Bryce's History Project: Richmond Encyclopedia September 20, 2026 Update

 

Historical Figures:

• The following added to Honorable Mentions:
• J. L. McCarrey Jr.
• Garth P. Monson
• J. Kenneth Webb

Patriots:

• Following added to World War I:
• Leo Nels Johnson
• John V. Shepard
• Following changes to World War II:
• William H. Eleming removed
• Jean Jensen correctly renamed to Joan M. Jensen
• Duplicate of Golden I. Laurence removed
• Wayne O. Lawrence added
• J. L. McCarrey Jr. added
• Kelton O. Merrill added
• Margatet Merrill added
• Mildred Ann Merrill added
• Harold A. Pond added
• Thomas A. Robinson added
• John V. Shepard removed
• Dante L. Shumway removed
• Duplicates of Rennell J. Smith and Myrl Cole Smith removed
• Justin R. Thomson removed
• Clifford A. Wilkes removed
• Wayne Whittle added
• John Rennell Smith, who was killed while on active duty in 1947, is no longer counted among the deaths during World War II.
• Following changes to Korean War:
• Walter N. Jacobsen added
• Ottis M. Plant added
• Justin R. Thomson added
• Frederick L. Sanders added
• Harold F. M. Wadsworth added
• Lyle B. Webb added
• Clifford A. Wilkes added
• Following changes to Cold War:
• Brigadier General Charles H. McNutt added
• Following changes to Gulf War:
• Philo F. Rasmussen added
• Following changes to Peacetime:
• Ottice M. Plant, ROTC, added
• John Rennell Smith, who was killed while on active duty in 1947, is counted during the Peacetime. John Rennell Smith was also added to Peacetime.
• Martin D. Thomas, ROTC, added
• Mark Low Theurer, ROTC, added
• Following changes to Reserves:
• Martin D. Thomas added
• Mark Low Theurer added

Artifacts:

• Advertisement added to J.C. Penny Building.
• Grammar and spelling corrections made to North Cache Seminary. Also, an image of the 1939 Seminary Certificate of Graduation added.
• Ruby Charlotta Peterson (101) and Jens Ford Sorenson (101) added to Over 100 Year Old.
• Information added to U.S. Post Office's.
• Advertisement for Monson Lumber Co. added.
• Advertisement for Casper's Ice Cream added.
• Advertisement for H. F. Olsen Grocery added.
• History of Theurere's Grocery added.
• Photo of 1942 North Cache High School diploma added.
• Photo added to Cove Schools.
• Photo of Gilt Edge Mill added.

Historical Documents:

• FamilySearch.org page now organized into four sections: Pioneer; Business, Buildings & People; Church; and War.
• Photo of Father and Son Bateman veterans removed.
• Added to Business, Buildings & People:
• Willis and Lowell Lewis having a brotherly brawl.
• Alma A. Olsen and his dog Trixie.
• Added to War:
• Ford Dehler Hendricks receiving his Air Medal by Gen. W. H. Simpson, World War II.
• Guy Russell Shepard on a naval battleship, World War II.
• Leigh Lamont Johnson as a Paratrooper, World War II.
• Ellis Seth Jonas in Japan, World War II.
• Edward K. Dana on a train, World War II.
• Clyde Ray Hatch atop a truck, World War II.
• Photo of Father and Son Bateman veterans added to Family Albums.
• Photo of the North Cache Band in the original gymnasium added to the Polaris Yearbook.