"Hill Helps with Airshow at Logan Celebration" article in the Hill Top Times from July 13, 1956
Logan-Cache Airport; Hill Air Force Base; US Air Force
Front page of the Hill Top Times on July 13, 1956 with an article titled "Hill Helps with Airshow at Logan Celebration." The article discussed the success of the Logan Airshow and Hill Air Force Base's involvement.
Hill Top Times
University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library
Kaysville, Utah
"Floyd Hansen Flew First Airmail Here" article in the Cache American from May 21, 1938
Floyd D. Hansen; Aviation; Airmail
An article from the Cache American titled "Floyd Hansen Flew First Airmail Here." The article is about Floyd Hansen flying the first airmail into and out of Cache Valley.
Cache American
Logan, Utah
"County Airport Sees Steady Growth Along Lines of Aviation" article in the Cache American from December 18, 1934
Logan-Cache Airport; Floyd D. Hansen
An article by Floyd D. Hansen titled "County Airport Sees Steady Growth Along Lines of Aviation" from the Cache American. He explains the growth of the Logan-Cache Airport in recent years.
Floyd D. Hansen (author)
Utah State University; Utah State Agricultural College; Airplane; Cache Valley
Utah State University
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, USU Historical Photo-board Collection, photo no. USUA-1066a
Digital Initiatives Unit, Merrill-Cazier Library
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives (email: SCWeb@usu.edu)
US Navy Dive Bomber at Logan-Cache Airport
Utah State University; Utah State Agricultural College; US Navy; Airplane; Logan-Cache Airport
A pilot sits In a US Navy Curtiss Helldiver at the Logan-Cache Airport.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, USU Historical Photo-board Collection, photo no. USUA-1050
Kwa gun ogwai shown over a map of Mendon, Utah
Mendon, Utah; Shoshone; Native American; Kwa gun ogwai
A map noting different Native American sites near Mendon, Utah.
Paula Watkins
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Folk Collection 67
Paula Watkins and Shay Larsen
Mendon, Utah
An account of the Witches Tree in Mendon, Utah
Mendon, Utah; Witch
Interview with Steve Smith conducted by Ande Clark on November 11, 1970 about the Witches Tree in Mendon, Utah and how it was created.
Steve Smith (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Folk Collection 8a, Group 7 Supernatural Non-religious Legends (Box 11a, Folder 4, Item 2.3.1.23 (2))
Ande Clark (interviewer)
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives (email: SCAWeb@usu.edu)
Interview with Dennis Joventti conducted by Richard F. Ludt on October 10, 1971 about the witches circle located in Mendon, Utah.
Dennis Joventti (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Folk Collection 8a, Group 7 Supernatural Non-religious Legends (Box 11a, Folder 4, Item 2.3.1.23 (1))
Richard F. Ludt (interviewer)
Excerpt from "Paranormal Encounters" titled "Haunted Houses"
Witches tree; Mendon; Cache Valley; Haunting; Memorate; Ghost; Legend trip; Contemporary legend
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.
Nick Allen (interviewer)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, High School Student Folklore Collection (FOLK 55, Series 1, Box 11, Item 0122) http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/single item/collection/p16944coll20/id/54/rec/1
Mendon, Utah; Cache Valley; Logan Canyon
Excerpt from "Paranormal Encounters" titled "Tapping"
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.
Excerpt from "History of Cache County" titled Pioneer Medicines
Pioneer Medicines; Mendon; Utah; Cache Valley
An excerpt from the book "History of Cache County", pages 116-117, compiled by elementery school students in Cache Valley. The excerpt "Pioneer Medicines" talks about pioneer medicines, food, and bear hunts.
Elementary Schools of Cache County
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, 979.27 C113e, pages 116-117.
Digital initiatives Unit, Merrill-Cazier Library
A postcard of a picture from Pioneer Day, July 24, 1924
July 24; Pioneer Day; Postcard
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.
Unknown
Digital Initiatives Unit, Merrill-Cazier Library.
L.K. Wood on a steam thresher in the Fourth of July parade in 1947
L.K. Wood; Steam thresher; Logan, Utah; 4th of July
A photograph of L.K. Wood riding on his steam thresher in the 1947 Fourth of July parade in Logan, Utah.
Paul Willie
"Mendon May Day Traditions" by T.K. Sorensen
May Day; T.K. Sorensen; Mendon, Utah
"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 Mendon.
T.K. Sorensen (author)
Janet Larsen; May Day; Mendon, Utah; May Day dresses; maypole
A transcript of a speech titled "Weaving Memories" given by Janet Larsen at the 1990 May Day celebration.
Janet Larsen (author)
Henry G. Hughes; Mendon, Utah; Bishop
A photograph of Henry G. Hughes, the first bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mendon, Utah.
Utah
Cattail
A photograph of T. latifolia, more commonly known as cattail roots.
Richard J. Shaw (photographer)
Solidago; Goldenrod
Photograph of a Salidago Accidentalis, more commonly known as a goldenrod flower, pollinating.
Butterfly; Solidago; Goldenrod
Photograph of a butterfly on a Salidago Accidentalis, more commonly known as a goldenrod flower.
Mendon Memorial Day Poppies in front of Wellsville Mountains
Wellsville Mountains; Mendon, Utah; Poppies
A photograph of the Wellsville Mountains with Memorial Day poppies planted by residents of Mendon, Utah.
Manuscript about Rosa Thurston's disappearance
Rosa Thurston; Missing child; Mendon, Utah
A typed manuscript about Rosa Thurston, a missing child from the 1860s, and how she might have been taken.
