Wednesday 9-8. We drove to Akron, OH, and visited Leon’s first and only cousin on the Honey side, Margaret Raynor Warren. She lived just a few blocks from our motel. Leon has pictures of a visit her family made to his family when they lived in Schenectady, NY, when he was a little boy. The family only visited together one other time, in 1947 in Cleveland, OH. Her mother is William Honey’s sister Doris. We also visited the next day with her and her son Kenneth Warren. We saw lots of family pictures.
From Akron we drove to clarion, PA, about 100 miles away, to see Jenny, our granddaughter. She is getting her Masters in Library Science at the University in Clarion. It was great to see her and to see where she lived, ate and studied.
Friday 9-12. We decided to trade Canada for LDS Church sites. We had originally planed on driving up into Ontario and seeing where his Loyalist ancestors lived but it sounded like a good trade. We drove to Kirtland, OH and toured the temple there. It is now owned by the RLDS church and they maintain it very well. When I mentioned that my 2nd great grandfather was F.G. Williams, the guide said "you are standing on your grandfather’s farm." The Church has a good relationship with the RLDS’; they let the mission president hold testimony meetings inside with the newly-arrived missionaries, We saw FGW’s picture and also Rebecca Swain Williams’ picture in their Visitors Center. We visited the Newel K. Whitney home, which is our Visitor’s Center now, and his store. We drove out about a mile to the Isaac Morley farm, a distant relative of Leon’s, and learned many interesting things. Our next stop was about 30 miles away to Hiram, OH to the John Johnson farm. We couldn’t go inside as they were renovating it. We then drove to Buffalo, NY and it was late at night when we arrived. We got confused trying to get off the toll-road and went through the wrong gate, the one that pass holders use, so we didn’t pay our toll. We expect to receive a fine in the mail any day now. (We never got one!)
Saturday 9-13. We drove to Youngstown, NY on the tip of the Lake Ontario and the mouth of the Niagara River. It was a beautiful view of the lake and one could just barely make out Toronto on the other side. My 3rd great grandfather, Isaac Swain, had lived there and in 1836 had built a beautiful three-story cobblestone house. It was built on the foundation of his earlier home burned by the British in the War of 1812. That earlier home was built on the battlefield of La Belle Famille which took place between the French and British in 1759, during the French and Indian War. We went to the town library to found out where the home was located. We were sent upstairs to the Historical Society and two little old ladies were so happy to see us and happy to know I was related to the Swains. They copied pictures and information for us. One of them, age 96!!! drove us out to see the home. It had originally been called The Willows but there are none growing today but was surrounded by lovely trees. It was a beautiful home and the owner let us come in and see the parlor and take a picture of the original fireplace.
From the home we drove to see Ft. Niagara. It had originally been French, then British and finally American. It has been restored to its French days. The drawbridge has the inscription Porte des Cinq Nations , Gate of the Five Nations to favor the Iroquois Confederacy. LaSalle had first built a fort at this location in 1678, then another was built in 1687. It too was abandoned. The permanent fort was built in 1725. From there we drove to Palmyra. The Church, from aerial surveys for the exact location and dimensions, has reconstructed the log house where the Joseph Smith Sr. family lived and where Joseph received the visit from the Angel Moroni. The original large white frame house the family later lived in was there though an extensive renovation program was going on inside to return it to its original configuration. We walked into the beautiful Sacred Grove, no one else was around, but someone on the other side of the grove had a boom box going playing loud music which spoiled the atmosphere. I was so disappointed! We drove the four miles to the hill Cumorah. We thought the hill would stand out more but there are many hills in the area. It was a little larger and very beautiful. There is a lovely Visitors’ Center. We then proceeded to Syracuse, NY for the night.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tannie's wedding, Honey relatives trip
Our granddaughter Tannie had her wedding June 11, 1999 in the Dallas Temple to Dan Smith. It is always a privilege to attend these weddings. We drove directly to Dallas, spent the night, then met everyone at the temple. There Tannie and Trent, who had received his mission call, received their endowments. The next day, or two, was the wedding. It is about a four hour drive from Austin to Dallas but back we all came. Mark and Sharon and family, and Alan and Peggy were there; Alan, of course, taking pictures. Alan sister Julie decorated the beautiful cake. It was a very hot afternoon for the garden wedding reception and the cake tilted in the heat!
