Jan 2, 2017 marked the beginning of our first meeting of Family History Adventures, a group meeting to support one another in getting our personal and family histories told and recorded in some form.
After meeting at, and watching the moving live presentation at Knott's Mystery Lodge, we enjoyed our first speaker, Lee Dickinson, as he told about a family story that was often recounted by his grandmother, Venetta Gilgen, to all her children and grandchildren.
He began by saying he became curious as to possibly learning more details to the story than the short version he recalled his, now deceased, Grandma Gilgen telling. He began his "research" by calling his mother, LaVona G Dickinson, who emailed him the following account from her memories.
" I have heard him, [her grandfather] relate that story, many. many times in fast and testimony meetings. In my mind I can still see him standing and telling the vision. He most always sat three fourths of the way down in the audience in chairs on the left hand side of the room.
Grandpa was a reader. I remember mother telling me about when their family moved from Logan to North Logan. One of her jobs was to herd the cows along the street for them to eat the grass that grew there. It was a long, tedious day to watch the cows that they did not get into neighbors property. She said her father told her she never needed to get bored if she took good books with her to read because she would make friends of the characters and visit many lands.
Mother said when she was a child, her father read the books first that he gave her to read
to make sure they were good books. When the boys in the family got older my mother said her father felt they needed to homestead land in Idaho to help them support their growing families. It was extremely lonely for his boys, so her father took to homesteading also with his sons.
The days were long hours of plowing and planting and when finally night came and he
could lay down to rest he would light a candle by his bedside and read dime novels from England he bought by the box full, as they were quick and easy to read.
One night he was reading when a light came into the room at the side and bottom of his bed. He stared. There appeared an arm of a man holding open a book. He said he recognized the book to be The Book of Mormon. The voice said, “Read this book.” The vision left. The room again was dark with only the candle lighted at the side of his bed.
Grandpa said he then got rid of the dime novels and read the Book of Mormon. My Grandfather would then end his experiencing with a testimony of this great book and how the Gospel had blessed their lives."
-Written by LaVona G. (Gilgen) Dickinson (Granddaughter of Andrew King)
1/6/2017
-LaVona’s mother mentioned above is Venetta (King) Gilgen
Lee then elaborated on searching other histories from other family members and shared more about the difficulties of Andrew King and his sons homesteading days...
FOR THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN THERE TO HEAR IT!
Then each person shared their answeres to three questions;
!. What moved you to join Family History Adventures and what goal would you like to accomplish this year regarding your personal history?
2. A favorite childhood memory.
3. A piece of advice from a family menber or relative that had significant impact in your life.
FOR ME, LISTENING AND SHARING BROUGHT MEMORIES, BONDING, AND INSPIRATION.
JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING - JANURARY 30TH 2017
11:00 AT THE MYSTERY LODGE IN KNOTT'S BERRY FARM
Our guest speaker will be Jeff Tucker from Knott's Berry Farm's Entertainment Department.
After the Mystery Lodge Presentation, he will be sharing the history of the Mystery Lodge, which he has been involved with from it's beginnings.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." From the journal of Anne Frank
After meeting at, and watching the moving live presentation at Knott's Mystery Lodge, we enjoyed our first speaker, Lee Dickinson, as he told about a family story that was often recounted by his grandmother, Venetta Gilgen, to all her children and grandchildren.
He began by saying he became curious as to possibly learning more details to the story than the short version he recalled his, now deceased, Grandma Gilgen telling. He began his "research" by calling his mother, LaVona G Dickinson, who emailed him the following account from her memories.
" I have heard him, [her grandfather] relate that story, many. many times in fast and testimony meetings. In my mind I can still see him standing and telling the vision. He most always sat three fourths of the way down in the audience in chairs on the left hand side of the room.
Grandpa was a reader. I remember mother telling me about when their family moved from Logan to North Logan. One of her jobs was to herd the cows along the street for them to eat the grass that grew there. It was a long, tedious day to watch the cows that they did not get into neighbors property. She said her father told her she never needed to get bored if she took good books with her to read because she would make friends of the characters and visit many lands.
Mother said when she was a child, her father read the books first that he gave her to read
to make sure they were good books. When the boys in the family got older my mother said her father felt they needed to homestead land in Idaho to help them support their growing families. It was extremely lonely for his boys, so her father took to homesteading also with his sons.
The days were long hours of plowing and planting and when finally night came and he
could lay down to rest he would light a candle by his bedside and read dime novels from England he bought by the box full, as they were quick and easy to read.
One night he was reading when a light came into the room at the side and bottom of his bed. He stared. There appeared an arm of a man holding open a book. He said he recognized the book to be The Book of Mormon. The voice said, “Read this book.” The vision left. The room again was dark with only the candle lighted at the side of his bed.
Grandpa said he then got rid of the dime novels and read the Book of Mormon. My Grandfather would then end his experiencing with a testimony of this great book and how the Gospel had blessed their lives."
-Written by LaVona G. (Gilgen) Dickinson (Granddaughter of Andrew King)
1/6/2017
-LaVona’s mother mentioned above is Venetta (King) Gilgen
Lee then elaborated on searching other histories from other family members and shared more about the difficulties of Andrew King and his sons homesteading days...
FOR THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN THERE TO HEAR IT!
Then each person shared their answeres to three questions;
!. What moved you to join Family History Adventures and what goal would you like to accomplish this year regarding your personal history?
2. A favorite childhood memory.
3. A piece of advice from a family menber or relative that had significant impact in your life.
FOR ME, LISTENING AND SHARING BROUGHT MEMORIES, BONDING, AND INSPIRATION.
JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING - JANURARY 30TH 2017
11:00 AT THE MYSTERY LODGE IN KNOTT'S BERRY FARM
Our guest speaker will be Jeff Tucker from Knott's Berry Farm's Entertainment Department.
After the Mystery Lodge Presentation, he will be sharing the history of the Mystery Lodge, which he has been involved with from it's beginnings.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." From the journal of Anne Frank
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