Sunday, October 5, 2008

Linda Gittens, a volunteer worker of the musuem, was very willing to help us find anything we could about William Ainscough.  What unfolded for the next two hours were some wonderful discoveries.

Fall 2007

Smithfield Utah Museum.  This is a "must see" for the history of our ancestors.  Here you will find a large framed combination of pictures of the first pioneer residents of Smithfield.

Closeup of headstone

Memorial Day 2007


On a visit to Smithfield, in the spring of 2007, I discovered that the headstone of Christianna Ainscough, William's wife, was broken off at the base.  Upon returning home, I contacted my mother, Ardath Ainscough Broadhead and told her what I discovered.  She spoke with determination that the headstone should be fixed, and offered to pay for it.