Tuesday, March 10, 2026

News Articles Including Isaac John Wardle and Mary Ashton Wardle

 Newspaper excerpts shared with me by my brother Charlie.  They include death notice for Mary Ann Ashton Wardle and arrest for Cohabitation of Isaac Wardle and real estate notices..

Salt Lake Times Dec. 24, 1890

Salt Lake Herald Oct. 4, 1891

Salt Lake Herald March 8, 1892

Deseret Weekly June 14, 1890

Deseret Evening News, Sept 13, 1890.
Deseret News, April 1,1869

Deseret Evening News, June 5, 1890

Deseret Evening News, April 7, 1869

Deseret Evening News, April 16, 1869

Deseret Evening News, Sept 18, 1890

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The Utah Memorial for Shirley Pohlsander

 Pictures from the Utah Memorial.  There was really no program.  Mike sang the song he sang in Missouri.  Sheri did the life sketch as Elizabeth could not make it.  She used notes from Elizabeth and Rick.  There was then an open mike with many cousins and others talking about their relationship with Grandma Pohlsander.













Sunday, October 26, 2025

Siblings in Utah 2025

When we were in Utah, we went out to eat a couple times with siblings.  Breakfast with Kelly and Connie and Mark and Dianna in Preston At Tattle's.  And then Maddox in Perry, Ut with all my siblings.  We stayed with Mark and Dianna in North Logan.






Thursday, October 23, 2025

John and Shirley Pohlsander Family Reunion: Buffalo River, Arkansas August 02, 2022

 My views of the Pohlsander reunion in July which also turned out to be a memorial for Grandpa Pohlsander.  Reunion was at Buffalo River.

Grandma Shirley, Sheri and Mike


Hayley



Tony, Shot gun shooting

Sheri




The Halls

 

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Return Trip to Handcart Park in Iowa City, Iowa

 I returned to the Handcart Park in Iowa the last time I drove through.  As part of the Martin Handcart Company, the question I had in my mind is Langley Bailey talks of swimming, treading water in a pond.  He says someone didn't realize he was treading and walking into the water, and because he didn't swim Langley had to save him.  The Iowa river runs close by, and there are some streams going through the Handcart Park.  It is hard to see them as they keep you on the trail above the can





This picture shows some water










yons.