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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show >> Marriott/Slaterville/Ogden on Thursday September 08, 2005 in order for Mr. >> Furukawa to be able to meet with members of the Japanese community there, > to >> see the place of his Mother's birth, where the school used to be, to see >> whether his grandfather's trees (see info below) are still there etc. >> >> >> Mr. Furukawa has strong desire to visit Marriott, Utah, the birthplace of >> his mother. Evidently, in the mid-1930's, before World War II, his > maternal >grandfather, Tosaburo Watashima," donated some Japanese sakura (cherry) and- >> kaede (maple) trees to Marriott Elementary School, where his mother, Nao >> Watashima, was enrolled. Mr. Watashima specially imported those trees > from >> Japan. Mr. Furukawa is wondering if those trees might still be alive and wishes to visit the elementary school (or the site of the school in the >> 1930's). He thought that those tress symbolize his family's Utah "roots". > >> >> The visitor looked some names up on the internet, so not sure how accurate >> they are...or if they even know his mother! >> >> >> Mr. Tate Koga >> 3205 W. 2900S Ogden UT 84401 tel: 394-9667 >> >> >> Mr. Jake Hideo Koga 4539 S. 750E Odgen 84403 >> tel: 394-5810 >> >> >> >> Mr. Manabu Fujimoto >> 3460 Lincoln Ave, Ogden 84401 >> >> Mr. Mits Koga 2855 Washington A boulevard, Ogden 84401 tel: 394-8883 >> |
