I've belonged to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers organization for 25 years now. Today we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the DUP camps starting in the Southern Utah area in 1921. The original group started in Salt Lakt City in1901 by daughters of those original pioneers who traveled across the plains in 1847 to 1869 from Nauvoo and other stops along the way until the transcontinental railroad made that type of travel unnecessary. Our goal is to honor their memories and legacy in our families.
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| Table display of the Atkinville Camp the one I belong to |
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| Centennial camp and some of their projects |
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| Cotton Mission has planted some cotton! |
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| Dixie Camp had models of historic buildings in St. George |
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| Dixie Manomas Andrus & Ft. Pearce Camps had displays also |
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Sunflower camp-love their decoration theme |
What did we do? Well, had a tasty luncheon, talked, visited, laughed, sang, played musical instruments, listened to pioneer stories and got ready for another year of monthly meetings with friends and fellow pioneer descendants. Our theme "Daughters of the Future-Keepers of the Past."
