Amyanne rigby
My Faithful Black Mormon Pioneer- Sarah Ann Mode
Today is Pioneer Day in Utah as I sit at my computer letting my fingers do the talking. The sun is about to set and firecrackers are...
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Amyanne rigby
- May 6, 2021
- 13 min
Mothers of Faith- yesterday and today
I was beyond blessed to get the family tree I did- parents, aunt, uncles, and have I mentioned my cousins? This weekend we did...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
My Dickson Family- grew in the shadows of this castle- became colonists, Canadian soldiers, pioneers
Wandering "virtually" tonight digging up stories, factoids, and adventures of my Dickson Family this evening. I found some gems and...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Just in time for Valentine's
Happy Valentine's Day! love, Ann and William! My weekend wander led me to my great grandparents' home in Parowan. I had an hour to kill...
Amyanne rigby
- Jun 18, 2019
- 2 min
Ogden's sketchy 25th street
It's been said that even Al Capone wouldn't visit Ogden's 25th street in its "heydey." Really? its hard to imagine today's picturesque...
Amyanne rigby
- May 9, 2019
- 6 min
Road Trip
My four day road trip from CC town to Chicago with the oldest of our "Fab Five" was absolutely amazing. We are members of the Church of...
Amyanne rigby
- Oct 29, 2018
- 2 min
The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918
I stumbled onto this picture of Jared Dickson a few years ago. This picture totally blew me away. Look at the men and their solemn...
Amyanne rigby
- Oct 25, 2018
- 3 min
Wednesday Wander- Autumn
It's late. All day I have wanted to share the story my fingers have been waiting to "click clack" and finally I have a few minutes. ...
Amyanne rigby
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
Honoring Sara Ann- Pioneer Day 2018
In Search of Sara Ann The faces and names of my ancestors don't seem to escape me-- I remember their names and I am driven to discover...
Amyanne rigby
- Jul 13, 2018
- 4 min
Family History should come with Frosting
Family history should come with frosting. Yesterday I made my great grandmother Jennie Smith's cake recipe- it is more than 100 years...
Amyanne rigby
- May 13, 2018
- 3 min
Mothers Matter
We all have our little quirks. One of my many is that I don't allow my children or guests to wash their hands in my kitchen sink, That...
Amyanne rigby
- Apr 23, 2018
- 4 min
Missing Molly
It will be four years ago this August when I set out on a pilgrimage to honor my ancestors who were the first converts in my line to join...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 19, 2018
- 2 min
Falling in Love during WWII
My husband's maternal grandparents In 1941 Velma and Francis met for the first time across from the Dixie Theatre. Velma was a Senior in...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
Happy Valentine's Day! Love Ann and William
📷William Leonard Evans with bride Alberta Ann Ward Married June 11, 1915 A love story for Valentine's... I wish I knew William and Ann's...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 10, 2018
- 2 min
Zina and Eldro- falling in love
📷 Zina and Eldro- Eldro Verl Rigby was born in 1910. Zina Lunt Rigby was born in 1913. Theirs was a love affair full of laughter. I...
Amyanne rigby
- Feb 8, 2018
- 2 min
A Valentine for my brother
My dad sits in a chair in my cozy office as the sunshine glistens on his silver hair. His eyes are closed and he is sharing a memory...
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- Jan 13, 2018
- 2 min
No Daffodils Here
There are no daffodils. I kneel at Jennie’s grave and notice the death date seems off. I snap a pic to verify later and suddenly get lost...
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- Jan 13, 2018
- 2 min
James William Weaver - It sounds like a strong name to me
This is the story I have been chasing... On December 26, 1891 17 year old James joined his friends at the rail yard downtown. The plan...
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- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
Moments with Marie
Marie- The sun streamed in through the glass windows, muttering under my breath, I order my pie and sit at the soda fountain I reviewed...
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- Jan 13, 2018
- 3 min
Tracing My Logan Roots
Logan's Cache Valley was where my father grew up. My grandfather taught Art at Utah State Agricultural College and Logan High School...