Gale Lindstrom

On August 25th, after a long, creative, and productive life, Gale (Gaell) William Lindstrom slipped the bonds of mortality to join those who had gone before.

Gaell was born to William Lindstrom and Bertha Thorup in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 4, 1919. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s in art and earned his M.F.A. degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts. He was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served a mission to the Eastern United States.

He began his teaching career in Cedar City in 1953, first at the high school and then at the College of Southern Utah. He joined the faculty of Utah State University in 1957 where he taught ceramics, art history, painting, and drawing.

In addition to painting exhibits in Utah, California, Minnesota, and Hong Kong, he received awards for his watercolors from the American Watercolor Society, Watercolor U.S.A., Utah State Fairs, and the Utah State Institute of Fine Art Shows. His work is found in many private and public collections.

In addition to painting, his lifelong interest in photography produced a show entitled “People and Places.” Filming in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, he also produced the film, “Ernesto Mateo, Potter of San Bartolo de Coyotepec”, which was shown on PBS.

In 2003 he was one of four Utah artists honored at The Lieutenant Governor’s Annual Invitational Art Exhibition. He was selected and recognized for his artistic talent and contributions to the community, as well as being a mentor in supporting other artists and art teachers throughout Utah.

Gaell was a kind, gracious, and unassuming man. He was blessed with a photographic memory and an immense curiosity manifested in his interest in everyone and everything. “Sameness is dullness” is a maxim he espoused. When asked about his love of painting, he responded, “It is difficult to say why I enjoy painting and drawing so much. Perhaps it is because I enjoy the visual imagery of the world and its people. Sometimes I think about what I see, but mostly the pleasure I feel comes from a different realm. I have come to recognize that I am more and more sensitive to what I see and it all seems to become more beautiful than ever . . . . I prefer not to talk about painting, but would rather simply share a visual experience. Sharing, not with words necessarily, but simply by being in the presence of someone seemingly having the same experience.”

Gaell is survived by his wife Marilyn (Ronnow); daughters, Leslie Jensen (Layton, Utah), and Lori Miller (Fort Collins, Colorado); sons, Braden Lindstrom (Kauai, Hawaii) and Christian Lindstrom (Chesapeake Beach, Maryland); 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Graveside service will be held Saturday, August 29th, at 2pm at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Arrangements are being handled by Metcalf Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the St. George Art Museum.

He has some great photos on Flickr, including many high-quality old photos of great genealogical significance to this site. There are also many books he wrote or was mentioned in, including a genealogy book. Here’s some mosaic work he apparently did. Finally, here’s his Find A Grave memorial.

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For Herman A. Thorup
1826 to 1907

