Family Questing

In the September 2003 issue of Family Fun Magazine there is a very interesting article on questing.

Questing is a sort of public treasure hunt that began in England as “Letterboxing” and is now spreading through the US, all though it really hasn’t hit Nevada yet. Find out more at www.vitalcommunities.org click the Valley Quest link.

I think it would be a lot of fun create and participate in “Family Quests.” For example a quest in Vernal for the Roper family could have a poem that directs participants to various historical (family history) places such as Reynold’s Mill and the Rock Point Cemetery.

Reynold’s Flour Mill Historic Marker

The land for this Mill was donated by my ancestor Robert Bodily (-Hugh)

Reynold’s Flour Mill

In 1880 Wm. G. (Bill) Reynolds and Moroni Taylor cut and faced two rough stone burrs which were set up in the “Old Fort” for mill purposes. They were turned by a horse attached to a sweep. Later these burrs were used to grind feed for livestock. In 1881 the first mill in Ashley Valley was built on this site. The land was given by Robert Bodily and the mill equipped with machinery, was run by water power flumed to the mill. Wm. P. Reynolds and son Wm. G. (Bill) operated the mill for over forty years. It was destroyed by fire in 1934…
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