Hale Family Organization

If your Hale family group would like to visit The Museum of Church History and Art (west of Temple Square in Salt Lake City) and have a guided tour of
artifacts significant in the life of Jonathan H. Hale–possibly including
the JHH sword and the E.B. Grandin press that printed Jonathan’s first edition Book of Mormon–contact David and Christine Hale (docents at the Museum on Monday evenings).

Email: Christine or call 801-451-9100 for an appointment.

We will be having a family reunion on Saturday, July 30, at the LDS Stake Center in Grantsville, Utah. Activities begin at 9:00 am. If you are on our mailing list, you should have received additional details in the newsletter. For questions, please contact Lee Hale (president@halefam.org)

Saturday, July 30, 2005
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Grantsville Utah West Stake Center
(driving instructions below)

COME PREPARED:

* Genealogy:
Please bring your family records to check against the master Hale CD. This will help us update our records and help you find missing information.

* Personal Histories:
Do you have a written history of yourself or a Hale ancestor that we can add to the Family Archives? Please bring or send it to the Hale Family. We are especially interested in histories of Jonathan and Olive Boynton Hale’s grandchildren.

* Pictures
We would like to put together a CD of old pictures and make it available for family members. If you have any Hale ancestral pictures or documents, please bring a disk of the scanned item or the original that can be scanned at the reunion.

HIGHLIGHTS:
* Workshops/Classes
Need help starting you family genealogy? Want to write your own life story? Bring materials to work on. Use Family History Center computers and receive one-on-one help from stake specialists. Instructions and handouts available.

* “Especially for Youth” Conference
Youth 12 and older will be involved in youth sessions with many exciting things planned: mini-classes, musical presentations, heritage hayride, field games, lunch break, guest speaker, and other activities. Don’t miss the fun! Starts at 10:00 a.m.

* Displays
Original photos and documents, some bearing signatures of the early Prophets, Jonathan and Olive sketches, family history charts, artifacts, and miscellaneous.

* Items to Purchase
History books pedigree wall charts, computerized PAF disks, pictures, and other miscellaneous items of interest

* Lunch Break
Bring a picnic lunch to feed your family. Drinks and treats will be provided.

* Entertainment
Sit back and enjoy learning about our Hale heritage.

* Special Auction
Participate in the family auction. Proceeds will go to the Jonathan and Olive Memorial Fund. If you have something to donate (even baked goods), please contact Lee Hale (801-731-7397). Just a few of the items to be included: carved wooden replica of the Hale crest, wall charts, framed pictures, antiques, etc. This will be a fun auction and will benefit a great cause.

* Tour of Grantsville
Old-fashion transportation will take you to visit points of ilnterest significant to the Hale family (homestead sites of Aroet and Alma, site of the Hale co-op, the church the brothers helped build, Grantsville Cemetery, and others).

* Closing Family Meeting
5:30 to 6:00 p.m.

DIRECTIONS TO GRANTSVILLE:

Travel west on I-80 from Salt Lake toward Reno.
Take Exit #99 and go a few miles southwest to the Grantsville turnoff.
Turn right and travel approximately 9 miles to Grantsville.
Follow Main Street to Hale Street and turn left.
Turn left off Hale Street onto Cherry Street
Go one block and YOU ARE THERE.

After arriving in Grantsville, just follow the “Hale Family Reunion” signs!

Travel time from Salt Lake: approximately 30-40 minutes.

We can’t wait to see you!