Updates
YEAR FOUR
(In Progress)
7 Updates. 1,278 Changes.
2,209 Names. 3,357 Documents. 1,579 subpages. 2,600 pages long.
2/22/2025
Pioneers:
The Whitehead Family added
Information added to Charles Zera Harris
Photo of Pioneer 1897 Jubille added to William Dorris Henricks and Abigail Thorn
Thomas William Whittle & Aroetta Whittle added to the Whittle Families
Maria Loenza Kingsbury added to Lewis Families
McCarrey Family history completed.
History of the following completed:
Sarah Ann Atkinson
Maria Loenza Kingsbury
Emmeline Whittle
Lydia Malinda Knapp
George Thomson
Alice Tomlinson
David Pinkney Rainey
Dorothy Jane Dennis
Abigail Thorn
Anna Regina Svensdotter
Mary Christina Israelsson
Eli Webb
Cornelius Traveller
Franklin Hobbs Traveller
John Robinson Sr.
John McCarthy
Signatures of the following Pioneers added:
William Hendricks Lewis Jr.
Alexander Harris Sr.
Milo Andrus Hendricks
James Warren Hendricks
Alfred Dorris Hendricks
Thomas Hazen Merrill
Alma Merrill
Olonzo David Merrill
Heber Kimball Merrill
Hyrum Willard Merrill
James Isaac Shepard
Alma Utilus Hobson
Joseph Richard Thomson
Joseph Webb
Frances Elizabeth Hobbs
Reuben Cornelius Traveller
Joseph Monson
Hans Monson
Christain Hans Mosnon
William Lobark Skidmore
Jonas Halverson
Charles Andrew Monson
Charle Henry Skidmore
Historical Figures:
Utah Senator Richard Kendall Thomas added
Member of the Utah State House of Rep. Horace Raymond Pond added
David Pinkney Rainey added to Honorable Mentions
Information added to Amanda Barnes Smith
Patriots:
Members of the Morman Battalion now have their company and rank displayed.
Following added to Extraordinary Women:
Dorothy Jane Dennis
Lydia Malinda Knapp
Abigail Thorn
Alice Tomlinson
Historical Events:
Incorporation of Richmond City added
Information added to Richmond Forts - Richmond Fort History
Artifacts:
Logo of the Bishop's Storehouse of Richmond added to Tithing Office/DUP Relic Hall
Logo of Gilt Edge added to Grist Mills
Richmond Stake, Benson Stake, and Stake Patriarchs merged into the Richmond & Benson Stake History page. Stake Relief Society Presidents will also be visible on this page.
Relief Society Presidents of the Richmond Ward added
Richmondutah.org page updated to Richmondutah.gov
Monson Lumber Co. added to Home businesses
Information added to Valley Vet.
Logo of Utah Condensed Milk Co. added to Sego Milk Plant
Logo of Richmond Mercantile added.
Information added to School House Wards
Add of a woman's washer added to Utah Power & Light Co.
Historical Documents:
Photo of the Pioneer home of Margaret W. Thomson & Thomas H. Merrill added to Familysearch.org.
Photo of Christopher M. Funk and his polygamous wives added to Familysearch.org. One of only a few photos of a Richmond citizen with his polygamous wives.
1/25/2025
Early Settlers:
Photo added to Hyrum Bair.
Photo added to Frances Adam Bair.
Photo added to Lucy Ann Marie Cole.
Following added to William Hendricks Lewis Jr.:
History orginized.
Two photos of William added.
Following added to William Hendricks Lewis:
Signature of William H. Lewis.
Information about William's family added.
Pioneers:
Israelson Sisters page removed. Histories of Anna S. P. and Mary Christina Israelson still accessible on the website.
Jackson Family removed.
Johnson family removed.
Unknown Larsen family removed.
Beason Lewis Family, Neriah Lewis Families, and William C. Lewis Family combined into the Lewis Families. Histories of the Lewis families completed, including the following children adopted by Beason Lewis:
Almria Jane Bainbridge
Martha Ann Kingsbury
Brigham Frederick Grant
Following added to Brower Family:
Photo of Mary Jane Humphrey added.
Photo of Mariah Elizabeth Brower added.
Signature of Emily Maria Jarvis added.
Following added to the Funk Families:
History of Anna S. P. Israelsson added.
Information added to Christena Swenson.
Photo of Lydia Malinda Knapp added.
Elizabeth Howard added to the Standage Family.
History of the Kerr family completed.
Photo of Ann Hill added.
Photo of Mary Christina Israelsson added.
Photo of Simon Webb added.
Photo of Eli Webb added.
Photo of Amanda Ann Andrus added.
Photo of Harriet Ann Hogan added.
Photo of Hannah Melissa Hoopes added.
Photo of William Lobark Skidmore added.
History of the Johansen Families completed.
History of the Kingsford Family completed.
History of the John C. Larsen Family completed.
History of the Karren Family completed.
History of the Kirkham Family completed.
Historical Figures:
Idaho Senator William McGee Harris Jr. added.
William F. Fisher and Brigham F. Grant added to Honorable Mentions.
Patriots:
Following Patriots added to the following Wars:
Indian Wars:
John N. Hendricks
Joseph Johnsen
World War I:
Frederick W. Karren
Extraordinary Women:
Following added:
Martha A. Kingsbury
Sarah Ellison Sutton
Sarah Jane Veach
Historical Events:
"Old Fort" and Richmond Fort combined into the Richmond Forts page. Histories of both forts accessible.
Richmond's First Doctors added with future work to be added.
Information added to Bear River Massacre for future work to be made.
Artifacts:
Three photos of the Richmond Bank added.
Information added to Relief Society Hall.
Two photos of the Plant Auto Co. Building added.
Photos of the Richmond Railroad Depot added.
Keith P. Ward added to Bishops of the Richmond 4th Ward.
Judson Cole Eades added to History of the Richmond Stake.
Photos of all the Bishops of the Cove Ward added.
Photo of Main St. added.
Information added to U.S. Post Office's.
Censuses of Cove added.
Photo added to Big J's.
Three photos added to Sego Milk Plant.
Photos added to Texaco Gas.
Photo and Add of Nivison Drugs added to Utah State Liquor Agency.
Photos of the original Log Relic Hall added to Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Unfinished information added to FAQ question "What are the copyright stipulations?" More information to be added.
12/28/2024
Pioneers:
History of the Neils Isaacson Family Completed.
Artifacts:
Tithing Office/Relic Hall renamed to the Tithing Office/DUP Relic Hall.
Logo added to Grist Mills about Gilt Edge.
Original sketch added to the Old Tabernacle.
Maren T. Thompson home added to Historic Homes & Farmsteads.
Addresses removed from Over 100 Years Old.
Historic Documents:
State of the City Address renamed to State of the City Documents with the additions of the City General Plans (2013 & 2023) and the Trail Master Plan (2023) along with the State of the City Address (2023 & 2024).
Website is now estimated 2,500 pages long.
Information added to the About page.
Following questions added to FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
Who are considered Pioneers?
What are the copyright stipulations?
11/24/2024
Early Settlers:
Following changes to the Bair Family:
General History added.
Signature of John Bair added with information added.
Information added to Lucinda Amanda Owens
Information added to Belinda Jane Bair
Information added to Lucinda Amanda Bair
Information added to Hyrum Bair
Information added to Frances Adam Bair
Information added to Lucy Ann Maria Cole
Information added to William Alma Bair
Information added to Gilbert Bright
Information added to Agrippa Cooper
Following changes to the Gibson Families:
General History added.
Information added to Henery Elliot Gibson
Pioneers:
Following changes to the Clarinda Knapp Allen Families:
Information added to Susan Allen
Information added to Charles Hopkins Allen
Following changes to the Brower Family:
Information added to Ariah Coates Brower
Information added to Margaret Elizabeth Hussey
Information added to Mary Jane Humphrey
Information added to Elizabeth T. L. Mason
The Elizabeth T. L. Mason family merged with the Brower Family
Following changes to the Egan Family:
General History added
Information added to Howard Ransom Egan
Information added to Howard Milo Egan
Following changes to the Funk Families:
Information added to Diderick Espersen Funk
Information added to Willard Richards Funk
Information added to Christopher Madsen Funk
Information added to Anna Elsina Kofoed
Information added to Hans Madsen Funk
Information added to Marcus Espersen Funk
Information added to Magdalene OlsenWestenshow
Following changes to the Harris Families:
General History added
Information added to Alexander Harris Sr.
