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The history of granger, Utah

They Didn’t Just Hope — They Rolled Up Their Sleeves
They Didn’t Just Hope — They Rolled Up Their Sleeves

The Granger Lions Who Got Things Done

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Church-School-Communitysheri biesingerJuly 4, 2025Lion's Club, jacketComment
When Neighbors Made Christmas Shine: The Granger Park Tree Story
When Neighbors Made Christmas Shine: The Granger Park Tree Story

A Tree That Lit Up Granger: The Park, The Jaycees, and 50 Years of Community Spirit

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Church-School-Communitysheri biesingerJuly 4, 2025Granger, Park, park, Jaycee, Jaycee'sComment
Mosquito Diamonds Fence
Mosquito Diamonds Fence

The Granger Jaycees didn’t wait for tax dollars; they rallied local businesses and families to fund the fence with an advertising campaign — true community spirit at work.

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Church-School-Communitysheri biesingerJuly 4, 2025baseball, Mosquito, mosquito, DiamondsComment
George B. Wallace’s Family Legacy: many Homes-Polygamy
George B. Wallace’s Family Legacy: many Homes-Polygamy

The Expansive Family Tree of George B. Wallace

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Samuel D. Wallace
Samuel D. Wallace

Building Homes and Defending Orchards: The Legacy of Samuel D. Wallace

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Elizabeth Hood Hill Park: Granger’s Beloved Midwife and Frontier Healer
Elizabeth Hood Hill Park: Granger’s Beloved Midwife and Frontier Healer

Elizabeth Park was wise, talented and hardworking. She always gave everything she had in order to better a situation.

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32 Years of Faith & Healing: Mary  Stillman Porter, Granger’s RS President and Midwife
32 Years of Faith & Healing: Mary Stillman Porter, Granger’s RS President and Midwife

Granger’s Guardian: 32 Years of Relief Society Service and a Midwife’s Healing Hands

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 3, 2025Porter, Mary PorterComment
From Ox Team to Irrigation Chief: The Legacy of Moses R. Porter
From Ox Team to Irrigation Chief: The Legacy of Moses R. Porter

Constable, Canal Builder, Caretaker: Moses Porter’s Granger Legacy

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Every Drop Counts: The Long Fight for Water in Hunter & Granger
Every Drop Counts: The Long Fight for Water in Hunter & Granger

Buckets, Barrels & Canals: How Early Settlers Sought Water

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Maps-Plots-Aerial Shotssheri biesingerJuly 3, 2025changesComment
Hand-Dug Hope: Wells, Ditches, and the Homesteaders Who Watered the West
Hand-Dug Hope: Wells, Ditches, and the Homesteaders Who Watered the West

Ditches, Dreams, and Determination: Early Farmers and Their Lifelines

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Businesses by Addresssheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025canal, todd, gerber, morrisComment
Abe Todd of Granger: A Life of Land, Family, and Fiddle Tunes
Abe Todd of Granger: A Life of Land, Family, and Fiddle Tunes

Skates, Sheep, and Song: Abe Todd’s Granger Days

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Abraham Todd, Abram Todd, Ann ToddComment
Homesteads and Harmony: The Story of Abraham and Ann Todd
Homesteads and Harmony: The Story of Abraham and Ann Todd

From London Streets to Redwood Road: The Todd Family’s Path

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Abraham Todd, Abram Todd, Ann ToddComment
Dubbins the Sparrowhawk and Margaret Faye: A Todd Family Memory
Dubbins the Sparrowhawk and Margaret Faye: A Todd Family Memory

Granger’s Gentle Hawk: The Todd Family and Little Margaret Faye

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Abraham Todd, Abram Todd, Ann ToddComment
Abraham & Ann Todd: Faith, Family, and the Fields of Granger
Abraham & Ann Todd: Faith, Family, and the Fields of Granger

The Todd Legacy: From English Gardens to Utah Farmland

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Abraham Todd, Abram Todd, Ann ToddComment
Love, Loss, and Legacy: The Life of Mary Gerber Bawden
Love, Loss, and Legacy: The Life of Mary Gerber Bawden

A Mother’s Quiet Courage: Remembering Mary E. Gerber Bawden

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Franklin Gerber — from building mothers home at age 10 to taming the desert in Metropolis
Franklin Gerber — from building mothers home at age 10 to taming the desert in Metropolis

A Boy, a Hammer, a Legacy: Franklin Gerber’s Life of Service

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Gerber, home, homes, schubel, Frank, metropolish, MetropolisComment
Nailed Together by Love: The Gerber Boys’ Home for Eva
Nailed Together by Love: The Gerber Boys’ Home for Eva

The Gerber Boys’….The House Her Sons Built

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Gerber, home, homes, eva, schubelComment
Gerber Lane — from Eva’s pioneer house to the new one William built out front.
Gerber Lane — from Eva’s pioneer house to the new one William built out front.

William built his own home at the front of Gerber Lane, just steps from the house he helped raise as a child,

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Gerber, home, homes, eva, schubelComment
Hostages on the Court: The Night the Granger 2nd Ward Faced the Utah State Prison Riot
Hostages on the Court: The Night the Granger 2nd Ward Faced the Utah State Prison Riot

Ice Cream, Courage, and a Riot: The Granger 2nd Ward Hostage Story

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Outstanding Peoplesheri biesingerJuly 2, 2025Severn, Smith, prison, hostage, Severn Smith, Ephraim SmithComment
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