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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 639 Collections and/or Records:

Norma Vance research papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8322
Scope and Contents

Contains research materials collected by Vance pertaining to the history of the Fairview, Utah area since its founding in 1849, Vance family history, history of Spring City, Utah, documents regarding Fairview's mayors since 1872, and personal histories of Fairview's founding fathers. Materials dated approximately 1960-2008.

Dates: approximately 1960-2008

Various families' history, 1850-1950

 File — Carton 15: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231565091], Folder: 3-7
Identifier: MSS 7551 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs and biographical information on the Hafen, Frei, Knight, Thompson, Frehner, Billeter, and Zweifel families.

Dates: 1850-1950

Vasco M. Tanner family papers, approximately 1890-1989

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2306 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains family histories in the form of diaries and biographies, and financial papers relating to Vasco M. Tanner and his family accrued during his lifetime spent in Utah. Dated approximately 1890-1989.

Dates: approximately 1890-1989

Victor Waite and family's life history

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233646394]
Identifier: MSS 8346
Scope and Contents

Typed summary about the family of Victor and Blanche Waite. It includes information on their four children, their children's spouses, marriage dates (including sealing dates in Mormon temple), and their children. Dated approximately 1955.

Dates: approximately 1955

Sarah Sybil Douglas Vincent recollections and recipes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329028]
Identifier: MSS SC 2902
Scope and Contents

Brief family history of the Roland and Sybil Vincent family, 1934-1991. The settings for most of the history were Provo and Fairview, Utah. Compiled by Sybil Vincent, Roland Vincent, P. Bradford Westwood and Verlie Westwood for Christams 1991. Food recipes are interspersed throughout the volume

Dates: 1991

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Geisler family history, approximately 1888-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal histories of the Geisler family line, including materials such as letters written to Geisler family members, photographs of their family/home life, and brief biographies about their backgrounds. These materials were created by Julius Geisler, Maggie Geisler, Joseph Geisler, and their posterity, and collected by Ruth Snarr. Dated approximately 1888 to 1978.

Dates: approximately 1888-1978

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Virginia Kimball Geisler papers, 1920s-2017

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Family papers of Virginia Kimball Geisler, including her testimony, letters, photographs, funeral papers, and ephemera. Dated 1920s to 2017.

Dates: 1920s-2017

Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197233649455]
Identifier: MSS 8395
Scope and Contents

Collection contains transcribed interviews of 93 different people conducted by the Voices of Remembrance Foundation at Dixie State College, bound in seven volumes. The interviews occurred between 1968 to 1980, and the transcriptions produced through grant funding by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies.

Dates: 1968-1980

Connie James Walker family history papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8872
Scope and Contents

Materials document the history and current interactions of the James family, including letters concerning a family gathering for descendants of Joseph Henry James to construct a family grave in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. Also included are family histories and clippings. Materials date from approximately 1944 to 2011.

Dates: approximately 1944-2011

Helen Carter Warr family history collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230345180]
Identifier: MSS 7079
Abstract

Collection consists of narratives and genealogies concerning the Warr and Carter families. The collection dates from circa 1940 to 1993.

Dates: approximately 1940-1993