Beehive History
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Beehive History 1 - 1975
Jim Bridger Loses a Wager, by Olive W. Burt, 4
Don Bernardo Miera and the River That Never Was, by Robb Russon, 8
Father Escalante and the Indian Boy, by Patricia Hale Kendig, 12
The Route of Peter Skene Ogden, by Richard E. Kotter, 14
Adventure on the Green River: John Wesley Powell's 1869 River Expedition, by Mabel Harmer, 18
When Captain Fremont Slept in Grandma McGregor's Bed, by Nevada W. Driggs, 23
The Incredible Jedediah, by Jedediah Strong Smith, 25
Behind Yesterday's Headlines: A Look at Three Accounts of the Gunnison Massacre, by Miriam B. Murphy, 28
Beckwourth Visits Cache Valley, by James W. Beckwourth, 31
Historic Graffiti, 32
Beehive History 2 - 1976
Alfalfa, Lucerne, or Just Plain Hay, 3
Long Before the Tractor, by Robb Russon, 4
The English Sparrow Immigrates to Utah, by Beverly Beeton, 10
Oliver B. Huntington and His Bees, by A. Glen Humpherys, 12
The Greek Sheepmen of Utah, by Helen Z. Papanikolas, 14
Science Conquers the Desert, by Miriam B. Murphy, 17
How Gleaners Worked the Fields a Century Ago, by Agatha Walker Mcallister, 20
Japanese Farmers in Utah, by John S. H. Smith, 22
Dairying in Cache Valley, by Paul R. Willie, 24
Wild Cows of The San Juan, by Karl E. Young, 28
Experimenting With Plants at Forest Farm, 32
Beehive History 3 - 1977 *
On a Dig in Southeastern Utah, by Kay Sargent, 3
Dr. Douglass and the Talking TreeRings, by Daphne Overstreet, 8
Clues to the Early Prehistory of Utah, by James H. Madsen, Jr., 12
This Natural Clock Tells Time in Centuries, by Miriam B. Murphy, 18
The Remarkable Cattail, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 20
Why Do They Call It Jerky?, 21
What Does an Archaeologist Do?, by Janet G. Butler, 22
Herschel C. Smith, by Amateur Archaeologist, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 25
Common Utah Projectile Points, 26
Geologic Time Scale, 27
Pictures from the Past, by Miriam B. Murphy, 28
Dinosaur Skeletal Preparation, 32
Beehive History 4 - 1978 *
Traditional Skills
Utah's Vanishing Log Cabins, by Larry Jones, 3
Italian Sausage Making Is a Family Affair, by Philip F. Notarianni, 10
The Hammer Clanged and Sparks Flew, by F. J. Westergard, 14
Making Your Own Soap, by Miriam B. Murphy, 16
An Inside Look at Auctioneering, by Janet G. Butler, 18
Tombstones: Works of Art and Historic Records, by Miriam B. Murphy, 22
Rifles for the Modern Mountain Man, by John M. Bourne, 24
The Utah Potter--Ancient and Modern, by Janet G. Butler, 27
Knives Are Versatile Tools, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 30
Knifemaking, 32
Beehive History 5 - 1979
High Arts and Artists
Cartooning, by the People's Art, by Janet G. Butler, 2
The Sculptor Works in Three Dimensions, by Paula K. Smith, 8
Ute Music and the Bear Dance, by Janet G. Butler, 11
Ballet--the Royal Art Form, by Susan White, 13
Photography--the Modern Medium, by Rell G. Francis, 16
Architecture Is a Utilitarian Art, by Miriam B. Murphy, 20
Violinmaking--the Fourdimensional Art, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 22
Opera the Performing Art with Everything, by Miriam B. Murphy, 24
A Theatrical Tradition in Cache Valley, by Linda Thatcher, 26
Theatre Magic: A Look Behind the Scenes, by Miriam B. Murphy and Janet G. Butler, 28
Stained Glass--the "New" Old Art, by Karla J. Nielson, 30
Splendor in the Glass, 32
Beehive History 6 - 1980
Living and Working in Utah
Doctoring on the Western Frontier, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 2
Pharmacists Share an Ancient Tradition, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 7
Boxcars and Section Houses, by Rebecca Phillips Guevara, 10
Mount Pleasant's Very Own Music Man, by Marilyn M. Smolka, 13
Sketches of Orderville, by Sharon S. Arnold, 16
Rise and Fall of Steam Laundries, by Miriam B. Murphy, 18
Hiawatha--a Company Town, by Miriam B. Murphy And Philip F. Notarianni, 20
The First Large Factory in Utah, by Sharon S. Arnold, 22
Vernal's Unique Parcel Post Bank, by Linda Thatcher, 24
Mary Teasdel Followed a Dream, by Miriam B. Murphy, 27
Guest Ranch in Southeastern Utah, by Edna Pass, 29
On the Road in a Sheep Camp Wagon, by Tom Carter, 31
Beehive History 7 - 1981
For the Fun of It!
