Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Daughters of Utah Pioneers mark 125 years, local chapter plans May 13 hayride
Loading...
Summary
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) presented at the Clarkston council meeting, outlining their 125th international anniversary and the local chapter’s 105th year, and announced a town hayride on May 13 to highlight early settler families and preserved artifacts.
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers presented to the Clarkston Town Council, detailing the organization’s collections and announcing a local celebration tied to the society’s 125th international anniversary and the chapter’s 105th year.
A DUP representative said the society has preserved about 120,000 pioneer histories, more than 40,000 photographs and paintings, tens of thousands of artifacts and thousands of books across 121 museums and more than 600 historical markers in the United States and 11 countries. A short video from the DUP international president played during the presentation; the clip included the line, “Pioneers are strong women and we love to be together.”
The local chapter plans a hayride on May 13 at 11:00 to showcase where early settlers lived and to display family charts tracing descendants of founding residents. The presenter pointed to Joseph Lewis Thompson as one of Clarkston’s earliest settlers and noted that several local families trace their ancestry to him.
Council members offered practical support for the event, including building access and help pursuing grant funding. “We’ll do anything we can as a town council,” one council member said, offering restrooms, meeting space and assistance with logistics.
The DUP representative also highlighted the local museum as a major focus, saying the group worked to move and save the collection. The presentation concluded with gratitude from council members and DUP attendees, and a reminder of the May hayride and related local exhibits.
