Comments on: Utah State History Conference: September 9-11, 2011

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:24:27 +0000

Thanks, Diane! While you were writing this, I was writing a post about the conference, which I’ve just published.

Thanks for this enthusiastic telling of the point of my own paper. Let’s find ‘em, and remember them!

By: Diane Peel

Diane Peel — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:42:43 +0000

I did make it to this and it was wonderful! Bill MacKinnon did a great job despite the obstacle of a sometimes working sound system and the detractions of people talking loudly in the room behind us and the full voiced/talking into a phone at the back of the room/so called professional trying to fix the sound system.

Ardis gave an impassioned call for finding every single last one of Utah’s few vetrans of the Grand Army of the Republic. I was inspired to look for every old newspaper she might not have seen to let her search every line looking for a missing name!

By: Joe Soderborg

Joe Soderborg — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:43:23 +0000

The sport of cricket enjoyed a life of more than a half a century in Utah. More the 15 towns and cities played or had organized clubs including, at one time or another, Salt Lake, Ogden, Wellsville, Corrine, Eureka, Lehi, Springville, Park City, Provo, Moroni, etc. Teams were also sponsored by Salt Lake City Merchants, The Oregon Short Line RR and Australian expats. Even The Soldiers at Fort Douglas fielded a team occasionally. In Salt Lake wickets were pitched regularly at Liberty park, the field at the foot of Main St. and to a lesser extent a place known as Kimball’s Pasture. Ogden Cricketers played on Tabernacle square. I could go on but fear taking up too much room.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:41:48 +0000

Sounds delightful…but unfortunately getting there for it is not likely to happen! I know you will do fine Ardis!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:35:14 +0000

Nope, Alison, it really is cricket. The game was imported to Utah along with English converts and enjoyed quite a heydey here until baseball finally won out as the local sport. Joseph has some great research (stories and analysis).

Cricket!

(Yeah, come party, all Keepaninnies!)

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:21:15 +0000

It sounds like a wonderful event. Wish I could be there. Best wishes to all the presenters, particularly those with the Keepa connection. (Party afterwards at Ardis’s place! : )

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:09:56 +0000

Cricket??? That’s not a misprint that should read “CricketS”, is it?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:49:24 +0000

A few presenters submit their papers to Utah Historical Quarterly or other journals; the historical society, though, doesn't publish anything following these conferences.

By: andrewh

andrewh — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:22:21 +0000

Sounds very interesting. For those of us unable to travel to the SLC area, will the transcripts be published and or will recordings be made and put on the internet or otherwise be made available?