 Officers meeting (Presidents, Captains, 1st and 2nd Presidents and Captains, Secretaries and Treasurers and all those interested). Meeting will be in the DUP Building 10:15 General Meeting in the Courthouse Auditorium (Follow the sidewalk to the left of the DUP Building.) 11:15 Lunch in the Auditorium Cost is $8.00 Cashiers and Book Sales will be in the Courthouse. The Morgan DUP will have copies of the book "Morgan Pioneer Histories Bind Us Together" available for $25.00. Please call in a count of those attending by April 23, because of the cost, we would ask that you be prepared to pay for those who have said they would come. The caterer will have a few extra meals. Carole McCain 801-876-3282 carolemc58@msn.com Bringing You Hometown News Since 1933 www. themorgancountynews. com Lady Trojan golf team "driving" toward region title- B1 AUTO-CAR-RT LOT 94050 " ^°fApAf9/2009 VERNAL CARTER POEDX338 -ft MORGAN UT 84050-0338 Morgan DUP Story by: Jennifer Christensen TMCN Guest Writer The Morgan County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Organization ( DUP) hosted the annual Tri County convention on April 26, 2008 at the Morgan County Courthouse Auditorium welcoming both Summit and Wasatch Counties. Theme of the event was "Our Heritage Our Responsibility." Individual County and camp leaders within the three jurisdictions met with two International Board members; LaRue Pitts- 3rd Vice President and Jessie Del Clawson- Library at 9 a.m. in the local DUP Cabin prior to the main convention to receive instructions and discuss business. hosted Tri-County Convention As convention goers entered the audito¬rium violin music was being played by Crystal Hardman, a Morgan High School Sterling Scholar and Utah Northeast Region Sterling Scholar. Morgan County DUP President Connie Carter welcomed all pres¬ent at the convention, taking time to present a short history of the founding of Morgan County. Chaplain Veloy Dickson gave the invocation followed by JoAnn Smith lead¬ing The Pledge of Allegiance. All Daughters joined in singing the theme song " The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers" led by Chorister Doris Sanders accompanied by Pianist Joyce Bingham. (See "Daughters " on A8) DUP members from Morgan, Summit and Wasatch Counties enjoy Tri-County Convention. Page AS The Morg, Daughters (Continued from Al) consuming and takes a lot of patience to perform. "It shows a lot about the artist as well as having something personal from a family mem¬ber" said Clark. Individual reports were then presented by a represen¬tative from the various County Officers. During her report relating to Morgan County, President Carter mentioned the relocation of the old log cabin that had been located on LDS Church property and the need to move it for the purpose of building of a new church in the location. She expressed great appreciation for the many hours of volunteer Veloy Dickson, Doris Sanders and Margo Wilde presented a short skit enti¬tled "Grandma's Apron" which told the story of changing an apron into an old fashioned bonnet by making a few "nick and tucks" here and there. Morgan County also sold these interesting items at the Convention to the enjoyment of many attending. An entertaining guitar/vocal musical number was presented by Kami Mecham, a Morgan High General Sterling Scholar and her grandfather, Milan Mecham, who is retiring as a fifth grade teacher from Morgan Middle School. Crystal Hardman, once again delighted the audience by playing such songs as "Oh! ' Susannah!" and "Come, Come Ye Saints" during her second musical presentation. Josephine Clark took some time to display and dis¬cuss a beautiful "hair weav¬ing" art piece belonging to one of her husbands ances¬tor's that is displayed in the Pioneer Cabi.n. For those not familiar with the craft, it involves intricate weaving of actually hair belonging to someone and is very time County and International Officers ( L to R) Susan Cann ( Summit County President), Connie Carter (Morgan County President) ; LaRue Pitts ( 3rd VP and Membership Chair- International Board); Jessie Del Claw son- (Library- International Board). Milan Mecham and his granddaughter Kami Mecham enter¬tained the audience at the DUP Convention. work and services that were involved in the process, including a presentation to the County Council for assis¬tance by Susan Mecham, dressed in Pioneer Period Clothing. Proving the Pioneering Spirit still runs strong, she humorously encouraged the council to support the cause rather than face having "100 little old ladies show up in like out¬fits" to show support for the relocation process. The Morgan County DUP has 6 individual camps, with 137 members, 5 new and 2 deceased members, said Carter. As fundraisers the local chapter has sold History