Entries by Jeff Westover
The Loyalists of Sheffield
Family history has changed the Fourth of July for me. The grand holiday we call Independence Day has always been filled with the celebration of liberty. We put up the flag, planned festive physical activities and lit the night sky with fireworks every year as we contemplated the brave men and women of the revolutionary […]
Our Family Tree
I believe now will be a good time to introduce a significant new feature to our website, one that has been requested and worked on for some time. It is our family tree. What many folks want is a visual. They want to be able to understand how they connect to all the individuals we […]
Hearts, Souls and Bones
I was recently released from my calling as a Temple and Family History Consultant. I’m sad to lose the responsibility because I have enjoyed it a great deal. I’ve served in that capacity for more than six years and even though it is the type of calling that gets people running the other way from […]
The Chaotic 1850s in Utah
Our 19th century timeline series continues with Part 2 – Pioneering Utah. The chronological perspective is the only way to really absorb all that the Westovers were dealing with in the 1850s. It was nothing short of chaotic from start to finish. The decade began in somewhat of a scattered fashion. Edwin and family were […]