Tricia and Alan drove Trent to Utah and Ryan Barlow also had received his mission call. It was great to have these two cousins enter the MTC the same day. We had a nice family reunion beforehand.
July 17, 1999, Gina married John Black in the Mesa temple. Fred, Mary and Greg, Sonia and LaMar and Leon and I were able to attend. We are so happy that Gina has found a great companion.
Leon had been corresponding with Honey relatives via e-mail and so we decided we would go and visit them. So, another trip for us. On Monday, August 30, 1999, we drove to Orem and dropped off Mom at Fred and Carol’s. We were driving the camper. We took I-80 from Salt Lake City west and encountered very strong winds. At one time, the freeway was closed and we sat in the camper and had our supper. It was funny to see the other freeway lanes, the ones going to the east, empty of cars. We only got 9 miles to the gallon with that wind. All the way from SLC to Winnemucca, NV we fought the wind and rain and finally stopped at a motel in Winnemucca. Gas prices in Nevada were higher than in Utah and even higher in California. We had to fill up about every 150 miles.
Tuesday, 8-31. It was a breeze coming down the west side of the mountains to Sacramento. There we visited Leon’s cousin Janet Cox and her husband. They are 3rd cousins once removed. She reminded us a lot of Leon’s sister Joan,; some of the same mannerisms and appearance but taller and slimmer. She gave us copies of information and pictures. We then proceeded north, stopping in Redding, CA. The atmosphere was very smoky because of forest fires burning to the north near Mt Shasta.
Wednesday, 9-1. The drive north of Redding was very beautiful though mountainous and curvy. We arrived at Portland, at our RV Park located on Hayden Island in the Columbia River in the afternoon. That evening we visited Yvonne and Dave Cummings, my niece, who lives in Gresham, a suburb of Portland. The have a lovely family of five children.
Thursday, 9-2. That morning we had a beautiful walk along the edge of the Columbia River and realized how huge that river is. We then visited Marcia Staunton, who lives in the same park but in a different section. She was married to a Honey and had done lots of research which she shared with us. After a lovely luncheon, and more visiting, we drove to Seaside, OR where Leon had lived as a boy. His father was stationed at Ft. Stevens nearby. Although we had addresses of two of the houses they had lived in, they had either been torn down or renumbered and we were unable to find them. Seaside is a lovely resort town; no street along the beach but a promenade where people can walk and enjoy the views of the ocean. We spent the night in a nearby KOA campground.
Friday 9-3. That morning we visited Ft. Stevens, seeing the old gun emplacements, minus the guns and were impressed with the concrete structures that remained. It was here that a Japanese submarine shelled the coast. The town was startled but no damage was done. Leon’s Dad had told us earlier that he was disgusted that the Japanese sub had more powerful guns than the fort. We continued on into Astoria and visited the Columbia River Museum than on to the Bonneville Dam. Leon’s father had helped install the second phase of the generators while he worked for GE, just before WW II, about 1939-40. The dam was built in three parts, the spillway, the powerhouse and a lock which permitted navigation on the river past the dam. It is possible for freighters to sail all the way into Idaho on this river by using the locks. This was the first of many dams built on the river. We spent the night in the town of Dufer, at the home of ny nephew Fred Williams and his wife Karen and son Granger. They live in an old three-story farm house which originally had been a stop on a stagecoach line.
Saturday, 9-4. We drove to Boise, ID where we met with Bruce Honey and members of his family. They are descended from Aden Honey, BV’s son. We also visited with Leon’s niece, Cindi Floyd Peterson and her husband David and family. Afterwards we drove to Twin Falls where we spent the night.
