Thomas Hemingway Photo

Thomas Hemingway born on 11 November 1790 in West Hallan, Derbyshire, England died on 9 May 1872 in Alpine, Utah. He had such a desire to come to Utah, but his wife, Martha Levious, was afraid to cross the ocean. In 1864, he left his wife in England and set out alone at age 74 walking hundreds of miles. He came to Alpine and stayed with his daughter, Mary Hemingway Healey (wife of John Healey.) In 1872 Thomas and his wife died within six weeks of each other. She in England and he in Alpine.

Parents: William Hemingway and Hannah Taylor

Children:
William (born 1819)
Thomas, Jr. (born 1821) married Martha Robinson
Robert (born 1823 - died 1829)
George (born 1826) married Ann Healey
Mary (born 1829) married John Healey
James (Joseph) (born 1832)
Samuel (born and died in 1835)

Then What? Part Six Researching Utah Newspapers

Utah Digital Newspapers is the first place to go when looking for historical newspapers. 

There are more than 85 different newspapers scanned and available on the Utah Digital Newspapers Site. One of the largest statewide papers is the Deseret News. As of today's date they cover 1850-1910. A rival newspaper was the Salt Lake Tribune. The time period currently covered is 1871-1919. Of the 29 counties in Utah, currently 27 are represented in some way on this website and it is still growing.

To know what newspapers are available for a particular state and place the best overall index is the Library of Congress Chronicling America site:

Click on the pink US Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present button. There are search options for state, county, and even city. For Utah they list 593 papers. After clicking on the newspaper title then click the holdings button at the bottom of the page. Locations of where the newspaper is held either in original or microfilm appear. Be aware, this list is not entirely up to date or complete. To track a newspaper one of the best places to start is at the public library. They usually know, or even check with the local university library.

For example, Lehi Free Press. The holding dates are few. By researching this newspaper and making many phone calls it has been found that the original newspapers are at the Lehi Public Library in bound volumes. They can be viewed by appointment. Brigham Young University (BYU) has a microfilm copy from 1951-1999. Yet, the microfilm isn't complete. The years 1953 and 1954 are missing. By using microfilm and original newspapers all the years can be found and searched. Unfortunately it isn't digitized which means viewing it page by page. A search of American Fork Citizen and Pleasant Grove Review also reveal that BYU has major microfilm holdings for these papers as well.

Other Online Newspaper Locations for Utah

Google Newspaper Archives has Deseret News articles http://news.google.com/newspapers  including more current ones. It also have many other newspapers. This is free site. Be aware that often the obituaries are frequently not here. The Deseret News editions in full are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City as well as Universities, Public Libraries, Genealogical Societies, and Historical Societies. If you cannot find the obituary you want, search the newspaper on microfilm.

NewspaperArchive.com has a large collection for Salt Lake Tribune and the Daily Herald. Again, be aware that not all collections are complete. For example: researching in Alton, Illinois the obituaries I wanted did not come up. However, the Hayner Library in Alton has the complete collection and produced the obituaries. It is important to always find out about the collections and indexes you are searching. NewspaperArchive.com can be accessed for free at the Family History centers in Alpine Tabernacle, Mt. Timpanogos right across the street from the Mt. Timpanogos Temple, and probably the Highland FHC in the South Stake Bldg. Also the Family History Library at BYU as well as the Family History Library in Salt Lake City have these websites. A great place to get a multiple newspapers subscription for a good deal is at Godfrey Memorial Library.

GenealogyBank.com also has some holdings for Utah Newspapers. It is currently quite small.

 

BYU Harold B. Lee Library Digital Collections  The Millenial Star click here is located in Mormon Publications 19th and 20th Centuries collection. This is an important collection for those men who served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church to England and the British Isles. These men often were reported about or sent in letter reporting their missions. This information can greatly add to a history.

Case Study for Utah Newspapers

A search for Joseph Howell Evans in the Utah Digital Newspapers (click the exact search box) produced the following results:


1) Joseph Howell Evans  0
2) Joseph H Evans          44
3) Joseph Evans              507  (This is such a common name that this list would not be very fruitful)
4) Joe H Evans               0







A search for Joseph Howell Evans narrowed to Utah at NewspaperArchives.com produced the following results:

1) Joseph Howell Evans 4
2) Joseph H Evans         23
3) Joseph Evans            4,160
4) Joe H Evans              1
These search produced hits up to current time period. To be actual it would need to be limited to the time period desired.

A search for Joseph Howell Evans in the Millenial Star Newspaper Collection using quotation marks produced the following results

1) Joseph Howell Evans  0
2) Joseph H Evans          17
3) Joseph Evans              17 
4) Joe H Evans                0 

George Clark Photo

George was the husband of Catherine featured last week. As one of Alpine's pioneers he cleared brush, plowed and planted, some days only with an onion, salt, and bread for his dinner. He would go to church bare-footed when he couldn't afford shores. He was loved by the young people for his outdoor amusements and games. He build a lovely rock home on 2nd North and 2nd East and his fruit orchard went up 2nd East to the cemetery. He later served as Mayor of Alpine, also served as city councilman, road supervisor, and water board member. He was Superintendent of the Sunday School.

CHILDREN:

Frederic Charles 1851 Marr: Angelia Vance

Sarah Ann 1853 Marr: David Stoker McDaniel

Mary Ellen 1856 Marr: Edwin Okey, Jr.

Charlotte Elizabeth 1859 - 1859

Willard Oliver 1862 (Died 22 Aug 1863 while crossing plains)

George Alfred 1864 - 1867

James Alvin 1869 - 1872

Catherine Gascogyne Clark Photo

Catherine grew up in England. After she heard the gospel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints preached by missionaries she was baptized and the family sailed to America on 30 May 1869. She traveled with Captain Horton D. Haight's Company in 1863. Her baby died in her arms while crossing the plains and was buried along the trail. They came to Alpine in the Spring of 1864 and stayed the rest of their lives. Her first home was a log cabin with a dirt floor and cloth hung at the openings. The roof was made of willows and bulrushes covered with dirt. This combination failed to keep the rain out. She was an excelled cook and noted for her pies. She served hot chicken dinners to the workers when they had huskingbees, plum cuttings.

Mountainville Camp

View down to Alpine by Sam Scholes at Flickr

        "To daughter Bernetta McDaniel Beck, a D.U.P Utah County Officer, do we give credit for enlisting the Alpine ladies to organize their Daughter of Utah Pioneer Camp. She and Matilda McDaniel Carlisle were very good friends and through them a group of women met 31 October 1922 in the Alpine Ward House." Source - History of the Mountainville Camp of the Daughter os of Utah Pioneers, Alpine City, Utah Co., Utah.

The 24th of July (Pioneer Day) had not been observed for several years in Alpine when World War II was well into affect. In 1943 the Mountainville camp asked for the celebration. Many said it couldn't be done because it was hard to obtain sugar, meat, confections. These daughters pushed on and the celebration was a great success. They had homemade ice cream, punch sweetened with syrup, salad, baked beans, hamburgers, and pie. There were even toys and prizes. They didn't make any money on the candy, but it brought the children a great deal of pleasure. They even had a movie that night. This successful celebration snowballed and the next year even more people joined in.

Throughout the years this camp has preserved history while looking to the future in obtaining the Alpine Relic Hall and converting it for artifacts. In later years the basement was dug out and another room created for artifacts. This camp has also been responsible for placing several D.U.P memorial markers in Alpine. 

Commendations go to this 92 year old camp. The camp captain also serves as the head of the Relic Hall with a board and docents to help with tours. It is a delightful place to visit.