Brigham City Citizen Spotlight

The office of Dr. R.A. Pearse immediately east of the Nichols home that became the Pearse Hospital. An accompanying news article notes its construction in 1910. Dr. Richard Armstrong Pearse (1875-1945) was born in New York where he excelled in athletics. After graduating college, he attended medical school in Denver, Colorado and graduated in 1900. He eventually moved to Ogden to practice medicine but then met Venna Nichols, the youngest daughter of Alvin and Virginia Ann Cha

Arthur D Cooley was born in 1885 in Brighton, Utah. He lived part of his early life on a farm in Cache Valley and eventually attended Brigham Young College in Logan. Afterwards, he attended and graduated in pre-med from the University of Utah and went on to graduate from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1911. After becoming a doctor, he relocated to Paris, ID to begin his practice. Within a few years, he and a colleague built a hospital in Montpelier, ID.

John Adams was born in Fairview, Franklin County, ID in 1878. He married Leuvenia Bishop in 1907 and they lived in Riverdale, ID until moving to Blue Creek in 1911. John was a rancher, livestock raiser, and wheat grower and maintained ranches in the Promontory and Blue Creek areas. The couple moved to Brigham City in 1919 and built a beautiful home at 176 North Main Street. John had a big, red barn that he kept on some property in Brigham City and raised and trained Palamino

A fascinating event in Brigham City history occurred in March, 1891. Mary Ellen Jensen “Ella,” as she was called, was called back to life...

Brigham City Historic Citizens Alvin Nichols was born in 1819 in Leeds, Ontario Canada. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Brigham City, “Birthplace of Modern American Ballet” The Box Elder Academy of Music and Dancing was built at 60 North Main Street in 1903...

Earl “Ferg” Ferguson coached Box Elder football, track, and basketball from 1921-1960. He was known as the “Dean of High School Coaches”...

William was born on Christmas Day of 1828 in Warwickshire, England. His wife, Hannah, was born nearly 7 years earlier in the same area....

Annorah Coleman Boden was a prominent citizen in early Brigham City for many years. She was known for her early hotel (The Boden House)...

Owen “Blind Man” Pyrs (Pierce) Jones was born in 1818 in Wales. As a child, he lost sight in one eye when he fell into a fire. Later in...

Hervin Bunderson played a large role in Brigham City, though he was born in St. Charles, ID. He graduated from the UAC (Utah Agricultural...

As noted in a previous post, the Knudson brothers eventually moved their wholesale fruit and vegetable trade to a building on Forest near...

Charles William Knudson, the oldest son of Wilhelm and Laura Amalie Knudsen, was born in 1855 in the Old Fort and then lived for 9 years...

Wilhelm and Laura Amalie Knudsen came to Brigham City from Denmark in 1854 and initially lived in the Old Fort. The couple had a log...

Samuel Smith (1818-1895) was the third mayor of Brigham City and served from 1879-1883. Samuel was baptized by Lorenzo Snow and invited...