Excerpt from "Pioneer Stories" titled "The Stolen Child.
A Stolen Child; Mendon, Utah; Rosa Thurston; Native American; Indian; Cache Valley
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 became missing from her home near Mendon, Utah. "Pioneer Stories" was compiled under the Direction of the Presiding Bishopric by Preston Nibley.
Thought to be written by Orson F. Whitney
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, USU SPEC COLL 289.39 N512p (pages 151-158)
Bookcraft, Inc.
Paul Willie talks about rock homes in Mendon, Utah
Paul Wille; Baker; Rock home; Mendon, Utah
In an audio interview, Paul Willie talks about the Baker rock homes in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Paul Willie (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Folklore Collection 67
Bethany Budge (interviewer)
Paul Willie remembers Lem Earl in Mendon, Utah
Paul Wille; Lem Earl; Ice rink; Scout master; Mendon, Utah; Store
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.
Richard and Paula Watkins talk about their experience moving to Mendon, Utah
Richard Watkins; Family; Paula Watkins; Moving; Mendon, Utah
An audio recording of Richard and Paula Watkins as they talk about their experience moving to Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Richard Watkins (interviewee); Paula Watkins (interviewee)
Leland and Barbara Larsen talk about theater in Mendon, Utah
Leland Larsen; Barbara Larsen; Theater
Audio interview of Leland and Barbara Larsen in 2007 where they talk about the theater in Mendon, Utah. Barbara remembers being lifted up to see her mother perform. Excerpt from full interview.
Leland Larsen (interviewee); Barbara Larsen (interviewee)
Richard Watkins (interviewer)
Leland and Barbara Larsen talk about taking cows to pasture
Leland Larsen; Barbara Larsen; Cows
An audio interview of Leland and Barbara Larsen on May 10, 2007 where they talk about taking cows out to pasture and remember when they got treed by a bull. Excerpt from full interview.
Interview with Leland and Barbara Larsen where they talk about Dr. Magee
Leland Larsen; Barbara Larsen; Dr. Magee
An audio interview with Leland and Barbara Larsen on May 10, 2007 where they talk about Dr. Magee as they look over photos. Excerpt from full interview.
Paul Willie talks about the Mendon Jazz Band
Mendon, Utah; Mendon Jazz Band
Audio clip from Feburary 8, 2019 where Paul Willie talks about the Mendon Jazz Band. Excerpt from full interview.
L.K. Wood; Steam thresher; Logan, Utah
A photograph of the Steam Threshing Bee featuring L.K. Wood's steam threshers. Original file titled "Circus Calliope."
Horse threshing; Mendon, Utah
A photograph of horse threshing in Mendon, Utah.
Odie Muir; Mendon, Utah
Glenn Hiibner; Ivaloo Hiibner; Mendon, Utah
A photograph of Glenn and Ivaloo Hiibner
Hazel Sorensen; Mendon, Utah
24th of July; Pioneer Day; Mendon, Utah
A photograph of a cross country race in Mendon, Utah on July 24, 1974, Pioneer Day.
Image of Joseph B. Richards, his horse Maud, and her colt
Joseph B. Richards; Horses; Mendon, Utah
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses, Maud and her colt.
Intermountain Indian School; Bushnell Military Hospital; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
Intermountain Indian School
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Compton Photograph Collection P0313 1966:05:13 no.509 (http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IndSchool/id/3362)
Utah State University Libraries
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives scweb@usu.edu
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses near a barn.
Horses; Mendon, Utah; Racing
An article titled "The Races" in the Utah Journal on September 2, 1882. The article is about horse racing in Mendon, Utah.
Utah Journal
Utah Digital Newspapers https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f20bzx
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
"Speed Mania Sends Horses to Hack Line or Pasture"
Horses; Mendon, Utah
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.
Salt Lake Herald Republican
Utah Digital Newspapers https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x3fhm
Salt Lake City, Utah
George W. Thurston's Letter to the Editor in the Deseret News on April 12, 1868
Rosa Thurston; George W. Thurston; Letter to the editor; Deseret News; A Stolen Child
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.
Deseret News
Utah Digital Newspapers https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6252cwt/2744556
Threshing; Farm; Mendon, Utah; L.K. Wood
L.K. Wood's obituary, titled "Noted Thresher Pioneer, 79, Dies," published in the Herald Journal in 1967.
The Herald Journal
The Herald Journal https://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/noted-thresher-pioneer-79-dies
Farm Collector
InC http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
"Jensen Historical Farm Plans Steam-Powered Threshing July 29-Aug 8"
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.
deseretnews.com
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.
Nick Kozak (Reporter)
Salt Lake Tribune
newspapers.com
Edda Walker talks about moving to Mendon and being a teacher at the old school house
Edda Walker; Mendon, Utah; teacher; Hughes
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.
Edda Walker (interviewee)
Richard Watkins
Edda Walker talks about Rosa Thurston and the story "A Stolen Child"
Edda Walker; Mendon, Utah; Rosa Thurston; A Stolen Child; Missing Rosa Thurston
An audio recording of Edda Walker as she tells the story of Rosa Thurston, also known as "A Stolen Child." Excerpt from full interview.
Audio of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Red Roses for a Blue Lady
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Red Roses for a Blue Lady. Excerpt from full recording.
Mendon Jazz Band
Audio of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Jingle Bells
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Jingle Bells. Excerpt from full recording.