W. Laird Dummer I, W. Laird Dummer, am honored to be nominated and selected as a candidate for the president-elect of the National Society of the sons of utah pioneers. I was born on October 3, 1942, in Rexburg, Idaho, but grew up in Burley, where my father taught high school. In high school, I […]
Please note that we have a person volunteering at our library who can help sup Members find their ancestors on the FamilySearch.org website. Call the National SUP headquarters to set up an appointment with us at the library or from your home. This volunteer is normally here at the Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays between […]
Written by TrailMarker
Our pioneer Legacy This article originally appeared in Vol.51, No.4 (2004) of pioneer magazine. by Kent V. Lott, 2004 National President The first issue of the Pioneer, Volume 1 Number 1, came out in June of 1936. This first issue was dedicated to the pioneers, as follows; “To these we dedicate this publication THE PIONEER […]
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Larry Gibson, the 2022 National President of the sons of utah pioneers introduces sup to rootstech participants, and others who share our love for preserving our pioneer heritage and values. After watching his introduction, we invite you to also watch the presentation below. Kyle Anderson, a Chapter President explains how the spokes to the “Wagon […]
Written by Derek Rowley
by John Smith, AVP Library Director As some of you are aware, the National Library volunteers have been working hard to accomplish the library document preservation project. We are indexing and digitizing all books and documents in the library area. We want you to have easier access to our pioneer heritage. We have developed a […]
Written by TrailMarker
This past year has been an amazing ride for me as president of the sons of utah pioneers. Two years ago when I was elected as president elect I had no idea how this would play out. Covid-19 has caused each of us to re-write aspects of our lives, how we act, operate and feel. […]
Written by Brad Clayton
Past National sup President BY BOB FOLKMAN My year as president-elect of the SUP corresponded to Dick’s year as past president. To be associated with him in service to the sons of utah pioneers was an honor. We travelled together to many chapter meetings in two states to train and encourage local leadership. Dick was […]
Written by TrailMarker
by brad clayton 2021 National President What an exciting end event filled month July was for the sons of utah pioneers. pioneer week began on July 19th with the annual SUPER-DUPER Day at This is the Place heritage Park. President Dallin H. Oaks, 1st counselor in the First Presidency was our devotional speaker. Following President […]
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This article originally appeared in Vol.55, No.1 (2008) of pioneer Magazine. by Orson D. Wright, 1972 sup President THE HISTORY OF THE SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS On May 10,1869, the Union Pacific Railroad met the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Golden Spike was driven, marking the completion of the two railroads. This union gave Utah […]
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This article originally appeared in Vol.55, No.1 (2008) of pioneer magazine. by Richard Horsley We, of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers, should have recognized that his name gives him away. Lawrence—“the laurel crowned one”—and Epperson—“son of a wild boar”— gave him every right to do what he did, establish a heritage organization that wants […]
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In recognition of significant contribution to the Sons of the Utah Pioneers, the Sugarhouse Chapter expresses thanks and appreciation to Horace A. Sorensen This article originally appeared in Vol.55, No.1 (2008) of pioneer magazine. by pioneer magazine Horace August Sorensen (Feb 6, 1899 – May 2, 1977) served as National President of the sons of […]
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The sons of utah pioneers commitment to honoring our pioneer heritage This article originally appeared in Vol.55, No.1 (2008) of Pioneer magazine. By Angus Belliston, 1994 sup President What’s really so special about the pioneers? Why do we talk about them so much? Why do we find it so pleasing if we happen to have […]
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by Brad Clayton, SUP President One year ago many of our worlds stopped spinning. The Covid-19 virus and subsequent I pandemic had essential halted life as we knew I it. I don’t think any of us could have imagined that a virus could have closed the Temples, canceled church worldwide and affected our I world […]
Written by Derek Rowley
November is often the transitional month that takes us from fall into winter. This year was no exception. Warm fall days were followed by strong winds and snow for many of us. Then it was again back to warm days. Late fall can often be a rollercoaster ride. And so it is this year, and […]
Written by Brad Clayton
October 24th found me out early doing farm chores before the area vice presidents training sessions. As darkness turned to dawn the sky to the east suddenly became a brilliant red and orange causing me to stop and look upon the beautiful sunrise. I knew this would be a good day with all that was […]
Written by Brad Clayton
The weekly sup newsletter began seven months ago as a way to keep SUP members engaged during the COVID lockdowns. It has been a great way to keep in frequent touch with our members. With the lifting of some restrictions chapters are beginning to safely meet, go on treks and have board meetings. This will […]
Written by Brad Clayton
Today we live in a fast paced world. Everyday technology advances and what was the newest technology today will be outdated tomorrow. We often find ourselves replacing a perfectly good appliance or device with the newest and greatest. About a year ago I fell into this trap of which I speak. Our refrigerator stopped working. […]
Written by Brad Clayton
Following next week’s announcement of the president-elect voting outcome and the swearing in ceremony, the next major event will be Area training for Chapter presidents, past-presidents, presidents-elect, Secretaries and/or Secretary/treasurers, and other Board members that the Chapter Executive Board would like to invite to attend via zoom. The schedule we have adopted is for two […]
Written by Wayne Hinton
Dear members, we are in the midst of a drought in the American west. Let’s unite our faith and prayers and pray for relief in the form of cooler temperatures and much needed rain. During this summer we have seen catastrophic fires throughout the west, including several in Utah. An end to the drought would […]
Written by Wayne Hinton
As you are aware, we are in the midst of a campaign for sup National President-elect. You have had an opportunity to see the bios of both John Clayton and Larry Gibson, to see a formal and a less formal picture of each, and to read some about their thoughts, goals and past activities with […]
Written by Wayne Hinton
A GREAT LADY This article originally appeared in the July/Aug 1990 issue of pioneer magazine We cannot hold back any longer in giving recognition to a Great Lady, florence youngberg is a very important person in our present society. She is an asset in any station of life. She can serve efficiently in any civic […]
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It is with heartfelt sadness that we report the passing of past-national President, Keith Van Rosendaal. We draw your attention to the tribute written by past-president, Tony Tidwell in the July Trail Maker regarding the sterling qualities and the many contributions of Keith to the National Society of sons of utah pioneers. He will be […]
Written by Wayne Hinton
It is with heartfelt sadness that we report the passing of past-national President, Keith Van Rosendaal. We draw your attention to the tribute written by past-president, Tony Tidwell in the July Trail Maker regarding the sterling qualities and the many contributions of Keith to the National Society of sons of utah pioneers. He will be […]
Written by Wayne Hinton
It breaks my heart to announce the passing of our dear past president, Keith Van Rosendaal on Thursday, June 25th of congestive heart failure while in the company of his family. Keith and Elizabeth are members of the Mills Chapter of sup where he served as Chapter President in 2016. The next year he was […]
I come from a long line of pioneer ancestry on both my paternal and maternal sides of my family. Some of these ancestors are well known to anyone who knows pioneer history, while others are not well known, but they all have had a profound impact on me and helped shape who I am today. […]
Written by Derek Rowley
sup is a non-partisan society. Our goal is to live our lives so as to emulate the best traits of our faithful pioneer ancestors. President Nelson recently reminded us that as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we stand for human dignity and oppose racism and prejudice in all its manifestations. […]
Written by Wayne Hinton
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