1478-1834: Torquemada’s Spanish Inquisition from before birth until age 8
1820-1830: Reign of King George IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 4
1821-1829: Greek war of Independence from before birth until age 3
1824-1828: John Quincy Adams president of US from before birth until age 2
1826: 1st railroad tunnel (England) at age 0
1827: Ohms Law formulated at age 1
1827: Ship’s propeller (screw) at age 1
1827: 1st Black newspaper Freedom’s Journal at age 1
1828: 1st Webster’s Dictionary at age 2
1828: 1st railroad in the US at age 2
1828-1836: Andrew Jackson president of US from age 2 to 10
1829-1851: 2nd Cholera pandemic from age 3 to 25
1829: 1st US patent on a typewriter at age 3
1830-1837: Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from age 4 to 11
1830: Mormons (Latter Day Saints) founded at age 4
1830-1860: Underground railroad leads 100,000 slaves to freedom in US from age 4 to 34
1832: Horse-drawn trolleys in New York at age 6
1833: Telegraph at age 7
1833: Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) at age 7
1834: Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 8
1835: Halley’s Comet at age 9
1835: Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of ‘coming of lord’ by 1891 at age 9
1835-1842: 2nd Seminole War from age 9 to 16
1836: Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 10
1836: Battle of the Alamo at age 10
1836: Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 10
1837-1901: Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 11 to 75
1837: Michigan enters the union – 26th at age 11
1837: Depression and Panic in the US – inflation, speculation at age 11
1837-1840: Martin Van Buren president of US from age 11 to 14
1838-1839: Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 12 to 13
1839-1842: Opium war between China and the English from age 13 to 16
1841-1844: John Tyler president of US from age 15 to 18
1842: Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 16
1844: 1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 18
1845: Texas enters the union – 28th at age 19
1845-1848: James K Polk president of US from age 19 to 22
1845-1849: Irish Potato Famine from age 19 to 23
1845: Florida enters the union – 27th at age 19
1846: Iowa enters the union – 29th at age 20
1846-1848: The Mexican-US War from age 20 to 22
1848: Married Mary Christensen at age 22
1848: Wisconsin enters the union – 30th at age 22
1848: NY allows women to own real estate at age 22
1848-1856: 1st gold rush in California — Sutters Mill from age 22 to 30
1848: Oregon organized as a territory at age 22
1849: Fizeau measures speed of light at age 23
1849-1852: Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 23 to 26
1850: US pop reaches 23 million at age 24
1850: California enters the union – 31st at age 24
1850: New Mexico organized as a territory at age 24
1850: Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 24
1850: World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 24
1851: Gold rush in Australia at age 25
1852-1859: 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 26 to 33
1853: Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 27
1853-1856: Franklin Pierce president of US from age 27 to 30
1854-1856: Crimean War from age 28 to 30
1854: Kansas organized as a territory at age 28
1854: Nebraska organized as a territory at age 28
1857-1866: Transatlantic cable laid from age 31 to 40
1857-1860: James Buchanan president of US from age 31 to 34
1857: Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 31
1858: India bill transfers government of India to England at age 32
1858: Minnesota enters the union – 32nd at age 32
1859: Oil Well at age 33
1859: Oregon enters the union – 33rd at age 33
1859: Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 33
1860: South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 34
1860: Rifled barrel invented at age 34
1861: North Dakota organized as a territory at age 35
1861-1865: Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 35 to 39
1861: South Dakota organized as a territory at age 35
1861: Gold rush in New Zealand at age 35
1861: The Apache Declare War on the US at age 35
1861: Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 35
1861: Nevada organized as a territory at age 35
1861: Colorado organized as a territory at age 35
1861: Kansas enters the union – 34th at age 35
1861-1865: Confederate States of America Exist from age 35 to 39
1861-1865: Civil War from age 35 to 39
1862: US Homestead act at age 36
1863: Idaho organized as a territory at age 37
1863: Arizona organized as a territory at age 37
1863: Battle of Gettysburg at age 37
1863: West Virginia enters the union – 35th at age 37
1863: Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 37
1863-1879: 4th Cholera pandemic from age 37 to 53
1864: Louisiana organized as a territory at age 38
1864: Nevada enters the union – 36th at age 38
1865: Lister invents Disinfection at age 39
1865: Ku Klux Klan founded at age 39
1865: President Lincoln assassinated at age 39
1866-1868: Andrew Johnson president of US from age 40 to 42
1866: Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 40
1867: Confederation of Canada at age 41
1867: Alaska purchased from Russia at age 41
1867: Nebraska enters the union – 37th at age 41
1867: Dynamite at age 41
1867: Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 41
1868-1878: War between Cuba and Spain from age 42 to 52
1869: Trans-continental railroad completed at age 43
1869: Suez canal opened at age 43
1869: Cutty Sark built at age 43
1869-1876: Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 43 to 50
1869: Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 43
1870: 1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 44
1870-1871: Franco-Prussian war from age 44 to 45
1870: US black men can vote at age 44
1871: Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 45
1873: Color Photographs at age 47
1873-1878: Depression, banks fail from age 47 to 52
1876: Colorado enters the union – 38th at age 50
1876: Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 50
1876: Little Big Horn – Battle at age 50
1876: American Centennial at age 50
1877-1880: Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 51 to 54
1877: Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 51
1878: 1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 52
1879: Zulu war at age 53
1879: Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 53
1881-1896: 5th Cholera pandemic from age 55 to 70
1881-1885: Chester Arthur president of US from age 55 to 59
1881: President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 55
1881: James A Garfield president of US at age 55
1884: Motorcycle at age 58
1884: 1st subway at age 58
1885: Automobile at age 59
1885-1888: Grover Cleveland president of US from age 59 to 62
1886: Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 60
1887: X-Rays (Tesla, not Rontgen!) at age 61
1888: 70…77 rpm musical records at age 62
1888: Great Blizzard of 1888 – 400 deaths at age 62
1889: Washington enters the union – 42nd at age 63
1889: Montana enters the union – 41st at age 63
1889: South Dakota enters the union – 40th at age 63
1889: North Dakota enters the union – 39th at age 63
1889-1892: Benjamin Harrison president of US from age 63 to 66
1889: Holerith invents the punch card at age 63
1890: Oklahoma organized as a territory at age 64
1890: Wyoming enters the union – 44th at age 64
1890: Idaho enters the union – 43rd at age 64
1890: Battle of Wounded Knee at age 64
1891: Mormon prophesy of ‘coming of lord’ by 1891 unfulfilled at age 65
1893-1897: US Financial panic, depression from age 67 to 71
1893-1896: Grover Cleveland president of US from age 67 to 70
1893: Movies at age 67
1893: New Zealand is 1st to grant women right to vote at age 67
1893: Nikola Tesla invents Radio (not Marconi!) at age 67
1894-1895: Chinese-Japanese war (1) from age 68 to 69
1894: Plague in Hong Kong and China – 1 million die at age 68
1896: Utah enters the union – 45th at age 70
1896: Supreme court approves separate but equal segregation at age 70
1897-1901: William McKinley president of US from age 71 to 75
1898: Spanish American 1-year war at age 72
1899-1902: Boer war from age 73 to 76
1899-1923: 6th Cholera pandemic from age 73 until after timeline
1900: Galveston Hurricane – 8,000 killed at age 74
1900: Boxer rebellion in China at age 74
1900: Hawaii organized as a territory at age 74
1901: Oil discovered in Texas in significant amounts at age 75
1901: Third law of thermodynamics postulated (W. H. Nernst) at age 75
1901: Commonwealth of Australia founded at age 75
1901: Max Planck formulates the Laws of Radiation at age 75
1901: US President William McKinley assassinated at age 75
1901-1908: Theodore Roosevelt president of US from age 75 until after timeline
1901-1910: Reign of King Edward VII (Saxe-Coburg) from age 75 until after timeline
1901: First British submarine launched at age 75
1903: Airplane at age 77
1903: Nikola Tesla patents logic gates at age 77
1904-1905: Russian-Japanese war from age 78 to 79
1904: Radar at age 78
1907: Oklahoma enters the union – 46th at age 81
1907: Plastic at age 81

