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"The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers (ISDUP, DUP) is a women's organization dedicated to preserving the history of the original settlers of the geographic area covered by the State of Deseret and Utah Territory, including Mormon pioneers."1
Richmond
The Richmond Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized in 1907, named the James Hendricks Camp in 1929, and was renamed the James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp in 2006. They are located within the Tithing Office and Relief Society Hall. The Richmond Camp is the longest-running DUP Camp and non-profit historical preservation group in Cache Valley.
Address: 26 South State St • Email: richmondrelichall@gmail.com
Cove
The Cove Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized in 1928 and named the John Comish Camp. It was in operation until the 1950s.
The Internation Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized on April 11, 1901 by Annie Taylor Hyde, daughter of LDS Chruch President John Taylor. In 1907, Susa Young Gates, the 4th President of the DUP, met with leaders of the Cache Stake and Benson Stake to organize a camp in Richmond. On Oct 28, 1907, the DUP Camp of Richmond, Utah was organized with Elizabeth A. Merrill, President; Mary Rebecca Stoddard Hendricks, First Counselor; and Margaret R. Roskelley, Second Counselor.
The committee recognized many living Richmond pioneers at the time of its formation, including:
Mary Elizabeth Matthews • Martha Ann Henderson • Sarah Jane Veach • Mary Jane Andrus • Elizabeth Helen Telford • Anna Elsina Kefoed • Lydia Malinda Knapp • Lydia Standley • Elizabeth Harriett Mahala Gammell • Amanda Ellen Perkins • Almira Davenport • Hannah Melissa Hoopes • Sarah Jennette Carson • Martha Alice Carson • Emmeline Whittle • Marion Drucilla Pew
In 1908, a meeting was held, and it was decided that a relic hall was needed. A committee was organized, and it was decided that the relic hall would be located on city property between Park Elementary and the Tabernacle. The relic hall was finished on Aug 17, 1909. It was a small log cabin with a stone fireplace, mimicking the log cabins that the pioneers constructed. It is speculated that this relic hall was the first built in the State of Utah.
In 1919, the relic hall had to be moved, as the land it was located on was sold to the Cache County School District. They decided to move the log relic hall behind the Relief Society Hall. The camp decided to purchase the Relief Society Hall and held their first meeting on Aug 7, 1919. The log relic hall was moved behind the Relief Society Hall in 1920, and both buildings were used to store the relics.
In 1929, it was decided to give its camp a unique name. Living Pioneer Lydia Standley was asked to name the camp. She decided to name it the James Hendricks Camp, after the father of Mormon Battalion member and the First Mayor of Richmond, William D. Hendricks.
In February 1936, the James Hendricks Camp applied for a Pioneer Marker for the Richmond Fort. The International Daughters of Utah Pioneers approved of the marker, and Richmond City allowed the marker to be placed in the park where the southwest corner and home of Beason Lewis was located. The rocks used in the marker came from the fort, the old Rock School House, and the Red Brick School Building. The marker was completed on Oct 24, 1936. At the unveiling, Richmond Pioneers Frances A. Bair, William B. Lewis, Margret W. Thomson, and Martha A. Lewis were present.
On Jan 16, 1959, a meeting with Richmond Mayor Ross H. Plant was held. He spoke to the James Hendricks Camp about purchasing the Tithing Office to hold the relics and become the new headquarters of the Camp. The Camp agreed, and on May 23, 1959, the James Hendricks camp moved the relics to the tithing office.
In 1969, the city purchased the Relief Society Hall from the Camp and transformed it into a garage and a junk building. By 1995, the building was in disrepair, and the city was about to give the building to the City Fire Department as a control burn. Members of the Camp pleaded with the city to preserve the building and restore it to its former glory. Richmond Mayor Kip E. Panter decided to save the building, and Maria Lundgreen, Nancy Cornia, and Kathy Jones were the main contributors to the restoration. The building finished its restoration in 1997.
In 2006, the James Hendricks Camp renamed itself the James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp.
Starting in 2024, the Camp began a major renovation of its inventory and artifacts. They acquired a grant of $5,000 and began reorganizing their artifacts, taking lessons on how to care for their artifacts, purchasing tools to measure humidity and temperature, and asking local historian Bryce Holt (Bryce's History Project: Richmond Encyclopedia) for assistance in knowing who were Richmond Pioneers and who were not. The Daughters completed the work before the 110th anniversary of Black & White Days, 2025. To celebrate the occasion, the city held a ribbon cutting for the renovated building.
Original Log Relic Hall
(Colorized) Courtesy of the Daughters of Utah Pioneer's: James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp
Interior of original Log Relic Hall
(Colorized) Courtesy of the Daughters of Utah Pioneer's: James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp
Interior of original Log Relic Hall
(Colorized) Courtesy of the Daughters of Utah Pioneer's: James & Drusilla Hendricks Camp
Richmond Fort Marker
Photo property of Claire Donofrio, Google Maps. Source
"Pictured from left to right are [Harriet B. Skidmore], [Martha Ann Kingsbury], and [Margaret W. Thomson] at the dedication of the [DUP] Monument in the Richmond Park on October 30, 1936. The Rocks on the monument were some that had been used in the construction of the old rock school in the 1870's and later in the foundation of the Red Brick School."
Cheri Housley, Marie Lundgreen, Kathy Jones. (2001). Images of America: Richmond. Arcadia Publishing. pg 31
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Richmond Fort Marker Plaque.
Photo property of Jacob Barlow. Source
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The John Comish Camp was organized on March 23, 1928 with Chloe B. Harrison, President; Fay C. Allen, First Counselor; and Wavie Allen, Second Counselor. A small relic hall was constructed, and members were asked to pitch in $5 for its construction.2
In the 1950s, the John Comish Camp was disorganized. It is unknown what happened to the relics and documents in the camp.
Wikipedia, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_Utah_Pioneers#cite_note-1
Susanna Elizabeth Preece. (Year made Unknown) Some Memories of Long Ago, Uploaded to Familysearch.org by Maren Harris, July 6, 2022. https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/154022204?cid=mem_copy