Invitation - 2013 Reunion!

Dear Family,


Mark your calendars, make room reservations early, and plan to attend ...

The Parkinson Family Reunion
Beaver, Utah @ Park's Place
July 24, 2013

Please look at the distribution list and provide me with current email addresses for family members. If you have family that does not use email, please let them know.

Early next year I will send out an outline of the festivities. If you are interested in helping or have ideas please let me know.

Looking forward to spending next July 24th together!!

Love, Tami

Tammy and Becky

Check out Tammy and Becky playing games on the lawn of Park's Place...

Beaver 5K (or more)

Several Parkinson kin woke up early on Saturday to participate in the Beaver River Run (5K).  Corey Kimzey (grandson of Joan Hickman) was looking to be a repeat champion and came in first in his age group and second overall.  It was a close race to the finish line but was just beat by a Mt. Timpanogos coach.  We ended up with 3 or 4 in the top 20!  Some of us ran, others walked, some got totally lost, but everyone had a good time.

Starting Line

Corey Kimzey

Casey Kimzey

Kim Kimzey

Carli Kimzey and Olivia Wabel

Annie Sonntag and Tami Gunderson

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Jonathan

Reunion 2010

Park's Place hosted the Parkinson Family reunion held July 23-24th in Beaver, Utah.  We had approximately 75 people in attendance including members of Annabelle, Myrl, Roma, Donna, and Joan's families.  Friday night, families members traveled from distant locations to meet under the large front tree and reminisce.  The festivities continued on Saturday with dinner, games, and a slide show of the family (thank you Emily!)

It was great to see everyone and hope to do it again soon!

August 13, 1966: "The Barn"

There are lots of fascinating stories from our relatives but nothing seems to be more of a mystery (or controversial) than "how did the barn burn down?"  Below is the newspaper photo and clippings from the Beaver Press:

It reads "Prompt and hot work on the part of the Volunteer Fire Department aided by friends and neighbors saved the home of Mrs. Arnold Parkinson last Saturday when the two barns and other outbuildings and fences caught fire and burned.  Gordon Baker, shown on the roof, is credited with saving the house with his fast and steady work of keeping the roof wet with a garden hose.  The tanker truck shown on the right was able to keep the fire down in the garage until the arrival of water from the city pumper which supplied water from the ditch.  The City and County have had men and equipment on the scene for two days doing the work of cleaning up.  They report one more day's work will finish the job."

Please click on the above image for a better view.  Or right click and download to your computer to enlarge.

Family Photos

Here are the "best of the best" family pictures taken on the steps of Park's Place:

Park's Daughters: Donna, Myrl, Joan, and Roma

Myrl's Family

First Cousins

The Listers

Parkinson Family

Donna's Family

Thomas and Annie Frazer Home - Historical Site (includes bas-relief)

The first portion of his own home was finished in 1870 and is still exists today, though it is now surrounded by later additions.  It originally consisted of a small black rock cottage, with a lean-to in the rear and one can yet see the green granite lintels over the windows of the south facade.  Also of green granite are two rather primitive bas-relief profile portraits, representing Thomas and Annie, located on either side of the door.