Activities, accomplishments and history of the International Society of Daughters of Utah Pioneers could fill volumes. Here are some highlights from the group's past:
July 24, 1897: Jubilee celebration honors living pioneers of 1847.
April 11, 1901: Annie Taylor Hyde invites 46 daughters of 1847 pioneers to her home to talk about forming an organization to honor those pioneers.
May 23, 1901: Constitution and bylaws adopted, and Daughters of Utah Pioneers is formally organized; Annie Taylor Hyde is named president. Membership eligibility is extended to those whose ancestors arrived in the Salt Lake Valley by Jan. 1, 1850.
1903: Eligibility extended to all those pioneers who were in the exodus from Nauvoo and reached the Utah Territory before January 1853. First display of relics is set up in the old LDS Tithing Office on South Temple and Main.
1910: Eligibility extended to May 10, 1869, the date the rails were joined at Promontory, Utah. The pioneers who arrived before this date number more than 80,000. Another 6,000 who died on the trail were also included.
Sept. 24, 1914: The first book published by the DUP is a group of songs entitled "Pioneer Jubilee Songster."
1915: Relic display moved to Temple Square.
1917: Utah State Capitol Building completed, and the DUP is given an office and exhibit space. The group also operates a small gift counter.
1922: A need for annual dues is reviewed, and it is decided that the charge will be 35 cents per year.
April 2, 1925: Daughters of Utah Pioneers is incorporated by the state of Utah.
1927: Rules for writing histories are established, and the DUP begins compiling pioneer histories.
May 15, 1928: First fund-raising drive for a building of its own is launched.
1929: A lesson committee is established, and an outline of study is distributed to camps throughout the state. (Kate Carter, who served as president for 35 years, was particularly known for the lessons she wrote.)
June 11, 1934: The first historic markers established by the DUP are unveiled: one at Eagle Gate and one commemorating Brigham Young's first school house.
March 29, 1933: Companion group, Sons of Utah Pioneers, organized.
1942: The DUP turns its attention to war efforts and establishes paper and rag drives in nearly all camps.
March 25, 1946: Ground is broken for DUP building on triangle at the top of Main Street. Design will memorialize the old Salt Lake Theater.
June 3, 1946: Plans are formulated to write a local history of every town, to be completed by the centennial celebration.
July 22-24, 1950: Dedication ceremonies held for the Pioneer Memorial Building.
Oct. 2, 1954: Name is officially changed to National Society of Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
July 16, 1956: Bronze statue of Eliza R. Snow is placed in front of the building.
April 8, 1972: Groundbreaking for the Carriage House addition to the building is held. Funds for the addition are provided by the estate of Saramarie J. Van Dyke. The addition is dedicated Oct. 6, 1973.
1984: "Legacy," a three-times yearly bulletin sent to all members, is established.
May 23, 1993: The word "International" is added to the group's name.
June 15, 1996: Restoration completed on "Rosie," the American Fire Engine Company Steam Engine used in Salt Lake in 1902. It was named "Roosevelt," after President Theodore Roosevelt.
June 1999: Four-volume encyclopedia, "Women of Faith and Fortitude," is published, containing histories of pioneer women.
January 2000: Fire Exhibit Hall dedicated.
April 11-12, 2001: The International Society of Daughters of Utah Pioneers celebrates its centennial.