Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Sunday) – Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and I did not go to Sunday School, we just visited. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) called for her and they went and purchased their tickets to California. After dinner at Esther’s, they came back here and Pearl took pictures of Esther and I in our pioneer costumes.  Pearl […]

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1947 (Friday) – Cleaned for Saturday: bedroom, front and dining rooms. About 12:30 I met Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) on West Temple and we went up to the Lion House for dinner. The Relief Teachers were entertained by the officers, both wards combined. Long tables were set with some lovely flowers, covered wagons with sagebrush […]

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1947 (Sunday) – Attended Sunday School at ten o’clock the wards are meeting separately today. We had quite a nice large crowd. Both adult classes met in the Relief Society and there wasn’t near enough room for the crowd. Brother Mortenson conducted the class, but hinted it might be the last time. He looked so […]

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1947 (Wednesday) – Did some weeding in the garden. Started housecleaning upstairs by cleaning a big box and putting away a lot of grass skirts, etc. of Arthur’s (Arthur David Sperry) and which Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) had used as decorations, etc. Just preliminary work. It’s so hard for me to have to do all […]

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1947 (Monday) – Washed, then went up to the Library to check, in the Index Bureau, some family group sheets sent to me by my sister Della (Emma Della Sperry). They were all done.  When dinner was almost done Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt), Teddy (Ted Lunt Gabbitas) and Della (my sister) came […]

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1947 (Tuesday) – Ironed, worked for more than an hour weeding in the east garden, planted some sunflowers seeds by the wall. Afternoon – Attended Relief Society. It is the last time Ilene Bagley will be our teacher, she is moving out by Bountiful. She had four members of the class give some stories of […]

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1947 (Saturday) – Today Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) started on a diet. He is doing it under the direction of Dr. David Rees, the same David who used to live right through the lot from us and who played around with Earl and Arthur (George Arthur Lunt). This afternoon Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came over […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Sunday) – I remained home from church all day today. Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) went down to Pleasant Grove after Priesthood Meeting. Afternoon – My sister Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) came down and visited for a few hours. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came over for a little while and Uncle Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1651 George Graves, Jr. and Elizabeth Ventres were married 1850 William Sidwell Sperry was born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States to William Lamont Sperry, age 25, and Margaret Ann Sidwell, age 19. He was the 1st of 14 known children, and the 1st of 8 known sons, born to the couple. […]

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