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“The Fortunes of the historic Howard Hotel have been tied to those of Brigham City itself since 1903. That was the year the hotel, then...

With the overnight snowfall and sunny morning today Saturday Febuary 15, 2025, it was possible to see the original B that was made by...

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...

According to his obituary, Samuel Lovejoy Gillespie moved to Corinne in 1876 to serve as pastor of the Presbyterian Church at that...

The Brigham City Tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most iconic (and photographed) building in Brigham...

The home of Sven (Swen) Nilsson Lindahl and his wife Christian Amalia (Amelia) Lindahl was an unusual home in Brigham City as it was made...

The tithing yard in Brigham City was a one-acre parcel of ground at 66 S and 100 W. The site was used to gather tithing from locals who...

The southeast corner of the intersection of 100 South and Main Street. It was the home of Abraham Hillam (photo circa 1907), the Federal...

Hervin Bunderson Elementary was named in honor of Hervin Bunderson, as mentioned in a previous post. The school was built in 1956 to help...

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

Peach City Ice Cream, or "Peach City," was established by J.W. “Bill” Harris in 1937. The original location was noted as 151 South Main...

The “B” on the mountain east of Brigham City was placed in its current spot by the Box Elder Class of 1951-1952, according to Denton...

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...

Lorenzo Snow's last wife, Sarah Ephramina Jensen "Minnie," is my great-great grandaunt. She was born in Brigham City in 1855 and lived...

Lorenzo Snow's wife Mary Elizabeth Houtz lived in her own home directly west from where the LDS Temple currently stands. Lorenzo and...

A home/store/hotel/stage line stop was built in Brigham City by William P. "Cotton" Thomas in 1858. This location eventually became the...