Information added to William Harris
Information added to Charles Zera Harris
Following changes to the Hendricks Families:
General History added
Information added to James Hendricks
Information added to Drusilla Dorris
Information added to William Dorris Hendricks
Information added to William Henry Hendricks
Information added to Milo Andrus Hendricks
Information added to Alvira Lavona Smith
Information added to James Warren Hendricks
Information added to William Smith Hendricks
Information added to Rebecca Hendricks
Information added to Joseph Smith Hendricks Sr.
Information added to Marriner Wood Merrill
Following changes to the Davenport Family
Information added to James Davenport
Information added to Almira Davenport
Information added to James Nephi Davenport
Following changes to the Hobson Families:
General History added
Information added to Jesse Hobson
General History added to the Cole Families
Information added to John Crossley
Information added to David Carson and Martha Alice Carson
Following changes to the Bateman family:
Information added to Margaret Turner
Information added to Margaret Bateman
Information added to William Bateman
Information added to Sarah Anne Lavender
Information added to Joseph Hyrum Bateman
Following changes to the Huff family:
General History added
Information added to Rebecca Huff
Information added to Thaddeus Huff
Following changes to the Fisher family:
General History added
Information added to William Frederick Fisher
Following changes to the Beers family:
General History added
Information added to William Beers
Following changes to the Hyer family:
General History added
Information added to Christian Larsen Hyer
Following changes to the Bullen families:
Information added to Clarissa Judkins Atkinson
Information added to Newell Bullen
Information added to Herschel Bullen Sr.
Information added to Emma Boston Gibbs
Information added to Herschel Bullen Jr.
Following changes to the Dobson-Bee family
Information added to the General History
Information added to Joseph Dobson
Information added to Janet Aitcheson
Information added to Thomas Frain Dobson
Information added to Richard J. M. Bee
Following changes to the Jonas Halverson Family
General History added
Information added to Christine Johansen
Information added to Anna Christine Hansen
Following changes to the Thomas Ashment family
Information added to Thomas Ashment
Information added to Elizabeth Christiana Ashment
Information added to Helena Ashment
The Joseph Wright family added to the renamed Wright Families
Following changes to the Andrus family:
Information added to Abigail Jane Daley
Information added to Millennium Andrus
Information added to Mary Jane Andrus
Information added to Amanda Ann Andrus
Information added to Caroline Cynthia Weatherbee
Information added to James Holiday Durney and Jane Gordon
Information added to Peter Christian Christensen
Following changes to the Burnham families:
Information added to Mary Ann Huntley
Information added to Luther Clinton Burnham
Information added to Wallace Kendall Burnham
Information added to Wallace Clinton Burnham
Information added to George Franklin Burnham
Following changes to the Allsop family:
Information added to John Allsop
Information added to Mary Ellen Wood
Following changes to the Bowman Family:
General History added
Information added to Hyrum Webster Bowman
Information added to Hannah Wilson
Following changes to the Bright families:
Information added to Susan Pugh
Information added to John Bright III
Information added to Norman Day and Marth Ann Henderson
Following changes to the Griffin family:
Information added to Thomas Henshall Griffin
Information added to Amanda Ellen Perkins
Following changes to the Hill Family:
General History added
Information added to William Henry Hill Sr.
Following changes to the Eckersley family:
General History added
Information added to Samuel Eckersley
Information added to Leah Marilda Eckersley
John Telford family added to the Telford Family page
Following changes to the Bradbury family:
General History added
Information added to Satah Standring Simpson
Information added to Elizabeth Bradbury
Information added to Charles Roberts Bradbury
Following changes to the Hogan Families:
General History added
Information added to Goudy Ericsen Hogan
Information added to Caroline Ericsen Hogan
Following changes to the Barnet Family:
Emma Liois Barnett added.
Information added to John Barnett
Information added to Eliza Carnage
Information added to John William Barnett
Following changes to the Bell Family:
General History added
Information added to Matthew Francis Bell
Information added to Mathew Thomas Bell
Information added to Edmund Buckley
Information added to John Buxton
Following changes to the Andersen family:
Information added to George Jorgen Andersen
Information added to Mary Ann Angell Davis
Following changes to the Hoops family:
General History added
Information added to Warner Hoopes
Information added to Priscilla Gifford
Information added to Rebecca Ann Hoopes
Information added to Elizabeth Adelaide Hoops
Following changes to the Eskildsen family
General History added
Information added to Niels Christian Eskildsen
Information added to Johanna Maria Eskelsen
Information added to John VanCott Eskildsen
Following changes to the Frost family
General History added
Information added to McCaslin Frost
Information added to Pennina Jane Smith
Information added to Martha McKinney Frost
Information added to Margaret Elzirah Frost
Following changes to the Hallgren family:
General History added
Information added to Hannah Mansdotter
Information added to Ellen Persson Mansson
Information added to John Lars Halgren
Information added to Joseph Taylor Cotterell
Following changes the Fifield Family
General History added
Information added to Matthew S. P. Fifield
Following changes to the Dayley families:
General History added
Information added to James Dayley
Information added to Caroline Alvira Hardy
Information added to Enoch Rhodes Dayley
Following changes to the Hibbert family:
General History added
Information added John Anderson Hibbert
Following changes to the Goaslind family
General History added
John Cornog Goaslind history completed
Following changes to the Gregory family
General History added
Information added to Robert Gregory
Information added to Selena Marshall
Charlotte Marie Gregory
Following changes to the Comish families
General History added
Information added to John Comish
Information added to Esther Elizabeth Stanford
Information added to Ruth Susannah Comish
Information added to Robert Nephi Comish
Information added to Emma Jan Howland
Information added to Joseph Nephi Comish
Following changes to the Biggs family:
General History added
Information added to Joh Biggs
Following changes to the Hillyard family
General History added
Information added to Elizabeth Wool
Information added to Thomas Hillyard Jr.
Information added to Mary Ann Heaps
Information added to John Walter Caldwell
Following changes to the Dowdle family:
General History added
Information added to Robert Hughes Dowdle
Information added to Henrietta Messervy
Information added to Janet Lowe
Information added to William Jasper Henderson
Following changes to Historical & Other Events:
Renamed to Historical Events
Photo added to Black & White Days
Information added to Cove
Historical Figures:
William Frederick Fisher removed
Information added about Leroy Jasper Robertson
Artifacts:
Utah Northern Railroad Bridge added to Historic Buildings.
Photos added to Carnegie Library
Following changes to National Register of Historic Places:
Demolished renamed to Former Listings with the Newell F. & Anna S. Bullen Home added
Additions to Nominations:
Sego Milk Plant
George & Elizabeth M. Doty Home
Mayor James Shephard Home
Harriet Hogan Fisher Home
Mayor Samuel & Esther H. Hendricks Farmstead
Bainbridge-Merrill Home
David & Amelia Carson Farmstead
USU Research Farm
Old Main Drugstore
Johnsson-Merrill Farmstead
Merrill Murray Home
985 South State St.
Information added to all current NRHP homes.
Following added to Historic Homes & Farmstead:
Information added to all pages, and history completed to all new pages
Newell F. & Anna S. Bullen Home
Mayor James Shephard Home
Harriet Hogan Fisher Home
Albert C. & Emma H. Fisher Home
Merrill Murray Home
Mayor Samuel & Esther H. Hendricks Farmstead
Following added to Over 100 Years Old:
Mathew & Mary J. Bell Home
Albert C. & Emma H. Fisher Home
Utah Northern Railroad Bridge
Photo added to Familysearch.org
Following added to Patriots:
John C. Goaslind, Indian Wars
Cardon T. Crockett, World War II
Perrymand F. DeBose, Vietnam War
10/26/2024
Pioneers
Organization of families alphabetically.
Addition of the Meeks Family.
