Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Our Music Department. Among the important work done during the year 1916-17 will long be remembered the Music Department, under the able direction of Professor Gerrit de Jong, Jr. He successfully imparted some of his enthusiasm to the student of...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
It will Pay You to See Our Stock of Shoes, Dry Goods, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, Groceries, Hardware and Farm Machinery Before making purchases. We...
PIONEER HONOR ROLL McEwen, Joseph Rolf, Samuel Myers, William Reid, Richard Nowers, Wilson G. Reid, George Nickerson, Charles Reid, Thomas Nickerson, Eleazer Riddle, Isaac Nelson, Edward Ramsey, John K. Nelson, Dan Stoney, Robert Oakden, Charles...
PIONEER HONOR ROLL Smith, Adam Woodhouse, John Tolton, Edward Woodhouse, Charles Jr Tolton, Edward H. Williams, George Tolton, J. Frank Williams, Nephi Tanner, Rollin R. Wiley, Robert Tanner, Sidney Walker, Mathew Tanner, Allen B. Waters,...
Photos of Marcus L. Shepherd, Church and Civic Leader; Edward W. Thompson, Early Surveyor, and wife, Julia Fish Thompson; Wilson Gates Nowers, Original Pioneer, and wife, Sarah Anderson Nowers; and William Fotheringham
Thompson, an engineer, who came originally from New York, told the people at this meeting that he could re-survey the town into blocks 24 rods square with streets 6 rods wide, including the sidewalks, and all could have a corner lot. His plan was...
George P. Low, grandson of James Low; Minerva Nowers, wife of John Nowers, son of Wilson G. Nowers; John Smith, grandson of John X. Smith; Grant Smith, a grandson of John X. Smith; George A. Parkinson, son of Thomas Parkinson. A few of the 10 acre...
After an opening was made large enough he succeeded in putting the fire out with water, milk and vinegar, the only available liquids. The Indians were eventually driven away.
It was found that the Indians had driven all the cattle
out of the...
York Volunteer Infantry, who was killed in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861.
Before the summer had passed, contracts had been let to a number of men for the construction of four company barracks, a guard house, commissary, hospital and...
Boyter, John Merchant, Charles Merchant, Orrin Puffer, Ephriam O. Puffer, Hannah Gale, Henry C. Gale, Lafayette Shepherd were also among the early settlers.
Charles Merchant (1842-1904) and John Merchant (1850-1927) came from Australia with their...
North Creek, May 21, 1899
Members of the North Creek Sunday School met at the usual time and place, Elder Green presiding. Opening song, on page 8, "Did You Think To Pray?" Prayer Elder Green. Singing, "Haste To The Sunday School." Roll Call....
PIONEER DRAMATIC TALENT OF BEAVER
Rol Tanner
J. Frank Tolton
Robert, Charles and Gus Stoney
Dan Martin
Al Fennemore
Lyman Shepherd
Rienhard Maeser
Mrs. S. C. Maeser
Sarah Ann Stoney
Elizabeth Fotheringham
Sadie and Renth Huntington
May...
8 Beaver Brass Band 9 Young lady representing the Goddess of Liberty, Harriet S. Shepherd, and 13 young ladies represent-ing the 13 original Colonies, in wagon drawn by four horses. 10 Twenty-five young men, mounted escort. 11 Forty-eight young...
ONE GUN
Song by the Beaver Choir.
ONE GUN
Music by the Beaver Martial Band. Speech by Col. Douglas of Fort Cameron.
ONE GUN
Music by the Fort Cameron Martial Band.
ONE GUN
Song by Robert Stoney.
ONE GUN
Music by the Beaver Brass Band.
ONE GUN
Song...
Keeseo arrived in Beaver, fine young men who might have done much good, but the natural aversion of the average young women to being assisted at childbirth by a man physician was as widespread and deep-seated among the early Mormons as if the...
Early Industries
In common with most Utah towns, under the teachings and practices of Brigham Young, there was a spirit of cooperation. Each community vied with its neighbor in becoming as nearly self-sustaining as the circumstances would permit....
made butter for many years, were Sarah Nowers, Mary Low, Mrs. W. P. Smith, Amelia Smith, Mrs. Ann Levi, Sophia Dean, and others. Mrs. William Dean churned and supplied the officers at Fort Cameron with butter while they were stationed there.
In...
This institution was responsible for the substantial growth of Beaver more than any other factor. Most of the prominent buildings erected in Beaver during the '70s and '80s owe their existence to employment at this factory. It also proved a great...
had as his assistant, Charles T. Stoney, who had been attending the Brigham Young Academy. This school immediately became very popular, so that night session were held for the benefit of adults who could not go in the daytime. A class in teacher...
THE SCHOOLS OF BEAVER
SCHOOL HOUSE BUILT FIRST YEAR
In writing this history of the early schools of Beaver, we have interviewed the few remaining pupils of those days; have had access to a few old letters and diaries, and some short articles...