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A radio broadcast transcript from the 1970s by J. Arbon Christensen on the KVNU radio station in Logan telling the tale of Rosa Thurston (1 of 2)
A radio broadcast transcript from the 1970s by J. Arbon Christensen on the KVNU radio station in Logan telling the tale of Rosa Thurston. Circa 1970's. (2 of 2)
Newspaper article of an interview with T. K. Sorenson and his memories of Mendon and its May Day.
Newspaper clipping : "Looking Forward to the Past: Dedicated Residents Document Mendon's May Day History" by Jennifer Hatch, The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Monday, April 29, 1996 (pages 9-10).
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"…
A 1972 radio broadcast transcript by J. Arbon Christensen on the KVNU radio station in Logan telling about early pioneer medicines
Threshing machine from a private collection of antique machines in Mendon, Utah. Marian Fife Baldwin is standing next to the machine.
Farm Machine class, March 1944. Pictured is: (left to right) [unnamed], Claud Sorensen, Jess Walker, L.K. Wood, [unnamed], [unnamed], and [unnamed].
Photograph of the T. Kay and Maxine Sorensen family working on a farm in Mendon, Utah
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.
Farm equipment and boy on a horse in the Forster Yard, Mendon, Utah, between 1890 and 1920
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.
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.
"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…
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…
Thomas Kay Sorensen sitting on a couch. Backside of photograph says "Richard Watkins, Mendon." Information provided by Shirley Stauffer Darley.
Historical Record of Mendon, 1857-1919 by Isaac Sorensen. In this handwritten account, Sorensen chronicles events in Mendon, Utah, many of which he witnessed firsthand. Isaac Sorensen was born on February 24, 1840, in Sjaelland, Denmark. He became a…
Children in Mendon, Utah playing during the Pioneer Day celebration 1974.
Clella Ladle, Earl Buist, Hazel Sorensen Buist, Mayble Jensen, Veida Sorensen, and Joseph C. Sorensen standing outside in Mendon, Utah.
A pianist sits at the piano in the back of a pickup truck, ready to play music for dancers winding the maypole in Mendon, Utah in 1975.
One of four views of the stone house called the "Baker" house in Mendon, Utah, which was abandoned when the Fifes took this picture.
Interview with Diane and Ed Buist on March 14, 2019. They talk about Mendon, Utah and what it means to them. Excerpt from full audio interview.
A video interview with Leland and LaVay Larsen where they talk about growing up in Mendon, Utah, May Day, dating.
Interview with Hazel Sorensen where she talks about her famous peanut brittle. Excerpt from full audio interview.
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.
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 a pioneer home in Mendon, Utah with a milk stand in front.
Fred Taylor talks about when he was a young man in Mendon, Utah and dating girls in different towns. He also talks about the Mendon Jazz Band. Recorded October 9, 2001. Excerpt from full interview.
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about horses used in farming in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about the last working team in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about the theater in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Interview with Hazel Sorensen talks about May Day and Christmas as the best days of the year. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Interview with Horace Baker. During the interview he says "if you get beat by a horse it's your own fault" when asked about trading horses in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Horace Baker talk about trading puffed wheat for horses in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full audio interview.
An audio interview with Joseph H. Watkins, Jr. in 1974 where he talks about breaking his neck in a horse race in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Jingle Bells. Excerpt from full recording.
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Red Roses for a Blue Lady. Excerpt from full recording.
An audio recording of Edda Walker as she tells the story of Rosa Thurston, also known as "A Stolen Child." Excerpt from full interview.
An audio recording of Edda Walker as she talks about moving to Mendon, Utah and teaching at the old school house in 1919. 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.
An article titled "Jensen Historical Farm Plans Steam-Powered Threshing July 29-Aug 8" from the Deseret News on July 24, 1988 about a living historical farm planning a steam threshing event with some of L.K. Wood's steam threshing machines.
L.K. Wood's obituary, titled "Noted Thresher Pioneer, 79, Dies," published in the Herald Journal in 1967.
George W. Thurston wrote a letter to the editor about his missing daughter Rosa Thurston. This letter was printed in the Deseret News on April 12, 1868.
A typed manuscript about Rosa Thurston, a missing child from the 1860s, and how she might have been taken.
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 article titled "The Races" in the Utah Journal on September 2, 1882. The article is about horse racing in Mendon, Utah.
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses near a barn.
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses, Maud and her colt.