Sunday, 9-5. Before leaving the RV park we decided to return home and park the mini camper and take the Buick. It goes faster and uses much less gas! We had so far still to go we thought it would be better to travel faster for about the same amount of money. We came back home to Mt. Pleasant and traded vehicles, then drove to Grand Junction to spend the night.
Monday and Tuesday, 9/6-7. Two driving days which ended in Hays, KS, then in to St. Louis, MO at the home of our son Mark and his wife Sharon. They have four little children with one more on the way. Mark works for IBM as a project manager and takes full responsibility for my being introduced to the Internet.
Tricia and Alan drove Trent to Utah and Ryan Barlow also had received his mission call. It was great to have these two cousins enter the MTC the same day. We had a nice family reunion beforehand.
July 17, 1999, Gina married John Black in the Mesa temple. Fred, Mary and Greg, Sonia and LaMar and Leon and I were able to attend. We are so happy that Gina has found a great companion.
Leon had been corresponding with Honey relatives via e-mail and so we decided we would go and visit them. So, another trip for us. On Monday, August 30, 1999, we drove to Orem and dropped off Mom at Fred and Carol’s. We were driving the camper. We took I-80 from Salt Lake City west and encountered very strong winds. At one time, the freeway was closed and we sat in the camper and had our supper. It was funny to see the other freeway lanes, the ones going to the east, empty of cars. We only got 9 miles to the gallon with that wind. All the way from SLC to Winnemucca, NV we fought the wind and rain and finally stopped at a motel in Winnemucca. Gas prices in Nevada were higher than in Utah and even higher in California. We had to fill up about every 150 miles.
Tuesday, 8-31. It was a breeze coming down the west side of the mountains to Sacramento. There we visited Leon’s cousin Janet Cox and her husband. They are 3rd cousins once removed. She reminded us a lot of Leon’s sister Joan,; some of the same mannerisms and appearance but taller and slimmer. She gave us copies of information and pictures. We then proceeded north, stopping in Redding, CA. The atmosphere was very smoky because of forest fires burning to the north near Mt Shasta.
Wednesday, 9-1. The drive north of Redding was very beautiful though mountainous and curvy. We arrived at Portland, at our RV Park located on Hayden Island in the Columbia River in the afternoon. That evening we visited Yvonne and Dave Cummings, my niece, who lives in Gresham, a suburb of Portland. The have a lovely family of five children.
Thursday, 9-2. That morning we had a beautiful walk along the edge of the Columbia River and realized how huge that river is. We then visited Marcia Staunton, who lives in the same park but in a different section. She was married to a Honey and had done lots of research which she shared with us. After a lovely luncheon, and more visiting, we drove to Seaside, OR where Leon had lived as a boy. His father was stationed at Ft. Stevens nearby. Although we had addresses of two of the houses they had lived in, they had either been torn down or renumbered and we were unable to find them. Seaside is a lovely resort town; no street along the beach but a promenade where people can walk and enjoy the views of the ocean. We spent the night in a nearby KOA campground.
Friday 9-3. That morning we visited Ft. Stevens, seeing the old gun emplacements, minus the guns and were impressed with the concrete structures that remained. It was here that a Japanese submarine shelled the coast. The town was startled but no damage was done. Leon’s Dad had told us earlier that he was disgusted that the Japanese sub had more powerful guns than the fort. We continued on into Astoria and visited the Columbia River Museum than on to the Bonneville Dam. Leon’s father had helped install the second phase of the generators while he worked for GE, just before WW II, about 1939-40. The dam was built in three parts, the spillway, the powerhouse and a lock which permitted navigation on the river past the dam. It is possible for freighters to sail all the way into Idaho on this river by using the locks. This was the first of many dams built on the river. We spent the night in the town of Dufer, at the home of ny nephew Fred Williams and his wife Karen and son Granger. They live in an old three-story farm house which originally had been a stop on a stagecoach line.
Saturday, 9-4. We drove to Boise, ID where we met with Bruce Honey and members of his family. They are descended from Aden Honey, BV’s son. We also visited with Leon’s niece, Cindi Floyd Peterson and her husband David and family. Afterwards we drove to Twin Falls where we spent the night.
