Monthly Archives: February 2021
Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part VIII: Real Daughter Marker
Her father was Bela Wetmore, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, who served as a sixteen-year-old volunteer. He was a Private in the Third Massachusetts Regiment that served until the end of the war in 1783.
Celebrating George Washington
Hello Friends,
Our National Society is the lead sponsor for George Washington’s 289th virtual birthday celebration this year. Mark your calendars to celebrate! The worldwide celebration will take place on Monday, February 22nd at 7 PM EST/5 PM MST.
Here is the webpage: https://www.dar.org/members/dars-partnership-mount-vernon
I hope many of you will join in celebrating the life of our First President.
With patriotic service,
Kathryn Asay,
Utah State Regent
A Piano for Valor House
Hello Friends,
My eyes are filled with tears as I am so happy and very proud of The Utah State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
for their creative piano pin fundraiser organized by the Uintah Chapter to purchase a Traditional/Digitized Piano for our once homeless Veterans who now reside at the Valor House in Salt Lake City. Thank you Utah Daughters for supporting the State Regent’s Piano Project!
Sharing ‘Our Legacy of Love,’ with our community,
Kathryn Asay,
Utah State Regent
Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part VII: Fur Trappers and Traders
Fur trappers and traders were often the first explorers to a region.
James Bridger discovered the Great Salt Lake in 1824 and trapped the streams of this region for many years.
Etienne Provost guided many expeditions into Utah valleys and established trading posts along the shores of the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake.
Jedediah S. Smith made several significant journeys through Utah and publicized South Pass in Wyoming over which thousands of immigrants would later travel.
The dedication of the monument took place on the 100th Anniversary of the arrival of these honored men to the Utah Territory in August 1826.
The explorations of the fur trappers and traders began in Cache Valley and extended to the Salt Lake Valley which was rich in fur-bearing animals.
This monument was originally placed in front of the old St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Warm Springs Park in Salt Lake City, Utah is the current monument location. The Monument is overseen by the Sego Lily Chapter in Bountiful, Utah.
Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part VI: Modern Irrigation Plaque
In July 1847, Utah’s pioneers arrived in the arid west from the east where rainfall supplied enough moisture for crops. One of their initial tasks was to divert water from the Salt Lake Valley streams for irrigation use. Irrigation systems were the key to cultivating crops and surviving in the desert land.
Dedicated on July 31, 1931 by the Utah State Conference Daughters of the American Revolution, the tablet was placed within the half-acre of ground first plowed as identified by pioneer William Carter who held the plow.
The tablet was affixed to a pillar and dedicated 84 years after the event in the lobby of the old Knutsford Hotel. At the time, the facility was known as the Auerbach Building and was occupied by Sears Roebuck Co. department store.
When the building was raised to make way for the Centre Theatre, the tablet was placed on the left wall inside the entrance of the theatre and rededicated on January 5, 1938.
The tablet, now in the form of a monument, is now located in front of the theatre. The Monument is overseen by the Pony Express Chapter in Lehi, Utah.