Originally Posted by ilovequilts
There is an LDS (mormon) book about the pioneers called I Walked to Zion and one of my ancestors is in it, Agnes Caldwell (Southworth). Also there is a painting called "Tell John I Died With My Face Toward Zion" and that's a member of my family, the Murdoch Family :)
I think that is kinda cool that I can trace my family history through writings and paintings :)
Me too! Just think, all of that there and you get to see what some of them looked like.
After my Grandpa died I found a newspaper clipping in his trunk. It was about how he found a monkey on the street, LOL! Hardly a noteworthy experience, not like walking to Zion. But you do have to wonder, how much talent does it take to spot a monkey in the 1920's walking down Main Street in Owosso, Michigan? Not a talent to be sure! Nor a claim to fame, just a funny story.