The Outside Comes In, by Juanita Brooks, 2
Icarus on the Escalante Desert, by Carlton Culmsee, 6
Games of the Coal Camp Children, by Marianne Fraser, 8
"We Look Too Clean!", by T. Samuel Browning, 12
Helen of Utah, by Queen of Athletes, by Miriam B. Murphy, 13
Adventure on the Colorado, by Harry L. Aleson, 14
Indians Invented the Fastest Team Sport, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 19
Castilla Hot Springs, by Linda Thatcher, 22
The Black Baseball Heroes of '09, by Miriam B. Murphy, 25
Favorite Faces from the Past, by Sharon S. Arnold, 28
Beehive History 8 - 1982
Transportation and Communications
How Trains Helped Win a War, by Richard C. Roberts, 2
Getting Around Town, by C. W. McCullough, 6
Fritz Zaugg--Teenage Immigrant, by Douglas D. Alder, 10
The Beginnings of Commercial Aviation, by Charles S. Davey, 13
Horses, by Wagons, by Drivers, by Kids, by C. Ray Balmforth, 16
Utah's Newspapers 100 Years Ago, by Sherilyn Cox Bennion, 18
Lester F. Wire Invents the Traffic Light, by Linda Thatcher, 22
The View from the North Rim, by W. D. Rishel, 25
The Telegraph Comes to Utah, by Miriam B. Murphy, 29
Beehive History 9 - 1983
The Utah Environment
Trout Fishing on the Utah Frontier, by Gary Topping, 2
Growing Up on an Experimental Farm, by Virginia C. Parker, 6
The Bird Life of Great Salt Lake, by Brigham D. Madsen, 10
The Many Resources of Logan Canyon, by Linda Thatcher, 14
The Great "Smoke Nuisance", by Miriam B. Murphy, 18
Protecting the Springville Watershed, by Mark Anderson, 23
Much Ado about Nothing, by Thomas J. Zeidler, 28
Here's Looking at U(tah), 31
Utah's Three Physiographic Provinces Look Very Different, 32
Beehive History 10 - 1984
Changing Environment
Skyscrapers, by Phillip W. Neuberg, 2
My Experiences in Printing, by Alfred T. Hestmark, 7
The Printed Word in Utah, by Miriam B. Murphy, 8
The Struggle to Make Paper in Utah, 12
Mining and Technology at Mercur, by Utah, by Newell G. Bringhurst, 13
The Lehi Beet Sugar Factory, by Leonard J. Arrington, 16
Wash Day as I Remember It, by Alta J. Howard, 22
Radio in Utah, by Linda Thatcher, 24
Eureka's Strange "Gallows" Tell a Story, by Philip F. Notarianni, 28
Beehive History 11 - 1985 *
Community Life
Memories of Life in Farr West, by F. J. Westergard, 2
Pioneer Pottery in Utah, by William C. Seifrit, 7
Lucky to Be Alive, by Maurice Newton Cope, 10
Community Celebrations, by Linda Thatcher, 13
Early Life in Pleasant Grove, by Ruth H. Henrie, 16
The Genteel Life of Lucile May Francke, by Gary Topping, 19
Helmut Rimmasch and Salt Lake's German Community, by Allan Kent Powell, 21
Christmas at Highland Boy, by Claire Noall, 27
Yugoslavian Folk Items, 32
Beehive History 12 - 1986
Government and Politics
My Experience in Politics, by Edward H. Snow, 2
The State Symbols of Utah, by Linda Thatcher, 8
George Sutherland, by Utah's Man on the U.S. Supreme Court, by Ann Brookhyser, 13
City Planning in Ogden, by Patricia Comarell and Fred Aegerter, 16
The Beginning of Fingerprinting in Utah, by Robert M. Gray, 20
The Salt Lake Minute Women, by Miriam B. Murphy, 25
Pot Hunting in San Juan County, by Brett Shumway, 28
Beehive History 13 - 1987
Memories and Adventures
My First Trip to Lund, by S. Alva Matheson, 2