Sunday, 9-5. Before leaving the RV park we decided to return home and park the mini camper and take the Buick. It goes faster and uses much less gas! We had so far still to go we thought it would be better to travel faster for about the same amount of money. We came back home to Mt. Pleasant and traded vehicles, then drove to Grand Junction to spend the night.
Monday and Tuesday, 9/6-7. Two driving days which ended in Hays, KS, then in to St. Louis, MO at the home of our son Mark and his wife Sharon. They have four little children with one more on the way. Mark works for IBM as a project manager and takes full responsibility for my being introduced to the Internet.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
1998 doings
After such a wonderful trip it was back to everyday living, taking care of my Mom and such. Leon was still playing in the Utah Valley Symphony and Leon, Mom, and I would drive up every Wednesday evening for the rehearsal in the Senior Citizen Center in Provo. Sometimes, in the winter, there would be storms and deer in the road but mostly it was o.k. for our drive. We would get home just before 11:00 p.m.
Our grandson David Barlow married Elann Romney in the Salt Lake Temple in June of 1998. Afterwards, a luncheon was held in a church that was close by. It is the one with the large stained glass window depicting the first vision. Lots of family were present.
Leon and I built a patio roof over the cement slab in the back yard. It was fun doing it together. We had a salesperson at a hardware store help with the plans and ordered the materials which were delivered in a large trailer. It was nice to have a covered area in back.
Leon and I had Nina, a woman in Sylvia’s ward, come stay with Mom. She had helped out many times before. We drove up into Idaho to see where Leon had lived when he was young. We visited the rock house his great grandfather, Franklin Alexander Hales had built. It is a beautiful old home. During WW II, Leon’s Dad had added indoor plumbing to the house and other amenities. Leon and his Mom, sister and brother lived there part of the time while his father was away in the army. Old neighbors, the Spauldings, had bought the home and kept it up.
We then drove to Challis, ID, where the Honeys had lived when Leon’s father was young. Bill Honey graduated from high school there. We saw a lot of old buildings and, at the court house, they let us look through old records and we were able to get copies of old photos.
Another 4th of July parade with the Honey Band. Leon, Sylvia, David B., Chris, Becky, Brent, Peggy, Doug, Alan, Rob and Lauren were the band. The grandkids rode in the back of a pickup. It was a lot of fun and the people enjoyed seeing and hearing them. I think this is the last time we did it.
Another trip! This time we visited Manhattan, KS where Leon had lived during the war. We looked up the home where he had lived. There are a lot of very nice old homes with lots of trees. We also saw the school where he attended 7th grade. We also saw the swimming pool where he learned to swim. We also visited Ft. Riley, where Leon’s Dad was stationed.
We then went to St. Louis to visit Mark and Sharon. Jenny Barlow was also living with them as she was an apprentice at the St. Louis Botanical Gardens. It was fun to see the grandkids, Richard, Jessica, Rachel and Nathan, the baby.
Tricia and Alan and family came for Christmas and we had a great family party at the Barlows. Such a lot of grandchildren! All gems!
Our grandson David Barlow married Elann Romney in the Salt Lake Temple in June of 1998. Afterwards, a luncheon was held in a church that was close by. It is the one with the large stained glass window depicting the first vision. Lots of family were present.
Leon and I built a patio roof over the cement slab in the back yard. It was fun doing it together. We had a salesperson at a hardware store help with the plans and ordered the materials which were delivered in a large trailer. It was nice to have a covered area in back.
Leon and I had Nina, a woman in Sylvia’s ward, come stay with Mom. She had helped out many times before. We drove up into Idaho to see where Leon had lived when he was young. We visited the rock house his great grandfather, Franklin Alexander Hales had built. It is a beautiful old home. During WW II, Leon’s Dad had added indoor plumbing to the house and other amenities. Leon and his Mom, sister and brother lived there part of the time while his father was away in the army. Old neighbors, the Spauldings, had bought the home and kept it up.
