Hale Family Organization

Members of the Hale family met together Saturday, Feb.24, 2007 to honor our ancestors. A general meeting was held in which our current president, Lee Hale, and our past president, David S. Hale, spoke. Family members had an opportunity to meet and discuss various aspects of our family history, as well as “catch up” on current family events. We hope those who were not able to attend in Logan took an opportunity to rejoice and honor our kindred dead wherever you happened to be!

Following is a brief summary of the most recent HFO Executive Board Meeting minutes, as far as they may interest the general body of the Hale Family Organization.

At our last board meeting (Jan. 21, 2007), HFO board members chose to adopt a mission statement to guide us in our work. We based the wording and goals directly on documents which the original board members created.

Hale Family Organization Mission Statement

We are currently searching for several individuals to help with the work within our Hale Family Organization. With your talents, skills, and just a few hours a month, we could do so much more! To see a list of opportunities, go to the discussion forum and look in the “announcements” category. If you see anyting that interests you, or if you have another idea where you could be of assistance, then let us know!

Here is an “easy link” straight to the forum: Service Opportunities

February 2007 Hale Family Newsletter

Here you will find the text of the traditional story of the “Lighting of the Logan Temple” as it was included in a churchwide genealogical training manual. “For a Wise Purpose” (Lesson 43), Birthright Blessings, Genealogical Training Class, Sunday School lessons for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, published by the Deseret Sunday School Union Board, 1942, pp. 129-31.

Lighting of the Logan Temple

After investigating many options, we have decided to host our genealogy data using an open source application, PhpGedView. Because this application is very interactive, it is easy to find the data you are looking for right on our web site. Authorized family members who are doing research on particular lines don’t have to worry about merging their changes with the master database. This application allows you to make changes directly into the master source after a review by other family researchers. Of course there is security to ensure that the privacy of living individuals is retained.

Take a look at the Family History Research section of our site and see what this has to offer! Family members who would like to see how they fit in personally to the rest of the family may request an account by clicking on the “login” link at the top of the Family History page. Be sure to indicate how you believe you are related in the comments section. (Be default you can only see the details of living individuals in this database for whom you indicate that you are closely related)

The Hale Family Organization (a registered non-profit organization) is offering familiy-related items to the public. All proceeds of these items and other donations go towards additional genealogical research. (We are still accepting special donations for the Jonathan / Olive memorial marker in Winter Quarters, Iowa.)

Order page: Items to Order

Hale Family Organization
Business Meeting – 4:00 PM
30 July 2005, Grantsville, Utah

Requests from the family:
• We would like to be able to get the newsletters online.
• Lucille Hale Jones asked about genealogy.
• There was discussion as to whether the family organization would support genealogy for the wives’ lines. Lee told us that at the present time, the focus of the Hale Family Organization is on the Hale ancestry and that of the wives of the four orphans. Work other lines should be coordinated by the respective family groups interested in the lines.
• We need a temple work/research plan.
• We need to locate “lost” family members
• We need to put an “unknown” photo section on the website to help family members identify old unknown photos.
• There was discussion of the Hale Historical tour.
• There was discussion of having “e-mail” or “family” representatives in the grandfather families to help keep addresses and other family information current.

General Discussion and Reports:
• Lee talked about doing high resolution scans of significant historical documents. This work will be available via CD/DVD.
• Lee told us about the support Carol Jefferies provided to the reunion. Her mother is a Hale. She sings in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and runs a store in Grantsville. She helped us with cookies for the reunion.
• Lee reported on how 30 July 2005 was picked for the reunion and how we did not realize the significance of the date when we felt prompted to select that day. This is a gentle reminder of the importance of the work we are doing, not only to us, but to our family members on the other side of the veil.
• Lee told us about website improvements and progress. Thanks to David N Hale for working on this for us.

Motions presented to the family:
• A motion was presented, seconded, and passed to hold the next reunion in 2010 at Logan, Utah.
• A motion was presented, seconded, and passed to retain Lee Hale as president of the organization for another five years.

Other Business of Note:
• The Jonathan H Hale book has been reprinted and is now available to the family
• The Alma H Hale book has been reprinted and is available to the family
• The 4th Generation Book was available to the reunion with histories on the 28 surviving 4th Generation Family Members
• We were pleased with the first Hale Family Youth Conference. Thanks to Andrea Warren for organizing this.
• The updated genealogy CD was available to the family.

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!