Here’s an 1855 map from the Library of Congress, American Memory, Map Collections. This was surveyed a year before the Mellors traveled to Utah with the Martin Handcart Company.
From the valley of Green River to the Great Salt Lake. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Capt. E. G. P. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery, F. W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the route, 1855.
For the technically and geographically inclined… Joe Edmon at Genealogy Blog vented his frustration with maps saved in what I’m assuming is the MrSid image format.
When I first encountered MrSid files at the Library of Congress I was perplexed, until I started using the MrSID Standalone Viewer. I now download the .sid file open it with this application, zoom into the level I like and then choose export from the file menu. Whola and editable .tif file.
I agree with Joe that life would be much easier with access to .jpg images of the maps, but .sid files compress at a much higher quality/compression ratio than any other format I’m aware of.
I can’t find this the viewer on the LizardTech’s website, but a quick search on google points you to Steve Jackson’s .Mac site (look under Genealogy files).
Disclaimer: I run the MrSid viewer under Classic on Mac OS X. Mileage with windows may vary.
Now if I could just figure out how to convert 32 bit tif files from seamless.usgs.gov. 😉
Desert News: Marjorie Pay Hinckley, wife of LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, died at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday at her home, surrounded by family members, of causes incident to age. She was 92.
… An avid reader and family history enthusiast, she encouraged her children and grandchildren to pursue higher education and “delighted in the opportunity to share stories of their (her ancestors’) faith from her research.”
We will all miss her!
Genealogy Blog has a link to her Grandmother’s history (Mary Goble Pay) at Heritage Gateways. The Goble family traveled in the 1856 Hunt Wagon Company that accompanied the Martin Handcart company.
The four oldest children of Riley Newton Draper and Lena Margretta Morley
Left to Right:
Margretta Laverna Draper (2 Jan 1880 – 22 Oct 1962)
Delbert Morley Draper (7 May 1884 – 5 Feb 1965)
Riley Philemon Draper (9 Jan 1882 – 14 Nov 1885)
Riley Philetus Draper (9 jan 1882 – 18 Nov 1894)
Fanny Newton – Wife of William Draper Jr.
Born 1 Mar 1834, Hunslet, England
Died 17 Mar 1907, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah
I’m working on what I think are some REALLY neat additions to the website. I’m currently testing and configuring and should be ready to announce in a few days.
The site was down this morning due to ISP problems. It’s back up now.
I spoke on the phone last night with Deloris Ramon. She has a number of fabulous items to contribute including photographs (John Henry John Roper, Charlotte Elizabeth Mellor Roper, her Grandfather James Leo, photos of the Roper cabin in Lawrence), a land deed to James Leo Roper from John Henry Roper, and much more. Look for these items slowly appearing in the near future.
I also received an email from Charles Carter, webmaster of the Carterville. He’s looking for Richard Henrie Morley to get permission to post Richard’s thesis “The Life & Contributions of Isaac Morley.” Anyone with suggestions please comment below.
Terry also forwarded a nice message from Randall Roper, expressing appreciation for sharing Oather’s “Susannah Smith Roper” history.
Version 2.0 of Poplar Gedcom Viewer (another PHP Gedcom Viewing program) has been released.
One of the neat features of PHPGedView is the Anniversary Calendar. For any given day you can quickly see events that happened on that particular day.
For example here is the anniversaries from my ancestors for today (30 Jan 2004).
ARNDT, AXEL AUGUST (I1022)
Birth – 30 January 1893 (111 year anniversary)
MALLING,AARHUS,DENMARK
ARNDT, FRITZ JOHAN ARNOLD (I455)
Birth – 30 January 1893 (111 year anniversary)
MALLING,AARHUS,DENMARK
GARDNER, Mary (I1312)
Birth – 30 January 1757 (247 year anniversary)
EXETER,R.I.
PUTMAN, NANCY Jane (I1750)
Death – 30 January 1853 (151 year anniversary)
Manti,Sanpete,Utah
ROYLANCE, AILEEN (I2413)
Death – 30 January 1900 (104 year anniversary)
WIMMER, MARTHA (I435)
Death – 30 January 1906 (98 year anniversary)
WOOD, GENIEL (I3853)
Birth – 30 January 1930 (74 year anniversary)
HOLDEN,Utah