We then drove to Challis, ID, where the Honeys had lived when Leon’s father was young. Bill Honey graduated from high school there. We saw a lot of old buildings and, at the court house, they let us look through old records and we were able to get copies of old photos.
Another 4th of July parade with the Honey Band. Leon, Sylvia, David B., Chris, Becky, Brent, Peggy, Doug, Alan, Rob and Lauren were the band. The grandkids rode in the back of a pickup. It was a lot of fun and the people enjoyed seeing and hearing them. I think this is the last time we did it.
Another trip! This time we visited Manhattan, KS where Leon had lived during the war. We looked up the home where he had lived. There are a lot of very nice old homes with lots of trees. We also saw the school where he attended 7th grade. We also saw the swimming pool where he learned to swim. We also visited Ft. Riley, where Leon’s Dad was stationed.
We then went to St. Louis to visit Mark and Sharon. Jenny Barlow was also living with them as she was an apprentice at the St. Louis Botanical Gardens. It was fun to see the grandkids, Richard, Jessica, Rachel and Nathan, the baby.
Tricia and Alan and family came for Christmas and we had a great family party at the Barlows. Such a lot of grandchildren! All gems!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Last night and trip home
That evening, we had a farewell dinner at the Jerusalem Center then we had a party afterwards. There were a lot of crazy games. The girls in charge also passed out awards and names. They asked what Leon would have been called in pharaohinic times and the answer was King’s Ram Horn the Second because of the shofar (ram’s horn) he had purchased. For Bro. Nyman they had found an alarm clock and the sound was the voice of the muzzein calling to prayers from a mosque. Calls we had heard frequently along with Christian church bells. I was the person who had developed the most muscles in the right arm because of leading the hymns every morning.
We drove to the airport in Tel Aviv, arriving about 9 p.m. I told Eddie our driver goodbye telling him Shokran (thank you) and Ma’asalamah (goodbye) and he gave me a big hug and told me Ma’asalamah. We were to be at the airport at least three hours before flight time and we were there four. Leon and I had our large bags opened but had only a minimum search, then went quickly through passport control. Others had more thorough searches. One couple was told their passports were tampered with and gave them a hard time for a while, then let them through. Another person had not kept the form we were given upon entering the country and we expected the worst but she was able to fill out another and come through all right. Bro. Nyman was asked to bring back four suitcases for one of the BYU professors and he had a lot of problems with taking luggage that was not his. He eventually got through the check points for security and passport control. Everyone made it through.
It was a long flight back, leaving around 1:00 a.m. and after 11 ½ hours, arrived in New York at 6:00 a.m. We watched Guys & Dolls during the night. From NY we flew to St. Louis then on to SLC. Ryan, bless his heart, met us and took us to Nancy’s where we had left some things, then we drove home, taking Ryan home for a visit.
We had a wonderful time, and unforgetable time, but it was great to be home again!
We drove to the airport in Tel Aviv, arriving about 9 p.m. I told Eddie our driver goodbye telling him Shokran (thank you) and Ma’asalamah (goodbye) and he gave me a big hug and told me Ma’asalamah. We were to be at the airport at least three hours before flight time and we were there four. Leon and I had our large bags opened but had only a minimum search, then went quickly through passport control. Others had more thorough searches. One couple was told their passports were tampered with and gave them a hard time for a while, then let them through. Another person had not kept the form we were given upon entering the country and we expected the worst but she was able to fill out another and come through all right. Bro. Nyman was asked to bring back four suitcases for one of the BYU professors and he had a lot of problems with taking luggage that was not his. He eventually got through the check points for security and passport control. Everyone made it through.
It was a long flight back, leaving around 1:00 a.m. and after 11 ½ hours, arrived in New York at 6:00 a.m. We watched Guys & Dolls during the night. From NY we flew to St. Louis then on to SLC. Ryan, bless his heart, met us and took us to Nancy’s where we had left some things, then we drove home, taking Ryan home for a visit.
We had a wonderful time, and unforgetable time, but it was great to be home again!
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