Organization of the Albiston Family.
All members of the Albiston family have the following added: "[Name] is a pioneer of Richmond."
Organization of the Clarinda Knapp Allen Families.
All members of the Allen families have the following added: "[Name] is a pioneer of Richmond." With a few having the following added: "[Name] is a pioneer of Richmond and Cove."
History of Charles Hopkins Allen refurbished.
Following signatures added:
Sarah Jane Veach
Sarah Ann Atkinson
Martha Catherine Youngblood
George Thomson
Nancy Jane Rawlins
Herschel Bullen
Chresten Knudsen Nelson
Julia Ann Wright
Cornelius Traveller
Addition made to Joseph Frances Merrill.
History of the Gregory Family completed.
History of the Hillyard Family completed, with the addition of Elizabeth Wool.
History of the George Harris Family completed.
History of the Dowdle Family completed.
History of the Comish Families completed.
History of William Jasper Henderson completed.
Patriots
Following added to Utah War:
Robert H. Dowdle
William J. Henderson
Thomas Hillyard Jr.
Following added to Indian Wars:
Herschel Bullen
Robert Gregory
Christian L. Hyer
Robert M. Kerr
George E. Kirkham
Neriah Lewis
Neriah R. Lewis
William C. Lewis
Marriner W. Merrill
Chresten K. Nelson
Robert T. Petty
John Pool
Mark Preece
Lewis P. Swendsen
George Thomson
Thomas Tidwell
Peter Tidwell
Thomas Titensor
Cornelius Traveller
Following added to World War II
Alvero Allen Wardell
Artifacts
Photo of Gilt Edge Grist Mill added.
Cove Ward Chapel added to Latter-Day Saint History
Photo added to Howard Ransom & Amanda Egan Farmstead
Photo added to Andrew & Susanna Allen Farmstead
Photo added to Allen Farmstead
Following added to Over 100 Years Old:
Andrew & Susannah P. Allen Home.
Anthony & Bertha D. Jensen Home.
Clarence & Florence C. Allen Home.
Charles & Lois G. Jensen Home.
Landmarks
Photo of Cherry Peak from 1917 added.
Video of 10 Year Anniversary of history work added to About page.
9/28/2024
Early Settlers
The Crandell Family added to Early Settlers
The Enoch Dayley family added.
Talket Gould removed.
The Pool Family added.
William A. I. Shepard Family removed.
Frances Stewart removed.
Photos added to the following:
Margaret Ann Cooper
William Wyley Cooper
Information added to Margaret Jefferson Wells
Pioneers:
Pioneers now conain those who settle Cove, with the following families added:
The Barnes Family, their history has been completed.
The Biggs Family, their history has been completed.
The Comish Family, their history is being worked on.
The Dowdle Family
The Goaslind Family
The Gregory Family
The Kingsford Family
The Kirkham Family
The John C. Larsen Family
The Morrison Family
The Titensor Family
The Archibald Keer Family renamed to the Kerr Family, with the addition of the Robert Kerr Family
The Bradbery Family renamed to the Bradbury Family with the addition of Elizabeth Bradbury. Their history has also been completed.
Changes to the Clarinda Knapp Allen Families:
Susan Allen added.
Sidney David Rigdon Allen family added.
The Calwell family renamed to the Caldwell family with their history completed.
Didrika Helena Funk added to the Funk Families.
Lucretia Christine Winn added to the Winn Families.
Eliza Victoria Telford added to the Telford Family.
The John Pool family added to the Pool Family.
The Hyer history completed.
Henry Pugh replaced with the Pugh Family
William Reese renamed to the Reese Family
The Barnes history completed.
The George Harris family added.
The Hillyard Family added.
The Karren Family added.
The Stokes Family added
The Swendsen Family added.
The Thomas Family added.
Frances Steart removed.
Talket Gould removed.
S.D. Allen removed.
Frances Stewart removed.
The Drewery Family removed.
Historical Figures:
Birgham Pond, First President of Lewiston, Utah, added.
Christian L. Hyer and Margaret Jefferson Wells added to Honorable Mentions
Patriots:
47 new Patriots added.
Black Hawk War dates changed with two new additions.
George W. Harris added to the Mormon Battalion and Mexican American War.
Labels added to who participated in the Utah War for clarification. John W. Caldwell, a member of Johnston's Army, added.
4 added to Indian Wars.
Two added to World War I.
36 added to World War II.
5 added to Korean War.
Gary W. Grandy added to Reserves
Interview of Ronnie Lorin Lewis during his service in the Vietnam War added.
Extraordinary Women
Ruth Susannah Comish added.
Historical & Other Events
More Testimonials added to Bear River Massacre.
Map and short history added to Cove.
Artifacts:
Interview with Jenifer Hines & Pete Schroop, and a painting by Trent Gudmundsen added to the James & Amy Burnham Farmstead.
Oldest known photo of the Old Tabernacle added.
Bishops of the Cove Ward added.
Kingsford Korner added with future work to be made.
Original photo of the Bainbridge-Merrill home added.
Photo of the High Creek Mill Farmstead added.
Paints by Trent Gudmendsen of the Albert & Emma H. Fisher Farmstead barn added.
Photo of the Allen Farmstead added.
History of the History of Cove, Utah 1871 to 1971 added.
Historic Photos:
DUP Photo Collection added to Historic Photos.
New page labeled "Cove" added to the USU Digital History Collection.
Photo of Joseph S. Allen receiving the Centenarian award added to FamilySearch.org.
Mark H. Preece family photo added to FamilySearch.org.
Frederick Robbins Titensor farm photo added to FamilySearch.org.
Raymond F. Preece farm photo added to FamilySearch.org.
Cove Shool of 1899 photo added to FamilySearch.org
Mazel Melburn Merrill photo, WWI added to FamilySearch.org.
Victor L. Carlson photo, WWII added to FamilySearch.org.
William Dale Hendricks photo added to FamilySearch.org.
Van Hendricks photo added to FamilySearch.org.
Robert Jan Johnson photo added to FamilySearch.org.
LeRoy Allen Rich photo added to FamilySearch.org.
Interview of Joseph S. Allen added to Voices of the Past.
8/24/2024
Early Settlers:
The Whittaker Family renamed to The Witaker Family with future additions to be made.
Changes made to the Bair Family:
Photo of Frances Mariam Bair added.
Footnotes reorganized to John Bair.
Footnote fixed for Emma Lorena Bair.
Footnote fixed for Hyrum Bair.
Photo of George Orton Bair added.
Footnote fixed for William Alma Bair.
Footnote fixed for Homer Alvin Bair.
Alzina Mariah Bair removed.
Signature of Gilbert Bright added.
Pioneers:
The Jackson Family added.
The Pace Family removed.
Signature of John Allbiston III added.
Signature of Andrew Lee Allen Jr. added.
Signature of Mary Elizabeth Matthews (Allen) added.
Picture of Amelia Frances Allen added.
Signature of Elizabeth Harriett Mahala Gammell (Harris) added.
Signature of Eliza Maria Allred (Shepard) added.
Signature of Eda Elizabeth Standage (Lewis) added.
The Huff family completed.
Ann Eliza Mitchell removed.
Signature of Peter Christian Christensen added.
Signature of Joseph Minet Bright added.
Signature of Isaace Preston Bright St. added.
The Hogan family competed.
Signature of George Jorgen Andersen added.
The Hoops family completed.
Signature of John Ash Jr. added.
Radio interview of Ellen Matilda Ash added.
Signature of Matthew Fifield added.
Mayors:
Font size of Mayors names increased.
Historical Figures:
Goudy Ericson Hogan removed.
Walter P. Moson added to Honorable Mentions.
Patriots:
Goudy Ericson Hogan added to Utah War.
Issace Preston Bright added to Indian Wars.
William McCarry added to Indian Wars.
History of Leo Grant Ryan (WWII) added.
History of Gerald Scott Ryan (Vietnam) added.
Extraordinary Women:
Rebecca Huff added.
Historical Documents:
Information added to City Council Mettings Transcriptions.
Radio interview of Ellen Matilda Ash added.
Artifacts:
Photo added to Tithing Office/Relic Hall.
