Heritage Remembrances

June 2022

Taylorsville Bennion Heritage REMEMBRANCES

With summer in full swing, we at the Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage

Center thought it might be the right time to advertise that we have school yearbooks available for your perusal. We have a limited number of yearbooks (whatever has been donated) from schools across the Salt

Lake Valley. Come to the museum and take a look! Summer allows folks more time to devote to searching out local ancestors so we are featuring a few of the yearbooks that we have to help you in your search. Yearbooks can be a fantastic, rich resource for learning about the lives of your ancestors — especially when it comes to learning about their childhood and adolescence. But that’s not their only benefit. Often, ads are included in the yearbooks and from them, you can glean information about old family businesses. You can also gather information about school administrators, faculty and staff who are generally listed yearbooks. You can get to know more about the students, too. Besides student portraits, many yearbooks list the awards a student achieved. It’s fun to see what school events were popular, including dances, school trips, spirit week and spelling bees. They are all usually listed, along with photos. Lists, lists, lists!

Yearbooks are filled with valuable lists of students, their areas of academic interest, their clubs/sport teams, and there often are lists of even custodians and lunch workers who worked at the school. You can get to know a lot about a community and the time period from yearbooks. An important postscript, too: Most yearbooks are not copyrighted. Visit the museum to see the yearbooks we’ve collected and much TaylorsvilleJournal.Com more. We’re located at 1488 W. 4800 South.

TAYLORSVILLE SENIOR CENTER

4743 S. Plymouth View Drive Catch the Latest Happenings at the Senior Center

Lunch is available at the Taylorsville Senior Center for seniors age 60 and over from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for a suggested donation of $4.

The center is also bringing Drums Alive back. Starting June 1, it will be hosted every Wednesday at 2 p.m. “This class is a fun way to add physical activity into your day,” said Center Program Coordinator Grace Kelly. “We are excited to bring it back and to see everyone there.”

Contact the center with any questions. You can also visit the Taylorsville Senior Center’s website at www.slco.org/taylorsville-senior-center for menu and activities information. The Taylorsville Senior Center is located at 4743 S. Plymouth View Drive and can be reached by phone at 801-385-3370.

Don’t Miss These Library Events

The Taylorsville Library has planned several programs during the month of June. You’ll want to mark your calendar for these events:

SUMMER READING AT THE COUNTY LIBRARY

Wednesday, June 1, to Saturday, July 30 There are oceans of possibilities in the ways you might read, create, learn, play and connect your way to books, prizes and discounted activities. Signups start June 1.

WALKING BOOK CLUB

Thursdays at 10 a.m. The Walking Book Club is great for readers interested in a weekly walk session and book discussion. The club reads one book over the course of four weeks, discussing the book in segments. It meets Thursdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Take a 30-minute walk along the paths behind the library and then participate in a 45-minute book discussion. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Strollers are welcome. The June book is "The Giver of Stars" by Jo Jo Moyes. "The Giver of Stars" reading schedule: June 2: Chapters 1-7 • June 9: Chapters 8-14 • June 16: Chapters 15-21 • June 23: Chapters 22-28

PUBLIC STAR PARTY

Friday, June 3, 9 to 11 p.m. Come to a free public Star Party with SLAS (Salt Lake Astronomical Society). Enjoy views of the sun, moon, planets and stars through some of Utah's largest telescopes. Star parties run from dusk until 11 p.m. Weather permitting. VIRTUAL ADULT LECTURE | What Would Mrs. Astor Do?: High Society in America's Gilded Age Monday, June 6, 7 p.m. Dr. Cecelia Tichi will provide an illustrated presentation of the colorful era known as the Gilded Age. Dr. Tichi is Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor Emerita at Vanderbilt University. Register here: thecountylibrary.org/LectureSeries OCEANS OF POSSIBILITIEs | Library Kicko Party Wednesday, June 8, 10:30 a.m. Join the library for adventure on the high seas. Drop by between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. See a mermaid and enjoy other fun activities outside on the grass. VIRTUAL ADULT LECTURE | Black America Cooks Tuesday, June 21, 7 p.m. Donna Battle Pierce, award-winning food journalist, will highlight her e orts to document Black History and culture through food and celebrate the contribution of Black cooks in American history. Register here: thecountylibrary.org/LectureSeries June 2022 | Page 21