Books.that needed to be reprinted for a 2nd time due to the response of the public, and sold raffle tickets on quilts. One camp chose to invite their spouses to their annual Christmas Social and all camps are going strong and having a great time learning about Pioneer History. Susan Cann, President of the Summit County Chapter, reported that there are 7 camps within the county, with 128 active members, 50 inactive and 4 deceased. The camps are holding their reg¬ular meetings, and 1 County meeting was held in order to distribute information to the camps from the International Board. Wasatch Countv ii County News May 2, 2008 Using the theme "Quilting Through The Years" Morgan Camps displayed a large variety of quilts for the daughters to enjoy viewing. President was ill but the information was presented by one of the board mem¬bers, whose name was unavailable at press time. She reported there are 7 camps in their region with 102 active members and 49 inactive members. Their annual fundraiser, selling a calendar featuring photo¬graphs of local scenery was a great success. Each September, an opening social is held for the purpose of County board members meeting with and passing out information to each camp officer regarding the various departments and their func¬tion. The Wasatch DUP Daughters have chosen to attend meetings of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers to show them support for the great speakers they have, to bring up their attendance and help with refreshments. "A win- win situation for everyone." The group is continuing work efforts toward having a permanent museum to house their artifacts that are cur¬rently housed in the Tabernacle on Main Street. he group is also collecting 1 istories on DUP members in tie valley to be printed in book form and eventually placed inside their future museum. They are also encouraging members to write "locality" histories as the area is changing a lot due to growth. "What is the objective of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers?" questioned International Leader, LaRue Pitts. The answer being to preserve histories, and arti¬facts of our ancestors. "I can just bet that not all of the information is in our (DUP Museum located in Salt Lake) Museum." She encouraged the daughters to make sure they get their information saved in modern means such as disks in order to preserve them as "paper eventually eats itself." "It has been fun to be involved with the history portion of our museum" said Pitts. "It has been most inter¬esting to view the men that come in for a tour and end up crying after reading about their relatives. Some will tell us their relatives are not listed in the histories and end up with being encour¬aged to write them and bring them in to us." She encour-aged everyone to follow the statement by President (See "Daughters " on B6) 44 Daughters" - (Continued from A8) Gordon B. Hinckley " We won't know who we are if we don't know where we came from".by learning about our own ancestors and getting them recorded." " We should be thrilled with what they left us." Pitts related the story of a polygamist gentlemen who was called into the courts to be questioned about having two witfes. He asked his sec- ~ ond wife to accompany hiqi : the next day on a drive, at which point he loaded a rocking chair and her shawl into the'back of the wagon. Entering a small cemetery, he took out the chair, placed his wife on it and wrapped her in the shawl, telling her he would return later. Entering the courtroom, the gentleman was asked by the judge where his 2nd wife was and honestly replied that she was " in the cemetery". The judge dismissed the case. A second story told of a woman who wore a patch over her eye, the result of a cataract surgery that didn't fully work. Her grandson thought his grandmother was a pirate. "This shows the importance of recording sto¬ries of our ancestors and also of ourselves for the purpose of letting future generations know about their ancestors." International Company Librarian, Jessie Del Clawson, began her talk by presenting .Summit County with a certificate for adding 8 new members the past year, taking time to encour¬age all camps to recruit new members. "My father was raised in the Mexican Colonies" said Clawson, "far removed from the memories my children and I have of our own child¬hood and growing up years." "Family stories are impor¬tant because they tell how things happened and often paint a different story of peo¬ple, making it real and inter¬esting." "We have a respon¬sibility to be 'storytellers' and 'keeping track of Spiritual Heirlooms' remem¬bering to tell stories of our ancestors, of their commit¬ment, why they did the things they did, their bravery and sacrifice. We arc the bridge builders that help to bridge