Threshing Time in Circleville, by Utah, 1904, by Alta Johnson Howard, 9
I Remember the Indians, by Ruth H. Henrie, 11
The Orange Canoe, by Dick Westwood, 14
The Twenties Weren't All Bad, by Ray R. Canning, 20
The Ranch, by Adeline Starr, 23
Teaching Ogden to Dance?Sophie Wetherell Reed, by Susan White Dow, 26
More Adventures in History, 32
Beehive History 14 - 1988
Utah's Counties
Utah's Counties--29 Unique Parts of One State, 2
Beaver County, 4
Box Elder County, 5
Cache County, 6
Carbon County, 7
Daggett County, 8
Davis County, 9
Dushesne County, 10
Emery County, 11
Garfield County, 12
Grand County, 13
Iron County, 14
Juab County, 15
Kane County, 16
Millard County, 17
Morgan County, 18
Piute County, 19
Rich County, 20
Salt Lake County, 21
San Juan County, 22
Sanpete County, 23
Sevier County, 24
Summit County, 25
Tooele County, 26
Uintah County, 27
Utah County, 28
Wasatch County, 29
Washington County, 30
Wayne County, 31
Weber County, 32
Beehive History 15 - 1989
Rails over Baxter Pass, by George E. Long, 2
The Mining Camp of Kenilworth, by Maxine N. Livsey, 7
Mr. Kienzle's Broom Shop, by Marlowe C. Adkins, by Jr., 9
The Old Salt Palace--"The Temple of Amusement", by Linda Thatcher, 12
Memories of a Richfield Boyhood, by Horace J. Gunn, 16
Murdock Resort on Utah Lake, by Richard S. Van Wagoner, 20
History on the Rocks, by Gary Topping, 23
Children's Clothing on the Utah Frontier, by Wendy Lavitt, 27
Beehive History 16 - 1990
Mining and Minerals
Utah--a Pretty Great Mining State, by Philip F. Notarianni, 2
Silver in the Beehive State, by John S. McCormick, 7
Minor Gold Rushes, by Major Gold Production, by Miriam B. Murphy, 12
Old King Coal--A Long, by Colorful Story, by Nancy D. Taniguchi, 14
Copper, by the King of the Oquirrh Mountains, by Philip F. Notarianni, 18
The Growth of Utah's Petroleum Industry, by Walter Jones, 21
Utah's Uranium Boom, by Raye C. Ringholz, 25
Utah's Building Materials, by Jay M. Haymond, 28
The Great Salt Lake Mineral Industry, by Linda Thatcher, 30
Beehive History 17 - 1991
20th century Utahns of Achievement
20th century Utahns of Achievement, 2
Florence Ellinwood Allen, 2
Fortunato Anselmo, 3
Edwina Booth, 4
Reva Beck Bosone, 6
John Eugene Broaddus, 7
Arthur L. Chaffin, 7
Edward Wilbur Clyde, 8
Harold Drake, by Sr., 9
Lantie Jesse Eldred, 10
Anne Marie Fox Felt, 11
John Dennis Fitzgerald, 11
Harvey Fletcher, 12
Russell G. Frazier, 13
Lavina Christensen Fugal, 15
Nettie Grimes Gregory, 17
Otto Abels Harbach, 17
Charles Warner Lockerbie, 18
Russell Lowell Maughan, 19
William Henry McDougall, 20
Phyllis McGinley, 21
Harvey Natchees, 22
Katherine Fenton Nutter, 22
Ivy Baker Priest, 23
Ada Williams Quinn, 24
Alma Wilford Richards, 24
Harold Wallace Ross, 25
Maria L. Salazar y Trujillo, 26
Arthur William Sampson, 26
Mattie Clark Sanford, 27
Virginia Tanner, 28
Kuniko Muramatsu Terasawa, 29
Leora Thatcher, 30
George Von Elm, 31
Ruey Hazlet Wiesley, 32
Beehive History 18 - 1992
Utah's Governors
The Governors of Utah, 2
Heber Manning Wells, by Miriam B. Murphy, 4
John Christopher Cutler, by Miriam B. Murphy, 6
William Spry, by Linda Thatcher, 8
Simon Bamberger, by Jean B. White, 11
Charles Rendell Mabey, by Stanford J. Layton, 13
George Henry Dern, by Newell G. Bringhurst, 16
Henry Hooper Blood, by Roger Roper, 18