Information about Central Milling Gilt Edge added.
A Stake Song about the Benson Stake added to Richmond South Ward.
Charles Hopkins Allen added to Bishops of Cove Ward
Jennie Pond added to Over 100 Years Old.
Businesses & Organizations:
Home has the following changes:
Now contains construction, cabinets, counters, painting, design, tables, and real estate.
D&D Welding and Fabrication added.
Geneva Rock added.
Shawn's Lock & Key added.
Automotive has the following changes:
Brockstar added.
Adrenalin Industries added.
Beauty has the following changes:
Now contains accessories, makeup, men's hair, and clothing.
David Gilpin: Custom Saddle Work added.
Richard Carlson Desing added.
Robinz Customz Designz added.
XCIX Outdoor Gear added.
Information added to the following:
Sterling Urgent Care
Peck Physical Therapy
Cherry Creek Family Dental
Cache Valley Cabinets & Tops
Mentally Awake LLC
Parker Real Estate
Ash & Oak Design Studio
Big J's
SoulFull Cafe
L.D.'s Cafe
Paco's Tacos
Pepperidge Farm
Cherry Peak Ski Resort
Alvey's Chocolates
Lee's Marketplace
Trucking/Moving renamed to Trucking, Moving & Storage with the following changes:
Spacks Storage added.
Holt Trucking added.
UHaul added.
Toys has the following changes:
Kirkley & Sons added.
Food has the following changes:
Cocoa For A Cause added.
Brody's Fluffy Butt Hut added.
Ecological Services has the following changes:
Cove Meadow Farms added.
High Creek Excavation added.
Amusement Rental renamed to Amusement with the following changes:
Cache Valley Straw Maze added.
Veterinary renamed to Pet Services with the following changes:
Pet Servies now contains vets, dog training, pet grooming, and cremation.
Underwold Kennels & Dog Training added.
Rocky Mountain Service Dog Project added.
Preece's Pretty Paws added.
Arete Canine Purpose added.
Heavenly Animals added.
Firearms' renamed to Self Defense with the following changes:
Now contains Fire Arms and Karate.
Richmond Kenpo Karate added.
Power has the following changes:
Spartan Companies added.
Following information added to "How far into the present day will the website show?" in FAQ in regards to businesses.
"For businesses, it will show the owners fo the business. It will not show forms of contact to the owner, only to the business location. If the business closes or moves, a notice will be added to the business page to show that the business is no longer located or in service in Richmond."
YEAR THREE
(Aug 2023-2024)
12 Updates. 1,035 Changes.
2,124 Names. 2,777 Documents. 1,412 subpages. 2,400 pages long.
7/22/2024
Link to Bryce's History Projects Store added.
Pioneers:
The Prator family renamed to the Preator family.
The Hobson Family completed.
The Hill Family completed.
Historical Figures:
Information added to Joseph F. Merrill.
Jesse Hobson added.
City Council Members:
Photo added to Alfred A. Thomas.
Artifacts:
Audio interview of Jennifer Hines & Pete Schroop, restorers of the James & Amy Burnham Farmstead added.
Photos added to the Hobson-Hill home.
Information added to the Old Tabernacle.
Alma & Eliza C. Hobson Farmstead added to Historic Homes & Farmsteads.
Nellie Adelaide Cartwrite (101) added to Over 100 Years Old.
The Neal & Lucille D. Hillyard Home renamed to the Alma & Eliza C. Hobson Farmstead in Over 100 Years Old.
Audio interview of Clair Allen about the Allen Farmstead added.
Documents:
Map of High Creek Road in 1933 added to Maps.
Aerial Photo of Richmond in 1976 added to Maps.
Audio interview of Janice & LaMar Spackman added to Voices Of The Past.
Landmarks:
Information about Crow Mountain added.
6/27/2024
Early Settlers
Information added to William Hendricks Lewis
Designs made to Margaret Jefferson Wells
Pioneers
Plant Family added
Harris Family completed
The Hendricks Family completed
Gallery added to Marriner Wood Merrill
The Harrison Family completed
The William Hill Family work started
The James Hill Family completed
The Hibbert Family completed
Historical Figures
Joseph Monson added
Drusilla Dorris added
Charles Zera Harris added
Artifacts
William H. Lewis and Alma Merrill added to Stake Presidents of the Benson Stake history
Milo Andrus Hendricks removed from Stake Patriarchs
Hogan-Hendricks Farmstead renamed to High Creek Mill Farmstead
High Creek Mill Farmstead history completed
Photo added to Carl F. & Sophia Christensen House
Photo added to Frances & Maria Bair Farmstead
Photos removed from Bainbridge-Merrill Home
Jonsson-Merrill Farmstead added to Over 100 Years Old:
Following added to Historic Homes & Farmsteads:
William & Emeline W. Harris Home
Ralph & Dilla B. VanNoy Farmstead
Jonsson-Merrill Farmstead
USU Research Farm
James & Elizabeth M. Hendricks Farm Devision
Following added to Old Train Stations:
Webster Junction
Merrill Spur
Photos added to Cache Valley Cabinets & Tops (CVCT)
Historical Events
Experience of William M. Harris added to Richmond Fort
Mayors
Information added to John Casper Whittle
Information added to James Isaac Shepard
Information added to Samuel Walstein Hendricks
Information added to George Gideon Hendricks
Patriots
James B. Cole added to Mormon Battalion and Mexican American War
Following added to Indian Wars:
Eli M. Harris
William M. Harris
Joseph S. Hendricks
William D. Hendricks
John A. Hibbert
Extraordinary Women
Drusilla Dorris added
Rebecca Hendricks added
5/21/2024
Information added to Pioneers page.
Information added to the Funk Families.
The Fifield Family completed.
The Dayley Family completed.
The Glazier Family completed.
The Jonas Hansen Family completed.
The Griffin Family completed.
The Hallgren Family completed.
Mayors
Invitation from J. Morris Godfrey to Utah Gov. George H. Dern to Black & White Days 1931 added.
Artifacts
Old Main Drugstore history completed.
Photo added to Plant Auto Company Building.
Richmond Ward history completed.
Information added to Richmond South Ward.
Most recent Stake Presidents added to Richmond Stake.
George & Elizabeth M. Doty Home added to Historic Homes & Farmsteads.
Albert & Emma H. Fisher Farmstead added to Historic Homes & Farmsteads.
Following history books added to History books:
History of Cove, Utah 1871 to 1971 by Kaylene Allen Griffin
Richmond Family Histories 2001-2002 by Barbara L. Stewart
Old Main Drugstore added to Over 100 Years Old.
History about the Sego Milk Plant completed.
Sego Milk Plant added to Historic Buildings.
Brief history of the Brower-Robinson Home added.
Photo of Jed and Helen Robinson added to Big J's.
Photo of Richmond Band with listed members added.
Patriots
Matthew Samuel Phelps Fifield added to Utah War and Indian Wars.
William H. L. Olsten added to Civil War.
Extraordinary Women
Christine Johansen added.
Historical and Other Events
Information added to Richmond Fort.
Information added to President Brigham Young Visit
"I Can't Find My Female Ancestor" added to FAQ.
Cache Valley Daily Article and KVNU radio interview about me added to About.
4/25/2024
Layout changes made to:
Lucy Ann Marina Cole
Alvin Franklin Stewart
Following Pioneers added:
S.D. Allen
The Dayley Families
Enoch Daniels Family
The Fifield Family
Walter E. Garnder
The Hibbert Family
The McCarthy Family
Frank Orvins
The Tidwell Family
Henry Tuttle
Millenium Andrus
Mette Nelson
The Following Pioneer Histories Completed:
The Fisher Family
The Foster Family
James Dayley
Enoch R. Dayley
The Frost Family
Millennium Andrus
William Frederick Fisher Added
Information added to Joseph F. Merrill
NOTICE added to Isreal Keyes
Patriots added:
James Dayley to Black Hawk War
Enoch R. Dayley to Indian Wars and Civil War
List of names added to Richmond Fort
Photos added to Black & White Days
Business' renamed to Businesses & Organizations
Organizations & Groups moved to Businesses & Organizations
Black & White Days added to Organizations & Groups
Photos added to Tithing Office/Relic Hall
Cove Ward Restored to Latter-day Saint History
Photo added to Brower-Robinson Home
Photo added to Hendricks-Dobson Home
Homes added to Over 100 Years old:
Henry Samson Webb Home
Jed & Helen M. Robinson Home
The Red Brick Home located on the Adersen Farm Division
3/24/2024
Pioneers
All Pioneers with the last name of "E" have been completed.
