Archive for the ‘Keepsake Photographs’ Category
These portraits are sisters Mary Maria and Ada Rosella Jenkins. They are the daughters of John Jenkins and Rosella Newberry Morris. Since our direct ancestor, Mary, married Everest Elliott Watrous at the age of sixteen in 1902, we estimate that these portraits were taken about the same time. They were taken in Salt Lake City, […]
This is a keepsake portrait of the family of William Thomas Gale and Huldah Priscilla Hjorth. They became the parents of five children but had four when this portrait was taken in about 1918. The children are Claude and Lavon in the back, Floyd on the left. He is the direct ancestor, and Maxine who […]
This photograph includes children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of John Jenkins and Rosella Newberry Morris. It was taken in Pleasant Green which is today Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah.
While it is true that Ferris Wheels are still in many amusement parks, they are not as exciting as they used to be. That is because the amusement park rides of today are designed to rattle your brains and scare you almost to death. Somehow, the simple movement of the Ferris Wheel seems quite tame. […]
We took trimmers and brooms and cans for water. We cut flowers from the garden. We explained why we were here and what we were going to do. When we finished trimming and sweeping our ancestral graves, the grandchildren began to roam around. They found other grave stones to clean. Some had dirt. Some cobwebs. […]
To the young child, just learning to read, the cemetery can be an interesting place. Aside from all of the unusual surnames, there are some words which are repeated over and over in a cemetery. They are mother, father, papa, mama, brother, sister, daughter, friend, wife, husband. Coming face-to-face with a stone with papa carved […]
Cemeteries are strange places. Adults understand cemeteries but children are wary. On this Memorial Day we took Talmage and Holden with us to meet their ancestors. Well, at least to see their ancestors’ burial places. Walking through cemeteries gives grown-ups a chance to talk about things. About life and death. About beliefs. About why we […]
George Sant was the second child and oldest son born to his parents George Sant and Margaret Mustard. In about 1882 he married Sarah Jane Clifford. They became the parents of eleven children. This portrait was taken in about 1900. This family lived and died in the area of Clifton, Idaho, surrounded by a large […]