Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, January 1996 “When a Chinese host invites you to take a seat at his table, you in a sense become a member of the family,” according to a report in the Deseret Evening News of February 8, 1902. The full-page, illustrated article noted that hundreds of “prominent” Salt Lakers would visit Chinatown during the New …
A Blind Man and His Harp
Lyndia Carter History Blazer, March 1996 Wherever Thomas Giles went, music traveled with him. Crowds gathered to hear this master coax lovely melodies from his harp. He was much in demand throughout northern Utah, and nowhere was his music more welcome than in Brigham Young’s home. His talent and skill were unusual, but there was something else that made Giles …