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Show Uintah Basin Standard Basin LIFE November 19, 2002 - Page 12 OPEN TO ALL WHETHER NOVICE OR PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHER connect with your past You can at the Family History Center There are hundreds of such genealogy centers world wide. In many places, people of faiths other than Latter-da- y Saints make up the majority of patrons. Students and researchers make By Phil Johnson Five million new names are made available to genealogy researchers every three months! And, folks can access them right here in Roosevelt. The Family History Center, at 290 West 300 North just south of the hospital, is the place. It is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints but people of all religions are welcome. And, its services and equipment are free. There is a modest fee for paper and other supplies used. A staff of 35 to 45 knowledgeable and enthusiastic specialists await to serve users each week. The Center is open to the public Mondays and Fridays from 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is closed on mqjor holidays. Genealogy Is one of li the biggest hobbles the world. in tii anywhere from 2,000 to 2,600 visits to the Roosevelt Center annually. We really could serve many more patrons. This is an underused community resource," notes Center Director Bobbi Winterton. "Our doors are open, and our skills and equipment are available to everyone free of charge. Information about ancestors discovered is assembled within a program called Personal Ancestral File (PAF). The record begins with ones self, then expands to parents, grandparents and so forth back in time. Data on family members in each generation can be added as it is discovered. Why is there so much interest in genealogy today? Bobbi says there is a rapidly growing desire for people to connect with their ancestors. "The first genealogical society in the world was organized in the eastern United States in the 1840s, she explains. The Salt Lake Genealogical Skxnety started in 1894. It has evolved into todays Family History Library orga- nization. The Roosevelt Center is a branch of that brary. Roosevelt '- riw. li- and Vernal both have cen- ters where -Mi: r Li o -- rn VUiart 1 j ! J 1.1' - OFFERING GUIDANCE Teresa Winterton (pictured right), helps Marcia White search the internet for her ancestors. White is a regular at the Family History Center. computers and the internet This Center also has numerous genealogical indexes '. 1:1 - vast records of the Salt Lake City Family History Library can be accessed. They can also access data bases all over the world via others wlio utilize the help and information at the Center. "I seem to move along, then all of a sudden, information on generation after generation flows in. Ive experienced this and microfilms ofhis-tori- c records on hand. "How-t- o books are also available. Karen Moore has - PEDIGREE CHARTS DISPLAY MANY GENERATIONS Louise Olsen records information she has discovered at the Center on her Pedigree Chart been helping Julie Montoya, a Catholic, do one side of her research in New Mexico. Julie had found five generations of her ancestors in Catholic records at the Family History Carter. Then she hit in German, Thai, Scandinavian and other research around the world," CENSUS RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE Bobbi Winterton finds a microfilm of late 1800 Ute Census records for research. This entire cabinet is filled with microfilm commonly used at the Roosevelt branch of The Family History Library. an impasse. "We got into census data for Rio Riba County prior to 1850. We located one ancestor there. From that point we were able to discover ances- - tors on that line back five more generations. One internet site after another opened new doors to this information," Karen relates. That is not unusual fbr Karen and Karen says. A dozen or so computers, and half a dozen microfilm and microfiche readers fill the research room. Information available on the internet has mushroomed the past two years, says instructor Teresa Winterton. The internet door to the world opens via "www.familysearch.org. From there, researchers can access records in the United States and most ofthe countries of the world. Some of these sites are free. For others there is a charge. The Center has access to some ofthe most popular charge sites and makes them available to patrons free of charge. topics through familysearch.org. Some of these are archives, cemeteries, census, history, military, native races, obituaries, probate, and vital statics (birth, marriage, death). Familysearch.org offers research instructions, theopportunity to share acquired information with others, and access to vital statistics and census records around the world. In addition, one can ask questions and share answers. In some of the i nternet sites, one can find volunteers who are willing to look up various records. Free classes at the Roosevelt Center range from very basic to advanced. SEE HISTORY on page 20 SPORT TEACHES TEENS TO SET GOALS Altamont Christmas Fair An Altamont Christmas Fair will be held Nov. 30 at the Altamont Elementary gym from 9 am. to 2 p.m. Santa will be there. For booth space 3 at or and cost contact Janalee Goodrich at 3 or goodrichtn ubtanet.com. 454-355- 454-320- for the Light Parade sign beUpthe annual Duchesne City Light Parade It is not Dec. 7 will early for you or your group to be thinking of entering some sort of presentation such as a float, a lighted trailer, miscellaneous vehicles, farm machinery, bikes and even people on foot are more than welcome to participate. For 8 more information call Carole Monsen at or Christy Smith at 738-201- 738-200- 9. NCC To Host Training The Northeastern Counseling Center invites agencies, law enforcement, interested community leaders and volunteers (adult and youth) to become involved at the monthly Prevention Advisory Coalition. Leon Povey will conduct a training for The Seven Steps of Community Mobilization on Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. at the Vernal NOC. Please RSVP by calling NCC at (435)789-630- 0 or (435)722-1359. Special Roundtable Elder Don Butler, an area authority Seventy, has requested that the Kings Peak District of the Utah National Parks Council