Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Family History Trivia

Check out this article about Grandma Baker's cousin and the new Draper Temple. Grandma B would have been so excited to have a temple in the neighborhood. She was a great patron of the Jordon River Temple. This picture was taken in 1985 during a harbor cruise off of San Pedro. Don't skip the article! It will give you some insight into your own family history.

This is a photograph of your ancestor, Thomas E. Ricks. He was a pretty amazing man who played a big part in the settling of the West and the great Mormon Migration. I googled his name once (part of my "how great is the Internet for researching family history") and found that there was another Wikpedia worthy Thomas E. Ricks. He is a journalist for the Washington Post and has written several books about the war with Iraq. I was watching my favorite "talk" show, Charlie Rose (Channel 8 at 1:00 PM) last week. His guest was Thomas E. Ricks. Finally, I could see what he looked like. It was a bit freaky. He was pretty much a twin!

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