Utah – Family Locket

RLP 283: Selina Kelsey – Utah Pioneer in the News

Dec 11, 2023

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about our ancestor, Selina (Beddoes) Kelsey. Selina lived until age 97, and was regularly featured in Utah newspapers due to being one of the last pioneers to arrive in Utah by wagon (before the railroad). Selina was only 4 years old when she crossed from Nebraska to Salt Lake City by covered wagon. Diana organized the newspaper clippings into a timeline in Airtable to keep track of...

RLP 269: Gone Too Soon: Mary Margaret (Peterson) Creer

Sep 4, 2023

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about an ancestor who died too soon, Diana’s great-grandmother, Mary Margaret (Peterson) Creer. We discuss Mary’s Danish parents, their immigration, and settlement in Spanish Fork, Utah in the late 1800s. Mary married Charles Cannon Creer in Manti and had a wedding reception in a white brick house Charles built for his bride. Mary was the mother of eleven children, but had an accident that shortened her life....

RLP 267: Daniel Henrie and the Mormon Battalion

Aug 21, 2023

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Daniel Henrie and his membership in the Mormon Battalion. The 52 ancestors prompt that brought about this post was about membership in a broader community – what churches, clubs, fraternal organizations, service groups, or military units did your ancestors belong to? Exploring membership in those groups helps us understand our ancestors’ lives better. Join us as we learn more about Daniel Henrie and the Mormon Battalion...