DUP newspaper article

Preface from Linnea: Okay, so the day that I said I never wanted to see another paper again - and most definitely did not want 82 dropped off at my doorstep - was the day that the front page of the paper featured a story I could use as DUP scrapbook and publicity person! (Doesn't it figure...) Here is a copy of the article as I found it online:

Pioneer Museum offers view into Mormon past as temple tour bonus


Early sacraments sets on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday

By RACHEL J. TROTTER

Standard-Examiner correspondent

OGDEN – Those wanting a glimpse into the past of pioneer life and early days in Ogden need look no further than their own backyard with the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum in downtown Ogden on the corner of 21st and Lincoln. People can get a look at a pair of Brigham Young’s old boots and cane, plates from the Nauvoo temple dedication, hand-sewn pioneer clothes and even an old, petrified biscuit that came across the plains.

It’s been just under a year since their new site and completely renovated building was re-opened and the museum curator and the many docents, all members of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, are gearing up for what they hope with be a busy couple of months with the Ogden Temple rededication.

Kay Schooler, museum board president walked around the museum with a pointer stick on a recent day, showing the many artifacts the museum has collected over the years. The building itself was dedicated for the LDS Church Relief Society in 1902. Schooler thinks that sometime in the 1930s the building changed hands and became property of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. During World War II the Red Cross took over the property and used it as a daycare because so many women went to work. After the war, the property was turned back over to the DUP and it has remained in its hands since that time.

Schooler said that years ago the LDS Church wanted to buy the deed for the property – the building was then located on the temple block at 22nd and Lincoln – but the DUP told them no. Then, the building started falling apart. “We didn’t have the funds to update it and the church offered to move it and update it because they wanted that space for the parking,” Schooler said.

“We took them up on it,” Schooler said with a big smile. The church moved the building the block and half away and it went very slowly, Schooler said – about 2 miles per hour.

The church also paid for all the items to be in storage for a year. Schooler said it was a rewarding process to watch the renovation. The museum board met with the contractors and LDS Church about every three weeks during that time to make sure everything was just how it should be – and it has turned out that way, right down to restored Amish windows.

Schooler said that patrons can have a close look at what pioneer life was like at the museum with a large section dedicated specifically to the pioneer journey with a genuine handcart that came across the plains as well as a replica of a wagon box with Martin Harris’ oxen yoke attached.

There is also a replica of a kitchen, bedroom, and a parlor. The main floor of the museum only has items from 1869 and older, but the basement has newer items, said museum curator Trudy Iverson. There are also many items of some of Weber County’s first settlers, along with pictures and many stories. People can see an abundance of items from the Farr family and the Bingham families – some of the original settlers of the area.

Iverson said she gets many calls from area residents with items to donate to the museum. She loves seeing all the artifacts that people have and have donated over the years. To be a member of the DUP, women must have ancestors who traveled across the plains before 1869. Iverson said they can apply but must give a brief history and show their family history line. She said there are about 800 DUP members in the Weber County area.

Schooler said the women are organized into companies and camps, just like the pioneers were when they made their trek. All the women have stories to tell of their ancestors and why they have a personal connection to the Ogden museum. For Schooler, it is about her ancestors who came across on the fated Martin/Willey handcart trek where so many died from the elements because of poor timing of their trek. “I want to honor them for all they did. Plus I love to quilt and we have so many beautiful quilts here,” Schooler said as she motioned to the large quilts showcased under glass.

There are also pioneer bonnets, aprons, and some children’s pioneer games for sale that members of the DUP have made and donated. “We get all our funds through grants and the sale of these things,” Schooler said.

“For a long time we have felt like we are the best-kept secret around,” Iverson said of the museum and the thousands of artifacts contained within its walls. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all summer, but the ladies plan to keep the museum open through the temple open house dates, rather than close at the end of summer. “It is an exciting time to come and visit,” Iverson said. For more information on the museum check the museum’s Facebook page at Weber County Pioneer Museum.

related photo gallery (online)


Daisha Boyett looks at a sewing machine at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Early sacraments sets on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Artifacts from Ogden's tabernacle on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


An early missionary suit on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Brigham Young's boots on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Historic photos on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Ruth Rees, right, a volunteer at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden, shows Daisha Boyett the pottery display at the museum on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


A 164-year-old biscuit on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Belongings from Ogden's first police on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Taxidermy display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Historic photos on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

A historic handcart on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

The main floor of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)


Artificial flowers made from feathers on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Ruth Rees, right, a volunteer at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden, shows Daisha Boyett a 164 year old biscuit at the museum on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

A pioneer dress on display at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Ruth Rees, right, a volunteer at the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Ogden, shows Daisha Boyett how to use an antique rolling pin at the museum on Thursday, July 17, 2014. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Note: I was the first to comment online. I wrote:

Interesting article and great photos. I think it is an upgrade from how the museum was before. People will be pleasantly surprised when they visit.

24th of July

Goodyear Cabin: Ogden’s greatest historical treasure

The Miles Goodyear Cabin in Ogden is the oldest non-Native American structure in Utah. It is also perhaps Ogden’s greatest historical gem. Built in 1845, two years before the Mormon pioneers arrived, the now 169-year-old cabin was the first permanent house built in Utah.

