Two days ago, at the suggestion of my brother, our family piled into our car and drove to an old ghost town: Iosepa, Utah, which is located southwest of Tooele. It was an old Hawaiian Mormon settlement from 1889 to 1917, having been inhabited by several hundred Polynesians. It was raining fiercely when we arrived, and although the settlement is situated in the remote desert of Skull Valley, there were actually a dozen or so people there. Apparently these were descendants of the original settlers, and they were just finishing up a meal and party they had had at the adjacent pavilion.
As my mom and dad usually do, especially with Polynesians, they began asking the people questions and soon found out that they knew who they were, and that they knew relatives and friends of theirs when our family lived in Hawaii from 1971 to 1976. It was amazing that my parents could find connections with them. Despite the rain, we had a good time getting to know these people and the settlement of their ancestors. It was a memorable day excursion.
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I had no idea. Amazing what the internets can teach you. (Or you friends writing on the internets.)
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