Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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World War I

John David Boyd lll

(1900 ~ 1918)

Saturday, July 18, 2026

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Isabella Graham Blain: A Story Of Faith And Perseverance

PICTURED: A circa 1895 gathering of pioneers and their descendants. Isabella Graham Blain, who settled in Spring City in 1863, is seated (left) at the table beside her son James Blain (center), and next to James is his wife Caroline Justesen Blain (right). They are surrounded by some of the many people whose invitation to this party was rooted in the Cumberland-born Isabella and her late husband John Blain’s faith and determination. Other identified people in the picture are Isabella’s oldest son William Blain (standing in the foreground, furthest left), next (seated, left-right) Mary Francis Blain, Laura Elizabeth Blain, Serilda Jane Blain, Clarissa Bennett Blain with toddler Warden Willis Blain in front of her, and Julia Ann Brown. Standing in the back: Isaac Morley Allred (third from right) and John Blain,Jr (fourth from right).

Friday, July 17, 2026

Gary Thatcher’s Antique Doorknob Gallery Exhibit Opens At Peteetneet

When opportunity knocks for an engaging exhibition, open the door and see it. And the door that needs opening leads into the Peteetneet Museum. The show: Gary Thatcher’s Antique Doorknob Gallery.

The exhibition, which runs through August 28, is engaging. It’s on display in the Art Gallery, located on the main floor of the Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center at 10 North 600 East in Payson.

Public tours are available Tuesday through Friday, from 10 AM to 4 PM, and on Saturdays from 10 AM until 1 PM.

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Progress

The masterpiece thus far.

Commercial Place Mural — 145 East Utah Avenue, Payson, Utah

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Ivy Done
(1887 ~ 1939)

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Rhea Daley
(1901 ~ 1993)

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Cora Dixon Fairbanks
(1883 ~ 1966)

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Mary Tempest Ellsworth
(1882 ~ 1971)

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Emma Douglass White (holding son Douglass White)
(1884 ~ 1961)

In this week’s Edition

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Alice Stark
(1899 ~ 1981)

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Genevieve Willardson-Tietjen (holding Shirley Wadsworth)
(1891 ~ 1984)

Monday, July 13, 2026

Ladies Red Cross Auto Club

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Dora May Wightman Shuler
(1890 ~ 1918)

Payson Red Cross

Ladies & Gentlemen of the Local Red Cross

Jane “Jennie” Dixon McClellan
(1878 ~ 1963)

The Paysonian - September 19, 1918

American Red Cross

“You must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.” — Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross

Saturday, July 11, 2026

1971 Santaquin Gold Star Tea

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MEMORIAL:

Gold Stars

Larry Robbins sits on a sofa beside his mom Dora Robbins in 1960s Santaquin. In 1971 Dora would share a table at a Gold Star Tea with mothers and daughters who lost their sons and brothers in wars and military service.