Amanda Ann Andrus completed.
Tamson Parshely removed from Egan Family.
After some considerable research, I have concluded that Major Howard Egan did not live in Richmond, and has been removed from the website entirely.
Historical Events
More information added to President Brigham Young Visit.
Artifacts
Talk by Eliza R. Snow given at the Relief Society Hall in 1878 added.
Information added to Mines.
Journal accounts of Apostal George F. Richards added to Benson Stake.
Milo Andrus added to Patriarchs.
Photo added to Eli & Helena A. Webb Home.
Map of Howard Ransom & Amanda Egan Farm added.
Photo added to Fire Patrol
Historical Documents
Photos added to Richmond City Photo Collection
Following journals added to Journals:
Wilford Woodruff
George Q. Cannon
Emmeline B. Wells
George F. Richards.
Interview of Dr. C. Reed Funk Jr. added to Voices of the Past
Historical Figures
Dr. C. Reed Funk Jr. moved from "Honorable Mentions" and information added.
2/24/2024
Website name changed from Richmond's Encyclopedia to Bryce's History Project: Richmond Encyclopedia.
All pronouns of Richmond's Encyclopedia (We/Us) have been changed for Bryce's History Project: Richmond Encyclopedia (Me/Mine).
Logo Updated.
Pioneers:
The Dobson Family page renamed to the Dobson-Bee Family.
The Dobson-Bee Family completed.
The Davenport Families completed.
The Durney Family completed.
The Day Family completed.
Organizations and Groups added. Following pages added/moved:
Photos of Richmond Fort Marker added to Richmond Fort.
Artifacts:
The "Cheese" Factory renamed to the Sego Milk Plant.
Joseph Peart Blacksmith Shop added to Historic Buildings.
Photos added to the following historic buildings:
Maruice & Ludeen Christensen Home added to Over 100 Years Old.
Cache Valley Transit added to City Improvements.
Following added/edited to Business':
Video added to White Pine Elementary.
Mayors & City Officers:
On the Mayors page, historic Mayoral photos added to the bottom.
On City Council Members page, photo of Alan K. Funk added.
Charles H. Skidmore, Utah Superintendent of Public Instruction, added.
Patriots:
Richard J. M. Bee added.
Richard J. M. Bee added.
Landmarks:
Information about how Cherry Peak received its name.
Information about how Cherry Creek received its name.
"On the News" added. Displays or links to videos of when Richmond was on the news.
State of the City Address added. No information added yet.
Richmond City Photo Collection added to Historic Photos.
Photo of the Norman Day family added to Familysearch.org.
Journal of James H. Durney Sr. added to Journals.
1/31/2024
History and Bishops added to Richmond South Ward.
Hendricks-Davenport Home added to Historic Homes & Farmsteads and Over 100 Years Old.
Photo added to Plant Auto Co. Building.
Photo added to Richmond Stake Center.
Richmond LDS Buildings renamed to Latter-Day Saint History.
Additions to Freedom is not Free Monument.
Photo added to Benson Stake.
All Pioneer families with the last name "C" have been completed.
The Darling Family history completed.
City Council Members organized in decades when they started serving.
Following City Council Members added:
Alan K. Funk
Gale V. Alvey
Norton Thurgood
Calvin Swendson
Les Smith
Claire Sherner
Cordell Johnson
Sandra Bair
Carl Howlett
Historical Figures added/moved to Honorable Mentions:
Justin Shephard
Cyril Reed Funk Sr.
Beason Lewis
James Davenport
Samuel W. Hendricks
Bessie Croshaw
Matthew F. Bell
Following Added:
Historic Photos reorganized.
Photo added to Familysearch.org.
Reserves subpage added. As of now, there are no listed names.
1/2/2024
Photo added to Black & White Days
City Improvements added with the following pages moved:
Parks & Recreation
Water System
Richmondutah.org
City Maintenance Building
Fire Patrol
Carnegie Library
Richmond Community Building
"Freedom is not Free" Veterans Monument
Park Community Center
Garbage Control
U.S. Post Office
The following quotation was added to all Historic Homes & Farmsteads:
"***ATTENTION*** The object that is described in this article is located on private property. Trespassing is punishable by up to six months of prison time. Permission should be granted before passing on private property."
Information about Carnegie Library added.
Photos added to the following:
Richmond Community Building
Cemetery
Cub River Sports Complex
Old Tabernacle
Main St.
Highway/200 W.
U.S. Post Offices
The following artifact pages created:
J.C. Penny Co. Building
ZCMI Building
Red Barn
Organization made to Cemetery Records of Richmond, Utah.
Laura Marie Monk added to Over 100 Years Old.
Early History of Schools added.
Information added to North Cache.
Voices of the Past added.
New map added to 1951-2000.
Newspaper article about Richmond added to News Papers.
Video added to TikTok Videos.
U.S. Census was created with all public censuses.
City Council Minutes added.
Information about "Does the City of Richmond have any control over the website?" added to FAQ.
Info added about the following:
Peck Physical Therapy
Sterling Urgent Care
Photo added to Big J's.
Photo added to Cherry Peak
11/16/2023
All Pioneer citations have been fixed.
The Bullen Family History has been completed.
The Burnham Family History has been completed.
The Buckley Family History has been completed.
The Buxton Family History has been completed.
All Mayors citations have been fixed.
A new possibility of how Richmond received its name added to The Name "Richmond"
All citations have been fixed.
All citations have been fixed.
An "Interactive Cemetery Map" has been added to City Maps.
Commonly used websites section added to About page.
10/29/2023
All Pioneers with last names of A-B citations have been corrected.
The following added to Pioneers:
William Aller
Talket Gould
Frances Stewart
The Whitaker Family
Justin W. Shepard added to World War I
The photo of Bryce Holt changed in About page.
Following pages added
Elizabeth Lavender
Elizabeth Bateman
Charlotte Margaret Bateman
Benjamin Loss Peart.
9/31/2023
What's New page renamed to Updates.
All citations changed and fixed.
Many title changes made.
Subpage Richmondcity.org renamed to Richmondutah.org
New sidebar/header link added. Richmond News added to take you to our blog, Richmond, Utah News.
Many new additions to About.
8/22/2023
Mayors
History of Dean Andrus completed.
Historical Events
Farming/Agriculture name change to Farming, Agriculture & Mines
Mines added to page, with a story from Dean Andrus.
Artifacts
Updated history if the Interurban Depot.
Business'
New page Grocery/Super Market created, with the following pages:
I.G.A Super Market with history added.
Lee's Marketplace with history added.
Theurer's Grocery added with no history.
Richmond Mercantile added with no history.
History of Lower Foods Inc. completed.
Multiple photos now have captioned "(Colorized)" if the photo was colorized.
Link of Lower Foods Inc. is now www.richmondsencyclopedia.org/lowerfoods
YEAR TWO
(Aug 2022-2023)
24 Updates. 502 Changes.
2,046 Names. 2,605 Documents. 1,300 subpages. 2,000 pages long.
7/25/2023
Pioneers
Cooper Family added
Photo added to Marriner Wood Merrill
Addition of Youth City Council
Photos Changed to the following Mayors:
Brigham Monson
George O. Webb
Minor information added to the following Mayors:
August C. S. Schow
James W. Funk
Samuel W. Hendricks
Charles Z. Harris
Clarence L. Funk
Brigham Monson
George G. Hendricks
Hölger Boder F. Olsen
George O. Webb
J. Morris Godfrey Jr.
Henry T. Plant Jr.
