the 24th Celebration was fun this year--we watched part of the days of 47 parade on tv and went to the spanish fork parade--after we got back to nancy's house the girls and I put on pioneer skirts--aprons and such and played like we were walking--for lunch we all had bar-b qued 'buffalo" (as we called it) it was really chicken--dad said "this buffulo tastes just like chicken" we all laughed--cause of that saying that 'all weird meats such as rabbit and pheasant tastes like 'chicken" it was a good day for remembering--instead of us telling the kirks the pioneer stories--they told them to us as they have been learning all about them from nancy--we were surprised and happy to hear the stories in their own words and when they get to Heaven they will know these --people through their legacy and journals and stories handed --down--down --down--(:
not pioneers as you would think of but I think of grandpa harold as a "one who paved the way" as he is pictured here with some people--he was a very determined and ambitious law student and provider
is evelyn (and some of the grandkids of george pay_) by Pioneer cabin--there were 12 kids including grandpa pay lived in this small cabin
more pic of the pioneer cabinI enjoyed thinking of the pioneers--as re telling their stories--especially those from our own family tree-mary goble pay and anson call and even telling stories about those first immagrants who came after the trains were in place--(technically we don't refer to those who came after the trains as pioneers) webster dictionary terms a :[pioneer) =as one who paves the way for others
so in that sense--Conrad Gertsch sr. --Ingrid and Lars Johnson--and even grandpa Conrad and Elise were some of our pioneer ancestors--if you want to look to heros-for leaving their beautiful homelands to immigrate to america for the intent to build up zion in the rocky mts.- I suggest them
their stories--make them heros to me--
2 comments:
Thanks for helping my girls celebrate with the costumes, fireworks, parade, etc. You are the best!
Good heritage we've got.
In the picture with the woman and the kids by the cabin I think it's Grandma Pay and the little boy in the front is Bruce. But that's just a guess. In the picture below it that's definitely my dad, no mistake about that! He looks the same as he did back then!... only with a few more wrinkles. Thanks for posting these pictures. I've never seen them before and they're a wonderful reminder of our pioneer heritage!
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