http://www.ourtimelines.com

Zion Natural History Association will release its most ambitious and beautiful publishing project to date. This stunning coffee table book contains more than 150 of the most magnificent images of Zion National Park ever printed.

Historical paintings include works by Thomas Moran, Lewis A. Ramsey, Maynard Dixon, Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Howard Russell Butler, Alfred W. Lambourne, John B. Fairbanks, Isaac Loren Covington and many other iconic Zion artists.

Link

http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Forums/viewtopic/p=93469.html

Some highlights:

There is a Saint Pelino, who was a Bishop in Brindisi in the 7th century.

the name Pelino is concentrated in the Abruzzo region and comes from a martyr: Saint Pelino. Origins of this name are uncertain, might reconnect to Peligni(Paeligni), an ancient Italic population in the Abruzzo region.

The Pelino surname is not listed in the Italian surname dictionary as being Italian and is either Local in origin or imported from abroad and italianized. However, There is no record for Pelino in other parts of the world making it quite probable that surname is local in origin and as often occurs was once a nickname,becoming a first name and later became a last name or surname. Since the name is Pelino, a diminutive spelling meaning refined or fine then it may be possible that its opposite maybe Pelone which in the Italian word dictionary means a coarse kind of cloth making Pelino a refined or improved cloth. But this is conjecture and anecdotal.

Pelino is used both as a first name and as a last name. In both cases, the name is used only by people who come from Abruzzo in Italy.  A famous use of the name as a last name is for “Confetti Mario Pelino”, a candy company in Sulmona. As a first name, it is most closely related to Saint Pelino of Confinio. All of these places are in the Vallata Peligna (the Valley of the Peligni), which is the ancient home of the Peligni tribe, whose capital was Corfinium (now Confinio), located in the valley.

