Our
local DUP; Daughters of the Utah Pioneers; Camp Ithaca Officers would like to
thank Eldon Robinson and his group of young men for assisting with cleaning up
and getting the Meadowville Cemetery ready for this season. There are countless
names that keep this Utah Pioneer Cemetery available for everyone's visits. We
also thank Atlas Towing of Garden City for the American Flag
donation.
Our regular caretakers
Steve and Carrie Hislop are serving a mission in Nauvoo at this time. We hope
they find this post and see that we are good caretakers in their absence. Be
sure to take a drive and see for yourself what a beautiful area that was
settled and became a resting spot for those settlers.
Here are a couple of
facts about the cemetery:
In early fall of 1863,
2 wives and eleven sons of Heber C Kimball came to the valley and settled in
the Big Creek area. In 1869 about 100 families were called to
strengthen the settlements in Bear Lake. The cemetery has 35 known graves.
The last grave to be placed was that of David Heber Kimball in 1927. He was one
of the original Kimball sons to settle here and the only one to stay in
Meadowville. For more history, there is a DUP Marker with a plaque in the Cemetery.
Coming up in July is
our DUP fundraiser at the Laketown Pioneer celebration. We raise funds once a
year with a bake sale. There are delicious baked goodies that you won't want to
miss. This is a wonderful time that you can tour our DUP Museum either after or
before a great breakfast at the Chapel in Laketown.
Come and learn about
our Pioneer history, as we are the "Keepers of history" in the
Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
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