Elmer G. Skidmore
Amos W. Bair
Charles I. Stoddard
Ross H. Plant
Dean Andrus
G. Richard Bagley
Marvin A. Traveller
Derwin C. Merrill
Kip E. Panter
Michael E. Hall
Jeff Young
More detailed information added to the following Mayors:
Marvin A. Traveller
Derwin C. Merrill
The following Notice added to living Mayors:
**Attention** Some information about this individual may not contain all details of their life or experiences, as stated by our ethics code.
G. Richard Bagley
Kip E. Panter
Michael E. Hall
Jeff Young
Ross H. Plant added
City Maintenance Building added
Cub River Sports Complex added to Parks & Recreation
Landmarks have been edited or added:
Hills
Richmond Knoll
Honda Hills
Richmond Benchlands
Mountains
Cherry Peak
Crow Mountain
Mt Elmer
Naomi Peak
Mt Gog
Double Top Mountain
Water
Cherry Creek
Stewart Spring
City Creek
Tony Grove
Forests
Mt Naomi Wilderness
7/10/2023
Encyclopedia Home
Change Patriots sub name from "Black Hawk War - Gulf War" to "Black Hawk War - War On Terror"
Pioneers
Completion of the Brower Family
Marriner Wood Merrill, summary of his sermons have been added
Completion of the following John Thomson family members:
Historical Figures
Addition of Ariah Coates Brower
Addition of Hannah Thomson
Artifacts
Rename of "Tithing Office" to "Tithing Office/Relic Hall"
Photos of home owners and updated history of Senator Clarence & Laura Funk Home
Links added to Richmond: A History in Black & White
Basic history and photos of the authors of Images of America: Richmond
Addition of Brower-Robinson Home to Over 100 Years Old
Best of Northern Utah awards added to the following Business':
History added and updated to the following Schools:
Removal of North Cache Principles subpage. List of Principles moved to North Cache page.
Purpose updated
Contacts added to About page:
Instagram
Blog of Richmond's Encyclopedia
6/7/2023
Completion of the Bates Family
Completion of the Bateman Family with the following edits:
Addition of Margaret Turner
Removal of Emma Jane
Removal of Mary Ann
Completion of the Beers Family
Completion of the Bowman Family
Completion of the Bright Family
Completion of the John Barnett Family with the following edits:
Addition of Eliza
Addition of Elizabeth
Addition of John William
Completion of the Bell Family.
Addition of Matthew F. Bell.
Additions to "Old Fort"
Photo added to Old Tabernacle
Photos added to Bainbridge-Merrill Home
Additions to Historic Homes & Farmsteads:
Eli & Helena A. Webb Home
Noel & Zelda B. Stoddard Home
Brower-Robinson Home.
Photos added to U of U J. Willard Marriott Digital Library.
Policy updated in FAQ
5/29/2023
Addition of the Peart Family.
Completion of the Ashment Family.
General History added to the Anderson Family.
General History added to the Andrus Family.
Completion of the Ash Family, with the addition of Sarah Rainer and Faith Ash.
YouTube video added to Jeff Young.
From the help of Nolan Kurt Anhder, Additions to World War II:
Elvin Anderson
Jess J. Anderson
La Farr Brown
Kay R. Bennett
William G. Coley
Roland Guy Hendricks
Joseph H. Hicken
John R. Johnson
Dale Larson
Dale A. Lewis
John R. Lawrence
Garth P. Monson
Foster C. Merrill
Myrle Smith
Eugene M. Spackman
Clain Tripp
Jay Wells
Glen Williams
Addition of the Eli & Helena A. Webb Home to Historic Homes & Farmsteads and Over 100 Years Old.
Edits made to SoulFull Café.
Addition of the Thomas Ashment Sr. Journal.
5/22/2023
To prepare for Memorial Day, we did some touching up in the Patriots page with the following edits:
Creation of new page, War on Terror, with the following people:
Dustin Butler
Richard Tanner Johnson
Addition of Charles Ray Hayes
Completion of all Pictures
Completion of all Pictures
Completion of all Pictures
5/19/2023
Pioneers
Completion of the Andrus Family.
Historical & Other Events
Completion of the Cache Valley Earthquake.
Artifacts & Landmarks
Completion of the North Cache Seminary.
Additions to the following Historic Homes & Farmsteads:
Spackman Farmstead
Funk Farmstead
William Smith Farmstead
Edwin Smith Farmstead
Howard Egan Farmstead
Tripp Brothers Farmstead
Stoddard-Forsgren Farmstead
Andrew & Susanna Allen Farmstead
Hogan-Hendricks Farmstead
Allen Farmstead
David & Amelia Carson Farmstead
Mayors & City Officers
Additions to City Council Members:
Joseph Monson
William H. Lewis Jr
Information added to the following people about their time in office:
Francis A. Bair
Henry Gibson
William H. Lewis Jr.
William Harris
William S. Hendricks
William C. Lewis
Marriner W. Merrill Jr.
Thomas H. Merrill
John Casper Whittle
Neriah Lewis
George M. Thomson
Joseph R. Thomson
Francis M. Stephenson
Newell Bullen
William L. Skidmore
David P. Rainey
Simon Webb
Eli Webb
Joseph Webb
Peter C. Christensen
Joseph Monson
Wallace K. Burnham
Thomas G. Robinson
John Robinson Jr.
August C. S. Schow
James William Funk
Samuel W. Hendricks
Bingham Monson
Holger Boder F. Olsen
George O. Webb
Henry T. Plant Jr.
Elmer G. Skidmore
Amos W. Bair
Charles I. Stoddard
Ross H. Plant
Jeff Young.
5/3/2023
Home:
New Logo
New advertisement on bottom page.
Pioneers:
Addition of the Ash Family
Minor additions of the Albiston Family
Completion of the Andersen Family
Progress made to the Andrus Family
Patriots:
Addition of George J. Andersen to Utah War
Addition of John Ash Jr. and Joseph M. Bright to Indian Wars
Addition of Mary Jane Andrus and Abigail Jane Daley
Testimonial about Richmond Fort
Watercolor painting added to Relief Society Hall
New photo added to Familysearch.org.
4/27/2023
Thomas Levi Whittle page completed.
Stillman Pond page completed.
Amanda Barnes Smith page completed.
Goudy E. Hogan, some information added.
Addition of William D. Hendricks.
Pages and information added to the following:
Samuel W. Hendricks
Charles Z. Harris
Brigham Monson
George G. Hendricks
Hölger Boder F. Olsen
George O. Webb
J. Morris Godfrey Jr.
Henry T. Plant Jr.
Elmer G. Skidmore
Charles I. Stoddard
Den Andrus
G. Richard Bagely
Marvin A. Traveller
Derwin C. Merrill
Kip Panter
Amos W. Bair
Ross. H. Plant
Mike Hall
Jeff Young
The following History Books added:
Cemetery Records of Richmond, Utah, 1931 & 1959
Richmond Scrapbook, 1985
Information updated about Maverik Gas.
Richmond South Ward page created.
New additions to Historic Photos:
New photo added to the carousal of city council members
New photo added to Familysearch.org
3/13/2023
Pioneers:
All families within Pioneers subpage with las names S-W have been completed. This now means that all Pioneers have a subpage.
Artifacts:
Within the Historic Homes & Farmsteads subpage, the Bainbridge-Merrill home was been added with minor historic information about the home.
Within the Business' subpages, Richmond Mercantile has been added, with only a few photos in the page.
Historical Documents:
Journals subpage now created, holding links to journals of the early history of Richmond, including:
Marriner W. Merrill
Goudy E. Hogan
Samuel Roskelley
Richard J. M. Bee
William L. Skidmore
Early Pioneer and Historical Figure Marriner W. Merrill page has been completed.
All pages that had the text "No information" now say "No information. Learn why here" with a link that will take you the FAQ subpage about "How come my Ancestor's page(s) doesn't hold any information?"
Within the FAQ, the question, "What can I find here?" has been updated to add some of the accomplishments of Richmond's Encyclopedia.
Grammar fixes to subpage "Historical and Other Events" by capitalizing the "O" in "Other".
2/28/2023
Pioneers
Addition of the McCaslin Frost Family.
Addition of the James Hill Family.
Addiction of the Hoopes Family.
Addition of the Israelson Sisters.
