You have been invited to come learn about
our ancestors. Come and meet relatives both near and far. There will be displays
to help you understand genealogy and where our ancestors lived and
worshipped. There will be displays of descendants. While a copy of an updated
Banks History book will be for sale at the reunion. It’s not to late to send
in your food and heritage book order forms to Scott & LuAnne Banks.
Please do so by July 10, 2005,
so we can give the Caterer a good count. You can still send in your Banks
Family History Book order forms to Ray & Pat Banks. The books will be
available on a first come first serve basis.
“Pioneer
Days” will be taking place that weekend. There will be a Rodeo Show in
Spanish Fork during the 3rd week in July too.
Receiving
instructions from the Quorum of the Twelve February 1st 1848…
The land of Zion
is now open in the elevated valleys of Salt lake and Utah.
William and Elizabeth heeded the call and on the 7th of September
1848, they with two daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah; and two Sons John and
William Jr. Sailed on the ship Emblem Queen from Liverpool
England,
under the leadership of Simeon Carter with 232 saints onboard. After arriving
in New Orleans they traveled to St.
Louis arriving on the 6th of November 1848. They left two
daughters in England;
Eliza Hannah age 25 and Mary Ann age 17 who refused to accept Mormon religion
and come to America.
William
and his family lived in St. Louis
for 4 years. While there, Elizabeth
(24) died of Cholera in 1849. Sarah (23) died of Cholera in 1850.
The
First Presidency of the Church, in September of 1851 wrote a special epistle
addressed to the saints saying Come Home… and to gather together in the Salt
Lake Valley.
William
Banks and his family heeded the call again and left Kanesville,
Iowa, June 1852 with the Thomas C.D.
Howell company for the Great Salt Lake valley. William
at this time was 56 years old. Elizabeth
was 54. John eighteen and William Jr. sixteen.
Activity Schedule:
Friday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
8:00 AM – Catered Breakfast
(Fruit,
muffins, cold cereal, milk and chocolate milk
$3.00
– Adults
$1.50
– Children 8 & under
2
& under free
Morning
activities:
Registration,
Door Prize, Making Memory Books, Tatting, Churning Butter, Teen Sports, etc.
Also
between 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM, on
their old homesteads we will be planting and dedicating (3) Maple trees in
honor of John Banks & William Banks Jr. Children will have fun creating
their Memory Books, and there will be Baseball, Volleyball and Pioneer
demonstrations going on.
12:30 PM - Catered Lunch
(Build your own sandwiches, watermelon, & drinks)
$5.00 - Adults
$2.50 – Children 8 & under
2 & under free
Afternoon
Activities:
Making
Pioneer Gingerbread Cookies, Spinning Wool, Games/Prizes, Relays/Games for
all ages, etc.
6:00 PM – Catered Dinner
(Ham/ Chicken)
$7.00 Adults
$4.00 Children 8 & under 2 & under are free
7:30 PM
Evening
Program
“Connecting
the Generations”
the
key to our family’s future
See the program here!
Dessert
Banks Legacy Quilt Drawing
Viewing display tables before and after program
Updates
will be posted for latest news on the advancement of the Family Reunion.
Stay Tuned!
Reunion
Catered by:
Nana’s
(801) 688-2227
1123 N. 250 E
Centerville, Utah,
84014
Don’t
forget to enjoy Pioneer Days here in Utah!
Current Information:
This web page will have updates (Updated as of
Sunday, June 12, 2005)
Any questions or comments please contact:
Bobbie
Jean Banks
(801) 548-4989
1734 Niles Avenue
Salt Lake City(SLC), Utah
(UT)
