Show History Continued from page 6 and the writings that followed show in inter- - esting sameness when they discuss some subjects “They talk about die evils of round dancing then they talk about the evils of the fox-trthen the evils of the waltz Every generation is worried about how the younger people dance” Some things don’t change he says In the process of writing his book Peterson also leaned the significance of finding and protecting primaiy source documents Some material is available for historians to use in their research but many of the important notes photos letters journals and (banes are still held in private hands "My fear is that subsequent generations will not appreciate what they have and they will get lost” he says Sometimes people dont understand the importance of simple notes in the family bible or their old family pictures But these are the things that help historians tell the stories of the Hw It wapwriwlty famwmHiMl in iinemweitf about less prominent people because the ot uhi-male- Qen Warn Hyde Photo courtey of USU Special CoSecSone end the Nauvoo Legion at the annuel mustar In 1870 records of their lives are so difficult to detail It’s the people who build the canals and work on the forts and dig the ditches who often make the biggest differences in the long ran he says And it is about those people that historical records often fall short "We want to now what people were thinking” Peterson says The lives of public people are on record but the stories of ly less-promin- ent pt common people will be harder to come by in the future” His wish is that people would donate these kinds of materials to USU Special Collections or some other repository for safekeeping They could at least offer copies so the records can be used by future historians — historians who will be looking to prove once again that people make a difference When yon aood Quality Mooring Caro wc’rc hero! GwrCraoheionMA KMimaiMCuiSaiyL8 fro CCC AuSotogW Owner CwwmEsflt loccHon CompEd hearing dd Isb mxMaim mseaunioingscong SbongdEdncShbcd LoccSyesnsdciih4oaar J - l£fcdCoaudy ( Brighsm - 723-27- 27 I Uaifcholccdw ''' I M t ' - Pocatello - 230-020-0 Praston - : Uf f Layton - 773-03- 852-30- 30 oittTicrrai &igO o MgHiKnB) utasomj) 00 129 E 1400 N LOGAN HEARING ZONE inc o 1 t- - 753-71- 71 o (SksaosxG) |