Herbert Brown Maw, by Miriam B. Murphy, 20
Joseph Bracken Lee, by Linda Thatcher, 23
George Dewey Clyde, by Craig Fuller, 25
Calvin Lewellyn Rampton, by Miriam B. Murphy, 28
Scott Milne Matheson, by Miriam B. Murphy, 30
Norman Howard Bangerter, by Darin G. Bird, 33
Michael Okerlund Leavitt, 36
Beehive History 19 - 1993
How My Career Began in Myton, by Mabel Wahlquist, 2
Utah's African American Community and Politics, 18901910, by Ronald G. Coleman, 8
Stories My Father Told Me, by A. Burt Horsley, 12
Growing Up in Big Cottonwood Canyon, by Josie M. Reenders and Lois M. Recore, 19
Byron Cummings, by Classical Scholar and Father of University Athletics, by Walter A. Kerr, 23
The Egyptian Theater Brought an Exotic Look to Downtown Ogden, by Fred Aegerter, Pat Comarell and David Haws,
27
My Grandmother's Cabinet, by Lavon B. Carroll, 30
Beehive History 20 - 1994
Utah's Constitution
Unity, by Victory, by Discord--The Struggle to Achieve Woman Suffrage, by Lola Van Wagenen, 2
Utah's Constitution Was Framed in Salt Lake City and County Building, by John S. McCormick, 8
Utah's Unique Declaration of Rights, by Miriam B. Murphy, 13
Delegates from Distant Counties Sacrificed to Attend Convention, by Miriam B. Murphy, 16
"Well Done, by Thou Good and Faithful Servants": Cache County and Statehood, by Linda Thatcher, 18
Delegate CharIes Nettleton Strevell Recalls the Constitutional Convention, 25
Louis Laville Coray Worked to Preserve Utah's Constitution, 30
Beehive History 21 - 1995
Utah Statehood
November 5, 1895--The Most Important Election Day in Utah History, by Jean Bickmore White, 3
The Making of the Statehood Flag, by Margaret Glade Derrick, 8
Gov. Heber M. Wells and the First State Legislature, by Edward Leo Lyman, 10
George M. Cannon, by First State Senate President, by Stanford J. Layton, 13
Presley Denny, by First Speaker of the House, by Miriam B. Murphy, 14
A State Is Born, by Richard D. Poll, 18
Charles C. Richards Played a Major Role in Utah's Statehood Drive, 23
A Glorious Harbinger! Utah Reaches Statehood, 26
A Chronology of Utah Statehood, by Compiled by Linda Thatcher, 28
Beehive History 22 - 1996
The Spirit of Pioneering
Recreation and Socializing on the Way to Zion, by Stanley B. Kimball, 2
The Story of Children on the Mormon Trail, by Jill Jacobsen Andros, 5
Those Pioneering African Americans, by Miriam B. Murphy, 10
The Book of the Pioneers, by Linda Thatcher, 13
From Pioneer Fort to Pioneer Park, by Julie Osborne, 16
Celebrating Pioneer Day, by W. Paul Reeve, 20
The Piscatorial Adventures of the Pioneer Company, by D. Robert Carter, 21
A Memoir of John W. Hess, 25
The Comings and Goings of 1847, by Lyndia McDowell Carter, 26
Beehive History 23 - 1997
Rob's Reservoir, by Mavanee Gleave Loftus, 2
Heroes and Hoopla: Welcoming the Boys Home from the Philippines 1899 Style, by Lyndia McDowell Carter, 6
When Electricity Came to Torrey, Utah, by Clay M. Robinson, 11
Provo's Infamous Goddess of Liberty Contest of 1894, by D. Robert Carter, 14
The White Stone Men, by Blodwen P. Olson, 18
Memories of Thinning and Harvesting Sugar Beets, by Miriam B. Murphy, 22
Boxcar in Memory Grove Said "Merci" from the People of France, by Linda Thatcher, 26
Saltair Village Was a Unique Place to Live, by Becky Bartholomew, 31
