Do research by reading old newspapers!!!

Dear family

I just saw the following website http://archive.deseretnews.com/historic/

It contains issues of the Deseret News back to 1850. I decided to have it look for the word Giauque.

Several interesting hits: one is about James and Zelona Giauque, of Mesa, Arizona, who in 1989 sent a Book of Mormon containing their testimony. It ended up in the hands of someone who was the golden contact of Zelona Giauque's sister. . . in Africa! The story appeared in the Church News in 1990.

Also an article about the death of my great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth von Gunten Giauque. The article says she arrived in SLC in 1874, and that she was greatly appreciated by the Salt Lake German community. Another indication that she was more comfortable speaking German than French, and that Arnold Gustave Sr. may have been more of a German speaker than a French speaker, even though his paternal ancestors were French speakers from Preles.

There's even an announcement about Mom's and my marriage.

Gotta go to bed. 'S late. Luv to all.
Dad

P.S. As mentioned above, the maiden name of Elizabeth Giauque (who came to SLC in 1874) was “von Gunten.” We've found and visited the town of Gunten and the village of Sigriswil, both south of Bern. I think I remember reading that the missionaries who baptized her in St. Imier may have come from one or both of those villages, and may have even been distant relatives of hers. Further research may tell.

P. P. S. Today we saw several friends from Strasbourg and Charleroi (Belgium) in the temple! Wow! What a reunion!!