1876 Utah Map at the Library of Congress that shows relief by hachures, drainage, post offices, stations, counties, cities and towns, roads, and railroads with names.
Month: April 2004
1855 Utah/Wyoming Railway Map
Here’s an 1855 map from the Library of Congress, American Memory, Map Collections. This was surveyed a year before the Mellors traveled to Utah with the Martin Handcart Company.
From the valley of Green River to the Great Salt Lake. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Capt. E. G. P. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery, F. W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the route, 1855.
Maps
For the technically and geographically inclined… Joe Edmon at Genealogy Blog vented his frustration with maps saved in what I’m assuming is the MrSid image format.
When I first encountered MrSid files at the Library of Congress I was perplexed, until I started using the MrSID Standalone Viewer. I now download the .sid file open it with this application, zoom into the level I like and then choose export from the file menu. Whola and editable .tif file.
I agree with Joe that life would be much easier with access to .jpg images of the maps, but .sid files compress at a much higher quality/compression ratio than any other format I’m aware of.
I can’t find this the viewer on the LizardTech’s website, but a quick search on google points you to Steve Jackson’s .Mac site (look under Genealogy files).
Disclaimer: I run the MrSid viewer under Classic on Mac OS X. Mileage with windows may vary.
Now if I could just figure out how to convert 32 bit tif files from seamless.usgs.gov. 😉
James Mellor Family Photos
Father James Mellor, Sr.
Mother Mary Ann Payne Mellor
Louisa Mellor Clark
Charlotte Elizabeth Mellor Roper
Mary Ann Mellor Palmer
James Mellor Jr.
William Charles Mellor
Emma Marintha Mellor Bartholomew
Clara Althera Mellor Hill
John Carlos Mellor
Family of James Mellor. All sailed to the U.S. on the “Horizon” and traveled with the Martin Handcart Company except John Carlos who was born in Springville, Utah.
Domain Name Changes
Family Preserves may be unavailable for a little while. I’m changing the company who I use for domain name registration and domain name service. It shouldn’t be down for more than 24 hours.
After the switch I’ll be able to setup “family preserves” email addresses (name@familypreserves.com) that will forward to your existing email. This just adds a second layer of privacy, if you are interested just let me know.
Kathy’s Family Website
Kathy’s Family Website has linked to family preserves.
Kathy has a web page with photos of Editha Ann (Morley) Whiting (Kathy’s third great grandmother).
I think that Kathy and I are sixth or seventh cousins… Editha’s sister Lucy Diantha Morley is my third great grandmother).
National WWII Memorial
Irene has added her father Glen Brown Harding to the registry.
Glen Brown Harding “My History”
Update: This history now includes scans of all the pages. Note: he text entry has not been completed.
MY HISTORY
By Glen Brown Harding
I was born the 21 of April in 1911. The house where my family lived, at that time, was on about 533 South 5OO West in Provo, Utah. The house has been torn down now, and a plumbing establishment is on this spot. My parents were William Edward Harding and Phebe Dianthia Brown Harding My Father is known to many people in Utah County because he served as a Deputy Sheriff to Sheriff Boyd, who was Sheriff of Utah County for many years. I was the last child born to my parents. The other children are: Ila Harding Sheafer Bullock, Dean Harding, Edna Harding Moore Harvey, and Ellis Harding who died as an infant.
Continue reading Glen Brown Harding “My History”
Marjorie Hinckley dies at home
Desert News: Marjorie Pay Hinckley, wife of LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, died at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday at her home, surrounded by family members, of causes incident to age. She was 92.
… An avid reader and family history enthusiast, she encouraged her children and grandchildren to pursue higher education and “delighted in the opportunity to share stories of their (her ancestors’) faith from her research.”
We will all miss her!
Genealogy Blog has a link to her Grandmother’s history (Mary Goble Pay) at Heritage Gateways. The Goble family traveled in the 1856 Hunt Wagon Company that accompanied the Martin Handcart company.
Robert Bodily Diary
Today Leland Meitzler at Genealogy Blog added a post about the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel website.
I’ve searched this resource before and found most of my father’s ancestors (all of his lines trace back to pioneers). While looking at the sources for the 1860 William Budge Company, I noticed the Library of Congress has a copy of Robert Bodily’s diary. A quick web search reveals his diary is on microfilm at Utah State (Special Collections Department Merrill Library).