Our next stop as part of Damon’s Family History Adventure was in Hatch, Utah – a tiny place that has always been a tiny place. But it is a place that looms large in Westover Family History and, for Damon, also in his Asay Family History. Here’s our video: The incredible find in such a […]
Our visit in Enoch took us to nearby Cedar City to visit family who lived there a little more recently. In this wind-swept visit to the Cedar City cemetery I wanted Damon to know and understand a little bit about my Grandma’s sister, Aunt Allie. Aldyth Riggs Quilter was not known to me until I […]
Damon’s next stop was a visit to Fort Johnson in present day Enoch, Utah. Fort Johnson was named after Damon’s 6th great grandfather, Joel Hills Johnson. Joel Johnson had quite a history before he ever got to Utah. In the 1820s he patented a machine that made shingles. He joined the Church in 1831 and […]
We’re pleased to announce the launch of Damon’s Family History Adventure. Damon is my 11 year old grandson. Over the course of three hot June days in 2024 we traveled 1,150 miles and visited 8 cemeteries, 5 historic sites, 2 temples and had a run-in with 1 wayward deer. Our mission was pretty simple: I […]
This incredible image was taken in Pinto, Utah between 1865 and 1870. It shows the old rock Church built by the pioneers there and members of the Pinto ward who gathered to take the picture. When I was with my Dad he had me put this image on his big screen and we studied it […]