Edwin’s Promise is a new video promoting what we have been calling the Edwin Westover Family Project. When discussing this idea with some cousins several years ago it seemed then – and now, frankly – an impossible task. The work of family history is the gathering of information of our ancestors who have passed on. […]
As a year-round Christmas enthusiast the Christmas tree has long been more than just a seasonal thing for me. In fact, when the season comes around I famously put up several trees in our home. I just love them. A few years back one of my friends in the Christmas community featured in an episode […]
Lovingly written by Gary’s beloved companion, Barbara Gillen He was born to his parents, Edward Francis Gillen and Berneda Elene Cox, in Powell, Wyoming. He spent his childhood years with his older sister, Bobbi (Barbara) and his younger brother (Larry) Dean Gillen. They were quite a team. They had lost their father early on when […]
The Deseret News this week featured an article about the Manti Temple, telling this famous story of Brigham Young and Warren S. Snow from 1877: Standing on the southeast corner of the Manti Utah Temple site, Brigham Young told Warren S. Snow, “Here is the spot where the Prophet Moroni stood and dedicated this piece […]
Whenever King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson makes the news I take notice. Old Bluetooth was a Norse King who lived more than 1,000 years ago. He is my 34th great-grandfather. ~ How We Are Related ~ Our connection to King Harald comes via the Rowe line. I’ve outlined my direct descendancy in this post from more […]