Book Description

Small collection of stories about frontier and pioneer life in Utah. Consists of the Memoirs of Gertie Fredrickson, Prize pioneer stories & biographies, 1958, and an untitled history of the Brigham City co-op dairy. Memories of Gertie Fredrickson (25 leaves) is an autobiography of Mrs. Gertie Fredrickson born in Utah, May 15 1880. Fredrickson mentions childhood memories of early frontier life in Utah, her experiences in the LDS Church, experiences in school, her marriage to Gustave F. Fredrickson in 1904, her family, and ranch life in Roosevelt, Utah. Prize pioneer stories & biographies, 1958 (22 p.) is a collection of short stories that won prizes in an annual contest sponsored by the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers. The short stories include pioneer Mormon biographies and stories describing Utah pioneer incidents. This short story collection consists of: Decision at dawn by Ruth G. Rothe; We play leap-frog with a cougar, and, Death came my way by Rhoda M. Wood; The brass kettle by Zelma S. Thompson; Dust devil by Alene Wight; History of Israel Evans, Utah pioneer of 1847 by Ford B. Scalley; and Biography of Francille Durfey, pioneer of 1847 by Sharon Anderson. The last item (5 leaves) is an untitled short history of the Brigham City cooperative dairy, 1873 to 1893, written by Adolph M. Reeder.