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On the road …again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Daily Visits By Our Furry and Feathered Friends   The four bird feeding stations and three bird houses in our back yard may have been among the attractions to our serene residence; but local deer,...

Art & Aletha Family 1972 by Aletha Turley, taken from postcard written to her sister Franceen shortly after the attached picture was taken. We went down to a picture studio a couple of weeks ago to have a family picture taken and it was really an unforgettable experience and one I...

At 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 29 th we boarded the bus and drove to Kirkland, Ohio to visit the first temple of this dispensation.  We learned of the unfolding of many keys and truths in this early headquarters of the Church. It was in this place where the Savior appeared...

On Wednesday, July 28 th , we boarded the bus at 9:00 am and drove to Mendon to visit the home of Brigham Young and several other early leaders of the church. We then continued on to Niagara Falls for overnight on the Canadian side of the border. We spent most...

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   And Now On Stage …In Order Of Appearance   Let me introduce the actors, as they appear on stage.  From somewhere beyond the green curtain of shrubbery comes a red-headed woodpecker.  He appears stage left where...

While in Palmyra, New York,  we walked up to the top of the Hill Cumorah and overlooked Palmyra New York.        At the top of Hill Cumorah stands a monument with Angel Moroni at the top. This is where Joseph Smith was told he would find the plates that...

On July 25 th we began our Church History tour by driving to Sturbridge Village and visiting a community representing a New England agricultural village of the 18 th century similar to those where the ancestors of Joseph Smith lived.   We then drove to Springfield, Massachusetts to attend sacrament service....

At 5:15 am on July 23, 1971 I prepared to leave for my ten day tour covering New York City and the areas travelled by my ancestors while migrating to Utah. My family and I arrived at the Salt Lake Airport at 8:40 am at which time we met Sister Backman...

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Slow Pitch Softball and Some Unanswered Questions   True sports fans may not pay much attention to such quaint pastimes as softball, especially the easy going variety of quasi-sport known as slow pitch softball.  But older...

Rev. Isaac Chivington and Rebecca Starbuck Chivington Their Story         Isaac B. Chivington was born on August 18,1824 in Warren Co. Ohio to parents Isaac Chivington (1791-1826) and Jane (Runyon) Chivington (1792-1889). He grew up in Warren Co., Ohio living with parents and siblings.     On August 4,1846, when...

Well, not exactly.   When I was 8 years old, I got my front tooth knocked out because I walked in front of the slider swing on our playset in the back yard of our house on Hobbs Road.  It was a cool play set.  My dad built it.  It had...

Free StoryKeeper User Guide In an effort to save the living history of our time, I want to offer you this StoryKeeper User Guide as a complimentary gift to download now. The guide offers interview techniques and over 220 life review questions. Used in conjunction with our Certified StoryKeeper Course for...

On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Electing the Winner of the Talent Contest   Dear Granddaughter Roxanne, The year 2014 ushers in the rebirth of the old fashioned talent contest.  Plans for the inaugural launch of the national gala later this...

As I look back on an earlier time when my mother was experiencing the onset of dementia, I have come to realize her greatest suffering might not have been her failing memory but the feelings of being useless, unappreciated, and possibly at times unloved. I grieve to think about her frustrations...

THE LIFE STORY OF ARTHUR CURTIS JOLLEY By Leland D Jolley   Arthur Curtis Jolley was born November 29,1885 in Mt. Carmel, Utah to William Jackson Jolley and Elisabeth Jenkensen Stolworthy. He was baptized July 4, 1892. The family lived in Mt. Carmel until 1897. It was here Arthur received his...

From France, to Canada, to America -- that is how Robert (Bob) Allen got his wife Lucette.  They were introducted while he was on an LDS Mission to France; but it was always a three-some whenever they were in the same area: Bob, his companion, and Lucette.  Bob said he didn't...

In the southern part of Utah in Kane County three small towns are located in the mile high valley called Long Valley, Mt. Carmel, Orderville and Glendale.  Mt. Carmel is to the south just a few miles north of the Mount Carmel junction off the U.S. 86 highway.  Those traveling in...

Typescript of Childhood Memories in Tropic, Utah of Leland Dwight Jolley In the southern part of Utah, county of Garfield, is a pretty little valley and the little town of Tropic nestled a little east of those beautiful colored ledges of the Bryce Canyon. There is a ridge running north and...

                                                                   Sacred Messes I sighed at what a mess my life was in, and these thoughts intruded.”Life is messy. Birth, death, everything in between, it’s all messy. If it isn’t messy, it ain’t life.”  “Can I use these finger paints?” My young daughter had asked. We were in someone else’s house,...