Lynn Arave

The Miles Goodyear Cabin in Ogden is the oldest non-Native American structure in Utah. It is also perhaps Ogden’s greatest historical gem.

Built in 1845, two years before the Mormon pioneers arrived, the now 169-year-old cabin was the first permanent house built in Utah.

However, it is a miracle the cabin has survived the times, in that it has moved at least seven times around town – and was also towed on a trailer in one Pioneer Days Parade.

It is presently located on the Weber County Pioneer Museum grounds, 2104 Lincoln Ave.

The historic log cabin, about 250-square-feet in size and made of Cottonwood logs, originally stood near the junction of the Ogden and Weber rivers, close to where today’s Fort Buenaventura State Park in West Ogden now stands.

In the fall of 1847 it was sold by Miles Goodyear (along with the entire Ogden area) to settler Captain James Brown of the Mormon Battalion, representing the Mormon Church, for $1,950.

The cabin first had to be moved about 440 yards southeast of its original location, to higher ground, to be protected from an overflowing Weber River in 1850, according to the Standard on Dec. 27, 1919.

In 1857, it was purchased by Mrs. Amos Pease Shaw and used as a blacksmith business. In 1860, Shaw moved the cabin to the banks of Mill Creek.

In 1866, it was relocated to 1342 Washington Blvd. (named “Main Street” in those days.) On April 3, 1896, Minerva P. Shaw purchased the cabin, who soon relocated it slightly south, near her residence, 1265 Washington (“Avenue” back then). The cabin was then repaired and its dirt roof was replaced with a shingle roof.

In 1916, Shaw donated the cabin to the Ogden Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. The cabin made a special appearance in the July 24, 1916 Ogden Pioneer Days Parade, incorporated into a float.

David O. McKay, chairman of the Ogden Pioneer Days Pageant, recommended that it appear in the parade so that it “might go visiting and show itself off to the big buildings that have been erected since it pioneered,” as quoted in the June 4, 1916 Ogden Standard-Examiner. (The article also mentioned that a controversy was also recently settled proving the cabin was the oldest house in the state.)

The cabin was next transported to the rear of Ogden City Fire Station No. 3, 901 Washington on Dec. 4, 1919. The Sept. 21, 1920 Standard stated that the City of Ogden was now going to take steps to safeguard the oldest house in the state. A shed, to protect the building from storms, was then erected over it.

In 1928, the cabin was moved to Ogden’s Tabernacle Block. There it resided for more than eight decades.

The cabin was meticulously refurbished in 1994-1995. It was dismantled and each of the approximate 500 pieces were numbered. The logs were treated for preservation and a solid rubber membrane was added to the roof, for weatherproofing. Like a sort of jigsaw puzzle, the cabin was then reassembled and each log was linked with an acrylic material.

Near the end of 2011, the cabin was moved to its current location, 21st Street and Lincoln Avenue. The cabin had to be relocated because of the underground parking garage construction for the new Ogden Temple. The LDS Church paid expenses to move the cabin. City leaders hope the new location gives the priceless cabin more visibility.

Weber County DUP museum changing locations today

The historic cabin of Miles Goodyear is moved from the site of The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints Ogden Temple, which is being remodeled, to a temporary site in November. The cabin will be moved, along with the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, to a new permanent site in Ogden. The museum moves today; the cabin will be moved when the weather allows for landscaping. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIElD/Standard-Examiner)

OGDEN -- After spending the past few months in limbo, a pair of historic buildings owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon have permanent homes.

More than 100 years of history will move a few city blocks today as the Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum building will be moved from its current location at 2148 Grant Ave. to 2104 Lincoln Ave. on a half-acre lot donated by the city.

The building is being relocated through the joint efforts of Weber County DUP, Ogden city and the LDS Church in conjunction with the renovation of the Ogden LDS Temple.

"When the construction started (on the temple), it became clear they would have to move," said Sharon Stoker, past president of the Weber County DUP. "We're glad it was a relatively close move."

Originally built as the Weber Stake Relief Society Hall of the LDS Church, the building was completed in 1902.

It was deeded to the Weber County DUP on Sept. 30, 1926, and has been serving Ogden as a pioneer museum since 1929.

Stoker said the Miles Goodyear Cabin, which is part of the museum, will be moved to the same new location when weather permits landscaping to begin.

The buildings were moved temporarily in November from the temple grounds to the Grant Avenue location.

Goodyear was born Feb. 24, 1817, in Connecticut and orphaned while young. At age 16, he joined a missionary expedition to the West. He became a trapper and eventually settled in the cabin he built of cottonwood logs in 1845.

The cabin is the area's first home built by someone who was not an American Indian.

The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the 1980s, and the Ogden City Council recently amended its current local register to note their relocation to the Lincoln Avenue site.

Richard McConkie, Ogden director of community and economic development, said the ordinance language makes it clear that the buildings, and not their location, are what is on the register.

A brick-and-sandstone structure with a stone foundation, the Weber County DUP Museum has one of the oldest and largest collections of Utah pioneer artifacts in the state.

Stoker said once in its new home, the museum will undergo extensive renovations to make the building fully accessible to the handicapped. Workers will also add an office, a library and a large meeting room in the expanded basement, improve lighting and redesign exhibit galleries.

Stoker said the public is welcome to watch the move, which should begin about 8 a.m. today.