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Show La(a Bor mtt LAKESIDE JAy tO 1937 8 Daughters of Utah Pioneers keep history alive D Local camps seek new mombofs, honor old ones for their work Tcop k see us as a tlimbn of the church , amt we) c nouThac are a bt of pioneers ether than IDS. pvtxiim &sifc"w CIFARI II ID- - Some pi. are sad, like about a woman who had to have bosh fed amputated after crovvin the tasn thoelc. Other stories ave a nicer ending, like the one about the tukty baby who man aged to survive the trek and grow to healthy adulthood. Out no masier the ending, the frost-bine- Daughter of Utah Fienccrs warn to capture all those nonet I 1 Mauri no P, Smith of Clearfield, International registrar for DUP in wrsung. for posterity. And that's important, cspeaatly since many of the original local DUP camp memben have died, The camps celebrated the Set quicentcnmal by honoring the charter member! of the first DUP camp in Clearfield, the Wild Rove Camp, which started 17, 1950. Also honored were the charter member! of the South Weber Cunp, which began dune 3, 1955. Of the original members of the Wild Rote Camp, five are still living and were honored for their contnbu lions in gathering and recording the histones of their pioneer ancestors. They are. first president Cora Doney Wilcox, who trav cled from Idaho to attend the recent jubilee; Dorothy Watterson Siringham of Rear Lake; Marjorie Mac Kay Mayfield, Lila Watterson Smith Getty, and Valaine April Anna Herzog Jessop, all of Clearfield. It fell good." says Getty. It was very nice to be honored. It was special" She says the biggest difference over time has been the loss of members. Bve of the original South Weber Camp members are still living and were also honored. They are, Luclia Byram, Jane Poll, Vonda Coy. Bessie Bambrough Powers and Pent Heninger, all of South Weber. i the states, and has mere than International registrar for 1 7.000 active members, and mere DUP, Maunne P, Smith of than JO.twt) current members ine members inClearfield, says that the organizacluding tion is actually growing faster ternationally. than ever with younger and younIts grown a lot since 1950 ger members, in places outside of when we were the first camp the Wasatch area. here," says Jessop, There are The mam qualification is that now six camps in the a prospective member's ancestors Company. had to arrive before May 10. "We had a preity good size 169. the date of the joining of when we first started," she the Transcontinental Railroad, to group says. the boundancs of the state of Back (hen their duet were only Deseret, the anticipation that a dollar and they used Brigham Young had for the to make a month, quilts and raffle them olT state." says Smith. This state of Deseret is far so they could get things the club mere encompassing than just the needed. They even used to take their husbands out on ouungs state of Utah. once or twice a year. Dicovers It the Continental The DUP has recorded family vide area, the small western edge of Colorado, cuts across the top histories of ancestors who of New Mexico, most of the state crossed into Utah prior to May of Arizona, down to San Diego, 10. 1869, and lias actively put up Ca.. the comer of Wyoming, the historical markers around Davis southern part of Idaho, the eastCounty. The histories from all ern section of California dow n to camps are turned into the main theyre ail interesting." non-acm- Davis-Clcarfic- San Bemadmo, and all da. gd non-LD- S great-grandfath- 77J-J4I- 9. 538-I05- Davis County," Mayfield says. Mayfield hones to see younger generations of pioneer ancestry join the Wild Rose Camp and other camps in their area to keep gathering histones. we ink Well of Neva- It was an immense area," says Smith. People who qualify may not be aware of all the areas that qualify their ancestors as pioneers prior to 1869. People see us as a division of the church, and were not," says Smith. Certainly a great deal of LDS pioneers make up the ancestry of members, and many members are LDS, but its a historical organization, not a church one. Smith says. There are a lot of pioneers other than LDS." Its a iJ "The purser generations it's camp in Sail Lake City to be matter of finding which seem to have busy lives, caught family member now has it, gathered into a series of books. "So it helps gather our geneal- up with hectic work schedules, Tvery month the women have ogies and record our histones, and gathering histories of other a history. Most of the charter one of the main reasons we people families. We need W get members are still very acme, givmore in. little bus here and meet." says Jesop. ing histones, putting up historical there." she says, "..that should be markers, All of the hutortes are interand researching, Some esting. and need to be recorded, written down," histories given at meetings are Wnung down the verbal histo- ones that are already gathered insays Jessop but she adds that shes glad she didn't have to go nes and family stone passed to their books. through the hardships the pio- down is one way of recording the Its really a worthwhile gathneers had io. "Iheyjust had a lot histories, she says. Other ways Jessop says, "Its a ering." are of faith." she says, or theyd through researching geneasays Mayfield. organization." have never made it, I guess." logical records and locating anIt s not a church organization. cestors and ether journals written Mayfield had many pioneers Its not all LDS" on both sides of her family. Her records. Mayfield is trying to find Mayfield says that quite a few 1 nomas a journal last in her uncles poscame over with MacKay came here with John session before he passed away. "and you all The was almost Brigham Young, journal illegible, in Taylor's group September have pioneer histories," says 1847. Her great grandfather, she says, but belonged to an anMayfield. Thomas' son. John, was 13 when cestor. "You have io try to research For more information on joinhe drove their wagon across. and ask the family members what ing the Daughters of L'lah PioSo thats how I got interested." she says. I went to the first they knew, pictures, wnte them neers company in your area condown." says Mayfield. She retact Maunne P. Smith in meeting." Her or the Jesse W. Pox, on her mother's members her mother telling her Clearfield at side, was a surveyor for Brigham about the journal her uncle had DUP International Office and had been trying to deciMuseum located in Salt Lake Young for what is now Davis and he the handwriting in it. Now City at County and other areas. "Theres pher a lot of interesting histories in misconception pj MZnytfS DQOfr VAT CHAnLEY CHARLEYS: I,.'"'. QGin: Si Very fine Stationery $Uxt One Stop Shopping For All Yonr Stationery Ami Writing Needs: Invitations bw Thank You Notes Writing Paper journals Fountain Pens Bottled Ink os' Wax St Seals Unique Gifts and So Much Morel that Daughters of Utah Pioneers is an organization for the elderly. More and more the organization is growing and were getting younger and younger members. Smith say's. Shes finding that its Weve lost a lot of membecoming the organization to be bers," says Byram. There's not in. many left in our camp." Many She has registered more than are inactive because they are 1,000 members a year, mostly in homebound. areas surrounding the Wasatch Byram would like to see some area, and would like to see an innew members involved. crease in Davis County memberMost of us have written in ship. what we know. They might have There are companies in Canasomeone on their side of the famda, just forming in Mexico, and ily, to get some of their histoinquires coming in from England. nes, she says. I think that The DUP includes 50 percent of On -- This is the place to get your custom im itations, personalized stationery Sc unique gifts for any occasion. hwrsom o 50 ;k , Call About Our Beginner Calligraphy Classes! (fry cw $)$! 395 S State. Clearfield Off Selected Office and School Supplies ow Fairfield Plaza 70 South Fairfield Road 4, in Layton (801) 546-828- 2 Monday through Friday 10 00 am tu 7 00 pm Saturday 10.00 am to 5 00 pm. 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