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An article titled "The Races" in the Utah Journal on September 2, 1882. The article is about horse racing in Mendon, Utah.
A Mendon City Pioneer Days & Sesquicentennial Celebration program from July 24, 2010.
A Mendon City Pioneer Days & Sesquicentennial Celebration program from July 24, 2010.
A postcard with a picture of Joseph H. Watkins and two girls in an oxen-pulled wagon. The girls are his daughter, Flora Watkins, and Lilian Jensen. The image was taken on Pioneer Day, July 24, 1924.
A photograph of L.K. Wood riding on his steam thresher in the 1947 Fourth of July parade in Logan, Utah.
A photograph of Henry G. Hughes, the first bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mendon, Utah.
A photograph of the Wellsville Mountains with Memorial Day poppies planted by residents of Mendon, Utah.
A typed manuscript about Rosa Thurston, a missing child from the 1860s, and how she might have been taken.
A photograph of the Steam Threshing Bee featuring L.K. Wood's steam threshers. Original file titled "Circus Calliope."
A photograph of a cross country race in Mendon, Utah on July 24, 1974, Pioneer Day.
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses, Maud and her colt.
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses near a barn.
A typed manuscript about Rosa Thurston, a missing child from the 1860s, and how she might have been taken.
An image of a pioneer home in Mendon, Utah with a milk stand in front.
A map of Mendon, Utah including Petersboro, and Cobblestone. The map includes houses, businesses, fire hydrants, highway mile markers and church ward boundaries.
An image of various May Day dresses on display that are made out of plastic, paper, and fabric. These dresses have been used over the years in Mendon, Utah for the May Day celebration.
Thomas Kay Sorensen sitting on a couch. Backside of photograph says "Richard Watkins, Mendon." Information provided by Shirley Stauffer Darley.
Photograph of Sweeten's Band in Mendon, Utah. Includes from left to right, front row: 1. Joseph H. Hancock, 2. Mormon D. Bird. Second row: 1. Ervin Gardner (possibly Alfred Irvin Gardner?), 2. William Isaac Sorensen, 3. George Hughes, 4. Gills…
"New Fires" produced by Mendon Theatrical Society in the 1960s, revived by Richard Watkins in 1969. Featured is (left to right) Coy Anderson, Keith Sorensen, Debbie Bartlett, Lizzy Barrett (standing), Steve Hardman, [unnamed, possible first name is…
Pulling match between the "Old Betsy" engine and another tractor. These machines were often used in threshing competitions. From left to right: Fred Taylor and Lynn Wood. Information gathered from Clyde Muir.
L. K. (Lynn) Wood on half-scale Russel steam engine, located on First North between Highway 23 (First West) and Main Street in Mendon. Information gathered from Shirley Stauffer Darley and Rodney J. Sorensen.
Farm equipment and boy on a horse in the Forster Yard, Mendon, Utah, between 1890 and 1920
Threshing grain by horse, possibly in the Mendon Town Square. Left to right: Matthew Forster, Parley Sorensen, A.W. Richards, Ephraim Shelton, Abraham Sorenson, and Amos Hardman.
Photograph of the T. Kay and Maxine Sorensen family working on a farm in Mendon, Utah
Farm Machine class, March 1944. Pictured is: (left to right) [unnamed], Claud Sorensen, Jess Walker, L.K. Wood, [unnamed], [unnamed], and [unnamed].
Certificate no. 657 recording the patent of land granted to George W. Baker, as mayor and trustee of Mendon City. The certificate was issued on September 2, 1872 under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, and recorded in the Cache County Record Book "B"…
An excerpt (pages 151-158) from "Pioneer Stories" titled "The Stolen Child" about Rosa Thurston. The author of the story "The Stolen Child" is unknown but is thought to be Orson F. Whitney. In the story, the author speculates how the Rosa Thurston…
L.K. Wood's obituary, titled "Noted Thresher Pioneer, 79, Dies," published in the Herald Journal in 1967.
"Mendon May Day Traditions," written by T.K. Sorensen, is about the traditions in Mendon, Utah's May Day celebrations. It includes the crowner's speech when crowning the May Queen, May Day songs, and a brief history of how May Day came to be in…
Interview with Steve Smith conducted by Ande Clark on November 11, 1970 about the Witches Tree in Mendon, Utah and how it was created.
An article titled "Speed Mania Sends Horses to Hack Line or Pasture" in the Salt Lake Herald Republican on July 18, 1909. The article is about horse races in Utah.
An audio recording of Richard and Paula Watkins as they talk about their experience moving to Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Photograph of a Salidago Accidentalis, more commonly known as a goldenrod flower, pollinating.
Photograph of a butterfly on a Salidago Accidentalis, more commonly known as a goldenrod flower.
A map noting different Native American sites near Mendon, Utah.
In an audio interview, Paul Willie talks about the Baker rock homes in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Recording of an interview with Paul Willie as he remembers his scout master Lem Earl and the ice rink that he would make each winter. Excerpt from full interview.
Audio clip from Feburary 8, 2019 where Paul Willie talks about the Mendon Jazz Band. Excerpt from full interview.
An article titled "Threshing Bee to live on at USU" from the Salt Lake Tribune on November 9, 1967. The articdle is about steam threshing machines made by L.K. Wood that were on display at the USU Museum.
A collection of personal narratives for those that have supernatural interactions in Mendon, Utah. This excerpt is specifically from item 16, which focuses on the witch tree located in the Wellsville Mountains above Mendon.
A personal narrative about supernatural interactions in Mendon, Utah. Item 19 focuses on a legend trip (where individuals visit an area because of stories or legends heard about it) to an abandoned house in Mendon.
A collection of personal narratives for those that have supernatural interactions in Mendon, Utah. Item 18 focuses on an encounter in a house in Mendon.
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Red Roses for a Blue Lady. Excerpt from full recording.
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Jingle Bells. Excerpt from full recording.