Sconce Family Reunion and Research
A Blog regarding a family history experience was posted on May 24th 2010. It concerned some volunteer research that I conducted and reported upon for the Sconce family, some descendants of which are still living in the area where we live. Several weeks ago, I received a phone message from Elynda Winter Stevenson, to whom I had given my report earlier at the cemetery. She indicated that my report had inspired her to hold a family reunion for descendants of Robert H. Sconce that lived in the Northwest. She invited me and Anita to come and meet the family and say a few words concerning my research. We graciously accepted the invitation as the reunion was to be held at her home in Tualatin a few miles from our home in Wilsonville. At the designated time we drove to the Stevenson home and became reacquainted with some of the family that had visited the Rock Creek Cemetery as reported in the earlier blog as well as others that we had not met previously. A wonderful lunch was served and we were shown some family pictures that I had not seen earlier. I visited with various family members regarding how I got involved and told them about some new findings that I discovered after the report was written. I mentioned that as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of which I was a member have an obligation to learn of our ancestors. One of the Sconce descendants, who is a fisherman, had just returned from Alaska where he successfully fished for salmon. He mentioned they were returning for another trip and a person that I might know would be joining them. His name was Dale Murphy, of the baseball hall of fame. He was well acquainted with Dale and knew of his Mormon standards and he said his standards were the same. It was a wonderful afternoon and we came away feeling blessed for what ever impact we had on the family
The data was published in Ancestry.com and very often I receive word from persons that are connected to the family that they have added some of my research to theirs. In all, this was a great experience and we have been blessed by it.
A Blog regarding a family history experience was posted on May 24th 2010. It concerned some volunteer research that I conducted and reported upon for the Sconce family, some descendants of which are still living in the area where we live. Several weeks ago, I received a phone message from Elynda Winter Stevenson, to whom I had given my report earlier at the cemetery. She indicated that my report had inspired her to hold a family reunion for descendants of Robert H. Sconce that lived in the Northwest. She invited me and Anita to come and meet the family and say a few words concerning my research. We graciously accepted the invitation as the reunion was to be held at her home in Tualatin a few miles from our home in Wilsonville. At the designated time we drove to the Stevenson home and became reacquainted with some of the family that had visited the Rock Creek Cemetery as reported in the earlier blog as well as others that we had not met previously. A wonderful lunch was served and we were shown some family pictures that I had not seen earlier. I visited with various family members regarding how I got involved and told them about some new findings that I discovered after the report was written. I mentioned that as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of which I was a member have an obligation to learn of our ancestors. One of the Sconce descendants, who is a fisherman, had just returned from Alaska where he successfully fished for salmon. He mentioned they were returning for another trip and a person that I might know would be joining them. His name was Dale Murphy, of the baseball hall of fame. He was well acquainted with Dale and knew of his Mormon standards and he said his standards were the same. It was a wonderful afternoon and we came away feeling blessed for what ever impact we had on the family
The data was published in Ancestry.com and very often I receive word from persons that are connected to the family that they have added some of my research to theirs. In all, this was a great experience and we have been blessed by it.
The two top pictures are Tom Sconce and his wife Kate Wyland and the Odekirk Family. The relationship can be seen from the pedigree chart also shown above. The photo dated May 22 are Elynda Winter Stevenson and her husband with Robert (Skip) Sconce, her cousin (The fisherman). The other photos were taken at the reunion at the Stevenson home.
RHB
3 comments:
I think it is so wonderful that you were part of making all of this happen. Great work! It was such a joy to see you both last month and spend some time with you. I love you!
This is great information!
Yes, this family has a very interesting history and I learned a lot from them. I may end up inviting one of them to join us in Overton with U. Loren and maybe introduce him to stripper fishing. He is an avid fisherman on the Willamette River and Columbia.
RHB
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