Actually, though in modern Italian “pelino” means a small hair, and comes from the Latin “pilum”, the root of the word Pelino as it appears in Abruzzo go back before Roman times, from Jupiter palenus, worshipped on the mountain later called Majella. the name remained almost unchanged in the little town of “Palena”. With a phonetic transformation the word Palenus shifted to pelinus. And that also became the name of the population of the area, the Peligni, and a first name very popular also thanks to the cult of a San Pelino.

Now if only I could find concrete evidence of the link to Pelino! (Hello, Tony?)

http://www.giamberdine.info/familygroup.php?familyID=F1101&tree=giamberdine

Louis Carifa @ Find A Grave

MURRAY, Utah (AP) – The voters had their say, and the mayor of the Salt Lake City suburb of Murray had his nearly foot-long handlebar whiskers clipped short for charity.

Dan Snarr’s wife did the honors, leaving him with a short mustache after a clipping ceremony Saturday at a local Costco.

Residents voted 1,254 to 966 in favor of the mayor clipping the pointy ends of his waxed mustache.

The St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute posted a tongue-in-cheek eulogy for the mayor’s ’stache on its Web site.

The organization contends that every time a mustache is shaved, an angel falls from heaven.

Residents had to pay $1 for each vote, and some contributed extra.

That means Snarr raised at least $2,220 for the Children’s Miracle Network, which supports children’s hospitals.

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The American Mustache Institute also reported on it and wrote a memorial.

Dan Snarr

Artist Kathryn Dunn Stats, recently completed her oil painting of Zion's Mount Kinesava.

An article about artists in Zion National Park which mentions Alfred Lambourne.

The region’s artistic history begins with Alfred Lambourne, an English-born early Utah immigrant who became one of the first to capture the landscape on canvas. He was thunderstruck by his first encounter. “It is a nature epic; it places us among the primitive,” he wrote in the late 19th century. “One feels there a grandeur akin to the thoughts of Aeschylus and the words of holy writ. To describe it truly one would need the simplicity and strength of the antique, the reverence of the prophets and ‘the large utterance of the early gods.’ “

From Lambourne on, Zion has enjoyed a long run of fine artists who captured its gemlike radiance and foreboding angles, including Thomas Moran, Conrad Buff and Maynard Dixon. Only the flu epidemic of the early 1900s and the Depression could stop the flow of artists. The pace picked up soon enough, with the park’s “Great White Throne” emerging as a favorite subject.

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Definition: Derived from the Latin word “marinus,” meaning ‘of the sea,’ the Marino and Marini surnames indicate someone who lives or works near the ‘mare,’ or sea.

Surname Origin: Italian, SpanishAlternate Surname Spellings: MARINI, MARIN, MARINELLI, MARINELLA, MARINIELLO, MARINETTI, MARINUZZI, MARINOLLI, MARINOTTI, MARINONI, MARINATO, MARINACCI

http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/m/bl_name-MARINO.htm

Grecco

Definition: Someone who originates from Greece.

Surname Origin: Italian

Alternate Surname Spellings: GRIECO, GRECI, GRECHI, GREGO

http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GRECO.htm

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Giovanni Carifa
06 children
12 grandchildren
12 great-grandchildren
18 great-great-grandchildren
04 great-great-great-grandchildren
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52 total descendants

Geraldo Marino
07 children
13 grandchildren
18 great-grandchildren
23 great-great-grandchildren
05 great-great-great-grandchildren
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66 total descendants

Herman August Thorup
008 children
049 grandchildren
116 great-grandchildren
241 great-great-grandchildren
065 great-great-great-grandchildren
008 great-great-great-great-grandchildren
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486 total descendants
(This number will likely increase significantly because there are still a lot of individuals I haven’t entered or don’t know about.)

Gerardo Lacerra
09 children
16 grandchildren
27 great-grandchildren
24 great-great-grandchildren
07 great-great-great-grandchildren
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83 total descendants