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Show Page 12 The Ogden Valley news Volume XVI Issue I December 15, 2008 HISTORICAL cont. from page 11 A home for Louisa (the new wife) was established by converting the upstairs area of the lovely new house for the intruding family. The relationship in the year following was, tragically, unhappy. A story came from across the seas that Louisa had left a husband there. Soon after my grandfather arrived home, he converted the old four-room house into a store and my mother began clerking there at the young age of 13 years, and continued on until her marriage. She was active in ward work, teaching, theatricals, organist for many years, sang as a soloist and in the choir. Recreation was valley limited, church parties were enjoyed by young and old together, and dancing. Home dramatics held the lamp lit spotlight, with Liberty exchanging plays and that meant sleeping in someone’s house, often in our home. Sleigh rides were frequent, bells jingling on horses and everyone singing. The summer time was filled with excitement due to such events as parades on both the 4th and 24th, ball games with surrounding towns often resulting in fights, swimming in the icy cold creeks and rivers, trips into canyons, programs on every holiday with no exceptions in my memory. In the springtime, May or June, Francis A. Hammond was ordained a bishop over the new ward that, until now, had been a branch only. A quote from the Deseret News of March 17, 1877, “We have gone through a sad ordeal during the past three months, losing by scarlet fever and diphtheria about 20 children. Snow is 8 inches on the level with a prediction of a late spring. Weather at present is cold and disagreeable. M.I.A. and Sunday School are in good order and well attended.” Church Historian Andrew Jenson wrote, “Yesterday I took a trip to Huntsville. The inhabitants number about 800. Many are DIGITAL TV cont. from page 1 7.4 An additional service of KUED 11.1 KBYU-TV, the PBS station operated by Brigham Young University 11.2 BYU Television, an additional service of BYU Broadcasting 11.3 BYU TV International, an additional service of BYU Broadcasting 11.4 An additional service of BYU Broadcasting 14.1 KJAZZ, Channel 14 in Salt Lake City We are also fortunate to be able to continue broadcasting our analog channels as usual through the winter. This will provide a chance of everyone to make a smooth transition. Caution! When hooking up your con- hardy Norsemen, inured to toil and hardships and by their industry have brought the soil under cultivation and made it yield food for man and beast. They have a rock school house 52 x 40 feet with day and Sunday Schools in session, well attended and conducted by efficient instructors. In the two winters of ‘77 and ’78 diphtheria continued on more or less for 18 months during which several children died. To add to this calamity, grasshoppers appeared and destroyed the crops.” A co-op store was established similar to ZCMI in Salt Lake City. Later on it was sold to my grandfather. A little container filled with gold dust was used as a weight against other articles, a common form of exchange. A church house was started. It took five years to complete and cost 11,800 dollars. It was built on the west side of the block across from the Square. In 1878, the Relief Society was organized. 1879—Indians came often to the store to trade. They were living peaceably with the settlers and some of them were well known. One day an Indian Buck and his squaw came into the store when my mother was working alone. He seemed agitated and hurriedly looked over the bolts of material, finally selecting a red flannel and ordered several yards; as soon as they were cut off, he grabbed them from the counter and handed them to the squaw. She rushed outside, crossed the street and crouched down on the big town ditch bank. My mother watched through the window while the Buck was selecting other items. She saw the squaw rise up not many minutes later from the bank with a baby in her arms. The squaw came back into the store, the bundle of red flannel in her arms and proudly held it up for my mother to see the new baby lying snugly and warm inside. verter box, follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully. Your antenna orientation is critical. Study the instructions regarding the use of the remote control, specfically the canning process to find and pre-set the channels. If you have questions you may call the following members of the board: Robert Van Scoyk 745-3922 Ed Rahrer 745-4202 Bret Allen 745-3005 Enjoy, Keith D. Anderson, Chairman, Board of Directors, Weber County, Ogden Valley Recreation Transmission Special Service District. Ogden Valley Lawn Care & Home Services LLC All Your Home Needs in ONE PLACE! Cleaning Services & Property Management for Vacation Homes & Rentals. 801-644-8511 Licensed, Bonded, & Insured. 801-745-4000 2555 WOLF CREEK DR. EDEN David McClough—An Author Review By Forrest Brown This month I thought instead of reviewing a book I would review an author. His name is David G. McCullough and he is an American author, narrator, and lecturer. He was born on July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Yale University, earning a degree in English literature. His first book, The Johnstown Flood, was published in 1968; he has written seven more since on topics such as Harry S. Truman, John Adams, and the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough has also narrated multiple documentaries, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; he also hosted American Experience for twelve years. Two of McCullough’s books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted into TV miniseries by HBO. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom— the United States’ highest civilian award. In his book 1776, Mr. McCullough succeeds in putting a human face to the events of that fateful year when a valiant rag-tag bunch of American farmers, plumbers, and blacksmiths fought the world’s strongest army and navy to secure independence for America. McCullough combed through mountains of historic documents on both sides of the Atlantic to write the narrative of this most important period in American history. His efforts paid off because the reader is caught up with the people and the events that are portrayed in such fine detail that the excitement is addicting until the very end, even though the outcome is known. The Continental Congress called on General George Washington to lead an ill prepared army to force the British off American land. For Washington, the task was easier said than done. His army, which consisted of a group of untrained and underfunded males of varying age groups and physical abilities, was up against arguably the greatest power in the world. The British had professional soldiers who were well trained, well clothed, and well fed. They also possessed a crack team of leaders who had fought many wars and were keen military strategists. Perhaps this is the genesis of America’s enduring love and support of the underdog, for the American army was definitely the underdog and few gave any chances for their success. King George III, the English ruler, considered the Americans’ fight for freedom a minor uprising by ingrates and did not see the necessity for a large army to fight them. What Washington’s troops did, and did successfully, is told in riveting detail by McCullough, who makes every attempt to be fair to both sides. Heroes abound in McCullough’s telling. There is Henry Knox, a bookseller by trade, who braved the elements to trek three hundred miles in harsh winter to bring much needed ammunition from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. There is Nathanael Greene, a Rhode Island Quaker, who was made a general at the young age of thirtythree and had to pit his brains against astute British strategists. And above all, there is George Washington. McCullough does not deify this icon of the American Revolution; instead, he portrays him warts and all, and Washington emerges as a fallible human, full of self-doubts when his strategies fail quite miserably in thwarting the British and the plummeting morale of the Americans. Yet, in the end, we see Washington as a true hero, as he does not give up on the American cause and forces; by sheer will of his personality, his troops soldier on, eking out small victories that cumulatively break the British spirit. The book is history at its very best. It is a compelling read as we are ushered into ground zero of this pivotal moment in American history. One of his other books, John Adams, was a look at one of the most vibrant men to ever live upon the American continent. In this book McCullough keeps the story moving, without dismissing details that help fill in a sense of time, place and person. The generous inclusion of personal correspondence between John and Abigail Adams is very beneficial in conveying the motives and perspectives of this time period. Adams was not perfect as described by McCullough; however, he was the essence of a good, principled man who, unlike Thomas Jefferson, did not advocate standards he himself did not live by. Adams did not shift loyalties nor positions for political or personal convenience. His integrity, industry, and intellect are well-conveyed in this book, and it is obvious that he is to be admired for his life beyond the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In this book, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life of John Adams, “the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot “ who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as “out of his senses”; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. Asked why study and write about the past, Mr. McCullough declared, “To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn’t just part of our civic responsibility. To me it’s an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is.” The Ogden Valley News is looking for Ogden Valley and Ogden Canyon historical biographies, stories, and photos to use in its publication. 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