The Elizabeth T. S. Jarvis Family page has been renamed to the Elizabeth T. L. Monson Family.
Over 100 Pioneer subpages have been added to the last names of those D-S.
The Funk Families pages has been completed.
Samuel Roskelley added.
Anna Mae Merrill added to the Honorable Mentions section.
Lysander C. Pond added to the Honorable Mentions section.
New photos added to:
Richmond Encyclopedia's Purpose has been updated to be more inclusive, located in the About page.
"How to Navigate this Page" has been added to FAQ.
1/27/2023
Removal of the Donations page.
Addition of the Patreon logo located in About.
1/26/2023
New animated Logo.
Additions to John Bair.
New photo added to Familysearch.org page.
New video added to TikTok videos page.
Addictions to Indians Wars.
James Allen.
Additions to Dairies.
Funk Farmstead.
Bridgerland Dairy Farmstead.
Spackman Farmstead.
Additions made to Pioneers:
Removals of the Brickley Family
Additions of the McCalsin Frost Family
Removal of Henry Standly
Addition of the John Thomson Family
The John Albiston Family
All individuals with Histories.
The Clarinda Knapp Allen Families.
All individuals with Histories.
Basic information about Individuals Families:
The Allsop Families
The Albison Family
The Andersen Family
The Andrus Family
The Ashment Family
The Aulred Family
The Bates Family
The Bateman Family
The John Barnett Family
The Beers Family
The Bell Family
The Bithell Family
The Bowman Families
The Bradberry Family
The Bright Family
The Brower Family
The Buckley Family
The Bullen Family
The Burnham Families
The Buxton Family
The Calwell Family
The Carson Family
The Carus Family
The Christensen Family
The Chatterton Family
THe Cherry Family
The Sarah Copper Families
The Crossley Family
The Croshaw Family
12/21/2022
New additions and changes to Pioneers:
General History
Individuals Histories - All Finished
The Clarinda Knapp Allen Families
General History
Individual Histories - Partially Finished.
Glarinda Knapp Allen
Lyndia Jane Allen
Sophronia Allen
Andrew Lee Allen
Historical Figures additions
Charles H. McNut: U.S. General
The Creation of Honorable Mentions:
Glacus G. Merrill
Roy Bullen
Dean R. Hicken
Cyril Reed Funk Jr.
Indian Wars additions
John Albiston III
Andrew Lee Allen Jr.
Cove
Creation of National & Local Historical Places located in Artifacts
Historic Buildings
National Register of Historic Places
Old Train Stations
Historic Homes and Farmsteads
Richmond LDS Buildings
Schools
Factories
U.S. Post Offices
11/27/2022
Photos added to World War I and World War II.
The creation of the Park Community Center that includes The Park Bench.
10/31/2022
Photos added to every individuals page with information in Early Settlers and some Mayors.
New "Richmond's Encyclopedia To-Do List" added to the What's New? page.
9/22/2022
Major edits to Mayors and Government Councils:
Rename to Mayors & Government Officers.
Information about Mayoral terms for:
Creation of new subpages:
The Creation of Highway 91/200 W in Streets subpage.
The creation of a Richmond History Trail in Streets subpage.
The addition of TikTok Videos subpage in Historical Documents page.
Addition of TikTok channel to High Creek Pharmacy and Pepperidge Farm.
Senator Clarence & Laura Funk Home subpage created and completed.
9/15/2022
Information added to Alvin F. Stewart subpage about his term as Mayor (1879-1880).
Photos added to Mayor Jeff Young subpage.
History of Black & White Days completed.
Information updated in Richmond City Rec. Park.
All homes in National Register of Historic Places completed, including:
History of Streets subpage information:
History of State St. added.
Information of old street names added.
9/11/2022
History of North Cache added.
New subpage of the Polaris yearbook added containing a link to the yearbook archive provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and multiple photos contained within the yearbook.
School Principals subpage added with all North Cache High School principals, some of North Cache Junior High School, and some of North Cache Middle School.
Business' added to Main St. subpage.
Photo added to Cache Valley Cabinets & Tops.
Photo added to Big J's.
New subpage of State St. added. Currently only contains business' and historic buildings located on said street.
New video added to YouTube subpage.
9/3/2022
New subpages added and some subpages moved:
Historic Buildings subpage created to hold subpages of historic building, such as:
L.D.'s Café Building
ZCMI Co-Op Building
J.C. Penny Co. Building
"Freedom is not Free" Veterans Monument
Fire Station
Parks & Recreation subpage added to have information about parks and other recreational areas of Richmond.
Streets subpages added to have information about individuals streets of Richmond. Currently holding information of Main St.
Nominations & Interactive map added to National Register of Historic Places.
Pages finished:
8/30/2022
Richmond's Encyclopedia reopened after sourcing corrected.
8/26/2022
Richmond's Encyclopedia closed for serious sourcing corrections.
8/24/2022
Historical Figures removed:
LeRoy C. Funk
Dan W. Stoddard
Over 100 Years Old added:
Maud Peart (100)
Hazel Cosby Lewis (102)
Erma Jane Bell (101)
Mary Minta Goodman (100)
Completion of the Interurban Depot.
8/20/2022
Over 100 Years Old now contains people who lived to 100 years of age with birth and death dates.
Hattie Loenza Merrill (102)
John Newell Purser (100)
Aldean Burnham (103)
Victoria L. Corless (100)
Favell Roskelley (100)
Zelda Ella Bateman (104)
Joseph Stoddard Allen (100)
New additions to History Books.
Richmond: A History in Black and White by Marlin W. Stum.
Images of America: Richmond by Cheri Housley, Marie Lundgreen, and Kathy Jones.
Additions to Business'
Restaurants
Big J's
L.D.'s Café
Toys
Darth Business Outlet
Trucking/Moving
AG Needs Inc.
Auto Dealers
Cache Valley Auto Sales
JVJ Auto Sales LLC
Gas
Maverik Gas
Amusement Rental
Rebound Unlimited Inc.
Alcohol
River City Home Brew
Pharmacy
High Creek Pharmacy
8/15/2022
Following edits performed on the Home page:
Renamed Home to Encyclopedia.
Photo change of Mayors & Government Officials changed from Mayor Clarence L. Funk to Mayor Paul J. Erickson.
Patriots subtitle changed form "Black Hawk War - Vietnam War" to "Black Hawk War - Gulf War"
Creation of the Croshaw Family
Removal of the following pages:
The Anderson Family from Pioneers
Charles Henry Stoddard
William Henry Spackman
Elijah Spackman
Photos added to the Bicentennial Committee.
Photos added to Korean War Vets.
Alinement on photo carousel on Richmondutah.org
Grammar fixtures in the About page.
Major update to Business' page for the following:
Clinics
Peck Physical Therapy
Sterling Urgent Care
Dental
Cherry Creek Family Dental
Home
Cache Valley Counters & Tops
Mentally Awake Painting
Bair Design
Parker Real Estate
Ash & Oak Design Studio
Restaurants
SoulFull Café
Automotive
Randy's Service Center
Bair Auto Repair
Itty Bitty Equipment
Insurance
Alan D. Smith Insurance Agency
Beauty
Shear Seduction Salon
The Beute Shoppe
Boots-N-Things
Veterinary
North Cache Vet.
Valley Vet.
Extermination
Cache Valley Extermination
Ecological Services
Rocky Mountain Landscape Products
Resorts & Hotels
Cherry Peak Ski Resort
Technology
American Physics and Technology LLC
Alpine Industries LLC
Food
Cinna Mo's
Alvey's Chocolates
Rockhill Creamery
YEAR ONE
(Aug 2021-2022)
21 Updates. 185 Changes.
2,000 Names. 435 Documents. 159 subpages. 1,200 pages long.
7/13/2022
Completion of Clarence L. Funk; Mayor and Utah State Senator.
Addition to Historical Figures: Roy Bullen; Mayor of Logan, Utah
Additional 415 names have been added to the Patriots page, along with a new subpage, Gulf War.
Change to Feedback form found in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.
6/22/2022
Multiple names added to the Patriots page in the WWI, WWII and Korean War subpages.
New information added to Richmondcity.org subpage.
