Story Gallery

A Tribute to Joshua Alvin Tolman and Mary Jane Gorringe

1901 family photo in Oakley or Marion, Idaho. (Standing L to R: Cyrus Oakley, Owen Joshua, Mary Alice, William Alvin, Lydia Ann, Joseph Osborn, Parley Lambert; Sitting L to R: Daniel Henry, Joshua Alvin, Louisa Hancock, Fannie Burgess, Rulon Burl, Mary Jane, Front:...

No Purse or Scrip

(Hattie Stinger Tolman shares her memory of her father's return from the mission field. William Alvin Tolman is pictured third from the left on the second row). "I remember two experiences pa told us about when he was on his mission. About the time he was to be...

My Grandma’s House

(Dolores Allred shares her memories of visiting her Grandmother Mary Alice Tolman's house.) It was a dirt road that passed in front of Grandma's property. A rickety bridge over the small irrigation ditch led through a swinging iron gate into the grassy yard and up the...

Cyrus Tolman: The Oakley Years (1881-1901)

Picture: Cyrus and his children around 1901 (Standing from left to right: John Albert, Joshua Alvin, Alvaretta Jane, Aaron Alexander, and Judson Isaac; Sitting from left to right: William Augustus, Cyrus Ammon, Minnie Elizabeth, Cyrus, Alice Ann) "Having done a good...

The Marion Dance Hall Today

As of September 2016, the Marion Dance Hall serves as a venue for wedding receptions and other community events.

The Last Marion Bishopric and the People of Marion

An account from the writings of J. Earl Whiteley, Stake Clerk, as published in the Oakley Herald. He writes about the character of the people of Marion, Idaho.

Marion Ward Primary Children

This picture of the Marion Ward Primary children was taken between 1948 and 1950 and shows four of Parley Lambert Tolman and Lydia Vilate Tolman's grandchildren including Kay Badger (top row, 3rd from the left), Carl Tolman (top row, 4th from the left), Beth Badger...