invite all adult Scout leaders to attend a special Roundtable meeting to be held at the Myton LDS Church on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. This is for adult leaders of all Scout age groups. Young single adults, age 18-3-0, following activity on Nov. 24, 7 p.m. fireside Merrilli McKee will speak. participate in the at the Institute, Darwin and 8-- At the time when most cowboys have put away their rodeo gear, oiled their saddles and turned their horses out to pasture, members ofthe Uintah Basin High School Rodeo Club and The 25 members of the Uintah Basin high School Rodeo Club to St. George for the final rodeo series of the Every year in the fall, high school rodeo members from Clifford Gives Hianks" at the library Story invited Hour on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 11:15 a.m. The KUED,"Duchesne County Library Reading Marathon continues from now until Nov. 22. Participate and join the fun. , Free Diabetes Seminar In association with National Diabetes Month, Roosevelt Vision Clinic will be holding free diabetic aeminar on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 7 p.m. at the clinic. The aeminar will feature information on how can protect and preserve their vision, as well as actual reporta from specialists in diabetic retinopathy. A light dinner and refreshments will be served. 1 Call by Nov. 19 to RSVP; seating la limited. 6-- 722-298- Funds for Farmers The NAP program provides crop loss protection on cropa that are noninsurable in Duchesne end Uintah counties. Producers can purchase coverage under this program to cover losses suffered because of natural disaster. Coverage for crop year 2002 would need to be purchased by Dec. 2. Please stop by the Farm Service Agency office in Roosevelt (240 W. Highway 40) to sign up. AA Meetings New meetings will be held in Duchesne on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7 p.m. in the Cliff Mickelson building (the white, building) located at 50 E. 400 S. in Duchesne. 1 i throughout Utah St George Series by devoted - come from all over the area. after the rodeos. "We are with our kids and know what they are doing at least 40 weekends a year. Our girls work their horses and practice their events at least 30 hours a week in all kinds of weather, this takes a lot of dedication on their part, Madsen noted. attend the southern Utah rodeo which runs every weekend in 'November. The Uintah Basin is represented well at the teenage While most families admit cowboys and cowgirls and their fami- that all of this togetherness isnt always a bed of roses there are times when nerves on are edge when a ride or practice doesn't turn out as planned but Madsen says everyone learns how to work it out. and their children find out early that "we will be there for them. Rodeo club families often travel as a group in different vehicles to help each other out along the way to events the require them to log hundreds of miles every weekend. Madsen recalled several mishaps that occurred while traveling to a rodeo in Kanab. After arriving in town at midnight they had to find the arena, local stalls for several horses, and feed and water their animals before crashing at the local motel around 2 a.m. After a few hours of rest they were back at the arena at 8 a.m. ready to rodeo. "This kind of thing happens ail the time, but its addicting and we really eqjciy it, said Madsen. If these families aren't with their children and their friends practicing, SEE RODEO CLUB on page 20 "These students are good athletes, responsible for their actions, focused on people to work ?, ' r-- i ) mm- 'z, - T!P vv7-v-y: . .'.X'-'- V, .. i j.; ! v . with, said Tammy Wilkerson, who serves as the club gram encourages Library Fun! Children are to share rehabilitation." The Madsen family, like other members of the Uintah Basin High School Rodeo Club will spend their Thanksgiving holiday in St. George heading skills and are great Community p.m. Live dance music will be but my dad gave me this advice: you can pay for it now or pay for it in their families are secretary. This pro- i friends who have the same ideals. They all recognize the key is simply spending a lot of quality time together and enjoying it. Madsen concurs. "We do it to make good kids. It is horribly expensive, their goals, have good leadership Dance Country Western There will be a western dance at the Crossroads country Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from provided by Midnight Cowboys. Iris Wilson lies. Activities Young Single Adult in the area are invited to re For rodeo club families Thanksgiving holiday is happily spent on the road By too They include ancestry.com, genealogy.com. and mytrees.com In Utah alone, there is access to genealogical records covering 167 TWO WRAPS AND A HOOEY Heather Madsen, Duchesne, gets her goat. In goat tying a contestant dismounts off a running hone, catches and throws the goat and ties a wrap similar to the knot calf topen use. She will receive a "no time" if the goat gets up. young people to set goals, ft is the reason that many students stay in high school and college." Wilkerson has donated her time fbr tiie last five years to help rodeo oriented youth. She handies the mountains of paperwork necessary for insurance, entry forms, permission slips and finances involved with every rodeo. "This is such a great dub, we have become great friends with people from all over the Basin and throughout the whole state, aaid Sheri Madsen, a rodeo mom from Duchesne whose daughters Heather and Courtney are rodeo dub members. "The sportsmanship is incredible! It's not very often that you see members of other teams sincerely exdted and happy when someone else wins." Families know that if they are going tobe involved in the high school rodeo program its going to take 110 percent, explained Carrie Shiner, whose daughter Kirby attends Altamont High. "Families sacrifice to keep their teenagers actively involved in attaining positive talents and goals, while associating with HIGH KICKING BULL Riley Baglcy, Vernal, riding the bull called Black Smoke in perfect form. Riding bulls requires more balance and talent than strength. Off your back pockets, up on your bull rope and chest out is the desired position to stay in the saddle. Riley is 4 in the state standings. |