New information added to Funk Farmstead subpage.
4/15/2022
The completion of the Mayors subpage.
New families added to the Pioneer Page:
The Clarinda Knapp Allen Families.
The Harris Families
The Foster Family
The Tew Family
The Larsen Family
The Watson Family
The Dobson Family
The Jonas Halverson Family
The Nelson Families
The Ashment Families
The Walton Families
The Webb Family
The Horne Family
The Rogers Family
The Andrus Family
The Pew Family
The Christensen Family
The Monson Family
The Traveller Family
The Monson Family
The Burnham Families
The Allsop Family
the Bowman Families.
3/27/2022
A large addition to the City Council members, filling in the years of 1868 - 1950, 1976, 2000 - 2022
Addition to Historical Documents:
YouTube Videos. A subpage with a list of videos linked to YouTube that have been filmed in Richmond. Some of them contain interviews, while others are family activities.
Additions to Pioneers:
The Bullen Families
The Glazier Families
The Olson Family
The Rainer Family
The Harrison Family
The Van Noy Family
The Orison Family
The Wright Family
The Pond Family
The Commissions Page has been renovated, and is now the Donations Page. A link provided in the page with take you to Patreon, a website where you can donate towards the production of Richmond's Encyclopedia.
3/17/2022
Over 100 Years Old: A subpage of buildings in Richmond over 100 years old with photographic proof.
Subdivisions: A list of subdivisions in Richmond and their histories.
3/07/2022
The Shepard Families
Mayors and Government Councils
Changes to layout on said page
Newell F. Bullen, Member of the Utah State House of Representatives.
Milton Rees Merrill, Vice President of Utah State University.
Cyril Reed Funk Sr., Member of the Seventy for the LDS Church.
Casper W. Merrill, Businessman
Cyril Reed Funk Jr., Respected Farmer
Mormon Battalion
Addition of Major Howard Egan.
WWI
Charles V. Burnett
WWII
Charles F. Ayloworth
Fire Patrol
Richmond Department. A News article that lasted from 1913-1917.
Multiple changes to all years.
Images of America: Richmond, Utah
History of Richmond, Utah by Amos Bair
U of U, J. Willard Marriott Digital Library
Facebook
Google Images
USU Digital History Collections.
2/11/2022
New Additions to Mayors & City Councils:
New subpage for City Council Members
New subpage for City Recorders
New subpage for other city callings.
New family subpages for Pioneers added:
The Hendricks Families
The Winn Families
The Carson Family
The Bateman Family
The Robert Kerr Family
The Ellsworth Family
The Harris Stephenson Family
The Marion Stephenson Family
The Huff Family
The Fisher Family
The Beers Family
The Wiser Family
The Archibald Kerr Family
Additions to Historical Figures:
George G. Hendricks; Member of the Utah State House of Representatives.
Leroy J. Robertson; Composer, Musician, University Professor.
New Additions to Historic Photos.
1/18/2022
Completion of the Isaac M. Shepard Family.
Completion of the Alvin F. Stewart Family.
With the completions of the Stewart and Shepard families, the Early Settlers page is now complete. An estimated 1% of Richmond's Encyclopedia is now complete.
New Photos added to City Council members subpage
New addition of Richmond Bands located in Historical or Other Events page.
New addition to Historical Documents page. Historical photos.
Additions to Artifacts page:
Addition of U.S. Post Office's.
New Information added to Relief Society Hall.
New Information added to History of Richmond, Utah by Amos W. Bair
New addition to North Cache school of the Polaris yearbook archived from 1917-1964
New addition to Business' subpage. The addition of Power, and the addition of Utah Power & Light Co.
New additions to LDS Buildings. New additions to Old South Ward Building, and to North Cache Seminary.
New subpage added named Agriculture with some additions to it.
Saw Mills
Dairies
Grist Mill
A new main page has been added named Commissions. The Commissions page allows individuals to pay for a specific individual, artifacts, or Documents
1/8/2022
Rename of the Mayors Page to Mayors and Government Councils with the additions of:
New additions to James W. Funk subpage.
100+ veterans have been added to the Patriates pages, including three new subpages:
Information added to Big J's subpage about the filming of Napoleon Dynamite.
New additions to Funk Farmstead.
11/2/2021
Early Settlers Isaac M. Shepard and Rozina Shepard are complete.
Addition made to Indian Wars subpage: Isaac M. Shepard.
Multiple names have been added to Extraordinary Women page.
New subpages have been added to Historical Documents:
City Council Meeting Transcribes has been added for individuals to better read the City Council Meetings booklet. It also holds links to individuals mentioned in the Council Meetings. New additions are:
Ordinances Throughout History will hold all the deferent ordinances that are mentioned in the City Council Meetings booklet. Additions are:
1860-1890 additions made.
New maps have been added to 1800's & 1900-1950 subpages located in the City Maps subpage in Historical Documents.
10/7/2021
Information added to Vinson Cooper in the Cooper Families subpage.
The Petty Family in the Early Settlers page has been completed.
New subpage added to Patriots:
The Black Hawk War has been added with Vinson Cooper as the only Patriot in the subpage.
New subpages added to the Artifacts page:
Richmond State Bank has been added.
Old Main Drugstore has been added.
New subpages added to the Business' subpage:
Dairies have been added with Ute's Dairy as the only business on the page
Government buildings has been added. This subpage will hold building owned and operated by either the country, or the city. The only subpage in the Government section is the old Post Office.
Pharmacy's has been added.
Finances, such as banks, has been added.
New subpage added to Restaurants:
Big J's subpage has been added, though no information has been posted.
New subpage added to Resorts & Hotels:
Richmond Hotel has been added.
New subpage added to Gas:
Texaco gas station has been added.
The About page has been updated.
9/29/2021
Theme changed.
New logo added.
New names added to Early Settlers.
Changes made to the Cooper Family.
Named change to the Cooper Families.
Children and spouse of Vinson Cooper added
Children and spouse of Margaret Ann Cooper added.
The William H. Lewis Family complete.
Martha N. Petty information added.
The Beason Lewis Family has been removed from the Early Settlers page to the Pioneers page.
9/23/2021
The Beason Lewis Family has been added to the Early Settlers page.
Notable changes to the William C. Lewis Family.
New additions and changes made to Historical Events:
The Name "Richmond" has been added to explain where Richmond received its name.
Edits to Richmond Forts.
"Old Fort" has been completed.
Richmond Fort has been completed.
President Brigham Young Visit has been completed.
In the page Artifacts> History Books> History of Richmond, Utah by Amos W. Bair has been completed.
9/15/2021
The Mayors page now holds the mayors of Richmond from 1860-1970 and 2005-today
9/4/2021
Families added from the 1870 U.S. Census into the Pioneers page.
Website renamed from Richmond's History to Richmond's Encyclopedia.
8/25/2021
New page added: Historical Documents. Specifics about what exactly the Historical Documents subpage will contain are not known, but the subpage currently holds maps of Richmond from 1860 to Today.
An interview with mayor and author Amos Bair has been added to his subpage under Mayors.
Notable changes to the Artifacts subpage, such as:
Carnegie Library now holds an informative webpage about architecture, history, and biographies.
Relief Society Hall now holds an informative webpage about architecture, history, and biographies.
Tithing Office now holds an informative webpage about architecture, history, and biographies.
Old Train Stations, new subpage has been added called Interurban Depot. Interurban Depot now holds an informative webpage about architecture, history, and biographies.
Richmond City Grandstand & Baseball Field now holds an informative webpage about architecture, history, and biographies.
Richmond Community Building now holds an informative webpage about architecture, history, and biographies.
The old Historic Homes has been changed to National Register of Historic Places.
New subpage added, Historic Homes & Farmsteads. As of now, the only Home holding information in this subpage is an interview with Janice and LaMar Spackman about the Spackman Farmstead.
8/20/2021
The Bair Family page located in the Early Settlers is now complete.
Gilbert Bright page located in the Early Settlers is now complete.
8/15/2021
Notable Changes to the Bair Family page.
8/9/2021
Agrippa Coopers page has been updated.
8/5/2021
Richmond's History was launched.