the past with future generations." She ended by encouraging everyone to learn and keep histories and share them with their fami¬lies. Each individual in atten¬dance took home with them a homemade pin cushioif with a short note pinned on it that encouraged the daughters to remember the theme "Hearts are pinned to our Heritage. Let us build blocks for our future." Quilt blocks adorned the table as part of the deco¬rations and will be sewn together to make a quilt that a lucky Morgan High School Senior will receive at their after graduation party. After a benediction was offered by Margo Wilde, a catered luncheon of chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, green salad and cake was presented by Dave Scott. DUP plans Tri-County Convention: Building tours available to public Story by: Pamela Robbins TM CN Guest Writer A 'small cinderblock building sits on property located along State Street in Morgan near the County Courthouse. Passersby may notice it, but few actually know and understand its sig¬nificance and the important part it plays in preserving the history of Morgan County and those residents of early days and times. Behind the doors of the building is remarkable evi¬dence of life past-mixed with touches of modern con¬venience. Members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers ( DUP) in Morgan have used the building to hold their monthly meetings, and through the years, many res¬idents of the community have enjoyed hosting a vari¬ety of events in the facility as well. Walking inside the building a person is trans¬ported back in time to the days of early settlers and soon feel a sort of "warm welcome" from the pictorial faces of persons hanging on the walls around the room. For many years the group has been fortunate in locating, receiving and marking many wonderful artifacts that will help to preserve area history for future generations. Shortly after Christmas, a group of daughters; Veloy Dickson, Bertie Smith, Fern Covill, Fran Turner, Lorraine Heiner, Grace Johanson and Sharon Rich got together and began a project that would take a lot of time and ; effort but' would culmpnate MUSEUM The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum is located at approximately 31 N. State Street in Morgan. in a wonderful ending. Information cards inside the building were becoming yellowed and the writing was becoming illegible so the group began a process of re¬printing the information via computer and storing the information for future use. "Each item was numbered and logged before we moved them so they could go back to a proper location" said Valoy. And, upon closer inspection, each artifact is now placed with like items to make very impressive dis¬plays. Among the displays are beautiful dishes that have been placed inside a new glass front cupboard in the facility kitchen; clothing, tools, farm implements and furniture are housed in a spare room, and the main room features a number of glass cases displaying a large variety of period articles. Now, thanks to the effort of "these group members, view-.. ers can read the information clearly and precisely. For anyone wishing to take a tour of the building, you may contact a member of the DUP or County DUP President. Connie Carter at 801-829-6495 or County Secretary Fern £ovill at 801-829-3316. Next on the docket for local members as well as those from Wasatch and Summit County is the annu¬al Tri-County Convention that will be held at the Morgan County Courthouse on Saturday, April 26. A Presidents Meeting will be held at 9 a.m. in the DUP Building followed by the main instructional meeting at 10 a.m. in the convention room of the courthouse. Parking available on the South side of the building for easy access. Following the chosen theme "Our Hearts are pinned to Our Heritage-Let us build..blpcks for our. Three members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers who helped with the project of labeling items are: (L to R) Fern Covill, Veloy Dickson and Lorraine Heiner. With artifacts carefully placed inside glass front cases, new labels allow viewers a chance to learn about the item with clearly typed infor¬mation. Those items outside the cases, such as photos hang¬ing on the wall have been laminated to help preserve them Veloy Dickson holds a photo of her descendants which she helped to mark new labels for. »— •m future" Morgan County offi¬cers have been busy creating a "quilt display" featuring quilts through the ages for attendees to enjoy. Featured at the meeting will be visitors from the International DUP Board, DUP items will be for sale such as books, pins, roll books etc. and the book Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Together will also be available for purchase. A luncheon will be served fol-lowing the meeting.