Beehive History 24 - 1998: Creators
Grandma's Quilt, by Donna T. Smart, 3
Fiddle and Darbukee: Making Music, Making Community, by Kristen Rogers, 7
Deutches Theater: How Siegfried and Lotte Guertler Acted on Their Dreams by Carolyn Campbell, 10
Edges of Time: Alice Morrey Bailey and the Creative Life, by Dora Flack, 14
Woven Willow: Goshute Baskets, Grandmothers, and "How It Used to Be," by Genevieve Fields and Darlene Openshaw, 18
Eyes That Could See Beauty: Samuel Jepperson, Early Pioneer Artist, by D. Robert Carter, 22
The Man Behind the Scenes: Alfred Lambourne and the Salt Lake Theatre, by Lyndia Carter, 28
Beehive History 25 - 1999: Families *
The Family Endures: A Look at Utah History, by Philip F. Notarianni, 3
"Mrs. T. Is Very Sad": notes from the Castle Dale mine explosion, 8
Growing up Dine: a Navajo oral history, 11
From Dust to Dust: A Russion Sojourn, by Sarah Yates, 14
The Making of Latino Families in Utah, by Armando Solorzano, 18
"Little Bubbles" a Chinese American oral history, 22
Utah in the `40s: An African American Perspective, by France A. Davis, 24
A Saga of Sugar: The Startup Family, by Dora D. Flack, 28
Topaz: An Account of Japanese American Internment, by Yoshiko Uchida, 31
Glimpses of Utah Jewish Life, by Eileen Hallet Stone, 32
Keeping up Relations: A Tongan Wedding, by Hal Cannon, 36
Of White Carpet, Reality, and Survival, by Kristen Rogers, 38
Beehive History 26 - 2000: Living on the Land
Lifeways on the Land: The Shoshone of Northern Utah, by Kristen Rogers, 3
Beyond Poplars: Trees on Utah's Cultural Landscape, by Roger Roper, 5
The Coffeepot Rescue and the Six-shooter Fire, by John Whipple, 10
From Stream to Gorge: Home on the Et Out Range, by Joseph J. Porter and Nethelia King Griffin, 12
Mining Leaves its Mark on Park City, by David Hampshire, 18
The Conservative and Conservation: Senator Reed Smoot and America?s Public Lands, 1903-1933, by Thomas G. Alexander, 22
When the Chips are Down: The Reintroduction of Bison to Antelope Island, by D. Robert Carter, 26
Evadean's Story, by Evadean Francisco, 31
Beehive History 27 - 2001: Power and Disparity
Buried Struggles, by Kristen Rogers
"We Had to Help Ourselves": A Case of Who is on the Bottom, by Philip F. Notarianni
"Foreigner": An Armenian American Family on the West Side, by Irene Sheranian Hoyt
Highland Park and Class Divisions in the Suburbs of Salt Lake City, by Polly Hart
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Samuel and Ida Newhouse, by Margaret Lester
Utah Lake: A Safety Net for the Needy, by D. Robert Carter
Caring for Children: The Orphan's Home and Day Nursery Association, by Floralie Millsaps
The Gap: Historical and Current Perspectives, by Kristen Rogers
Beehive History 28 - 2002: Weapons
Slings and Arrows: The Dawn of the Arms Race in Utah, by Carolyn Campbell
The Old Sow and Her Pigs: Utah's Infant Artillery, by D. Robert Carter
Master at Arms: Browning's Inventions Changed Warfare, by William B. Smart
The "Cruise Missiles" that Bombed, by Dennis Weder
Utah's Missile-Guided Economy, by Kristen Rogers
The Rockets are Coming, by Bart Nyberg
More Bangs for the Buck: Explosives Expert Melvin A. Cook, by David Hampshire
MX: A Personal Essay, by Edwin B. Firmage