TOLEDO SWORD DISPLAY

TOLEDO SWORD DISPLAY

TOLEDO SWORD DISPLAY

 The Payson Historical Society is proud to announce a new display that can be seen at the Peteeneet Museum during April, May and June.  Dale Barnett, the current President of People Preserving Peteetneet,  has graciously consented to display his collection of swords and various pieces of ceramics that he and his wife, Gloria collected during their many travels throughout the world as part of his business.
 Dale founded Payson Sheet Metal many years ago.  His company is widely recognized for their work with the L. D. S. Church and their temples.  His company does the TABB (Testing, Adjusting, and Balance) program in all the temples throughout the world.  On his many travels to Spain, he  acquired a large collection of Toledo swords.
 Toledo is famous for its historical character, art and its steel.  It is difficult to know the exact date when swords and knives began being made in the city.  It is beyond doubt that this industry is as old as the town itself.

During the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries craftsmen from throughout Europe came to Toledo to learn from the artisans the secret of making the  blades the city was known for.
 The fame of the Toledo steels was rooted in the mastery with which some artificers handled tempering without any technical knowledge of measuring, by far, the adequate temperatures for such treatment.  The temperatures were known by the color of the red-hot steel and the immersion into water.  People related the quality of the tempering to the water of the Tagus River in which the swords were tempered.
 Dale has a collection of many swords including examples of swords used by  El Sid, Richard the Lionheart, Sir Lancelot, Ivanhoe, Robin Hood, Don Quixote, Alexander the Great, Columbus, Prince Valiant, and Charlemagne among others.  There is also on display a small suit of armor and a warrior mounted on his horse.

This display is one of the finest that we have had the opportunity to display as part of the Payson Historical Society exhibits.

SEEKING NEW MEMBERS

CALVIN CLARK REECE

 CALVIN CLARK REECE

    Calvin Clark Reece unexpectedly but peacefully passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017. Cal was born in Payson, Utah, on June 6, 1942, to Clark and Ferol Elton Reece. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, stationed in Germany and Colorado, where he served as a medic.
    He was currently serving as the Vice-President of the Payson Historical Society and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peteetneet Museum.  After Cal posted a video to Youtube entitled “Payson, Then and Now,” this became the inspiration for the book by the same name that the Historical Society published and sold at the museum as a fund raiser.  He planted the seed that we needed to save the history of our community because if we didn’t,  the history would be lost to the next generations.  He will be missed by all the friends that he became involved with at the Payson Historical Society and the Peteetneet Museum.
    He married Lis Baash in 1963 in Germany. They returned to Payson and together had two sons: Pete Clark Reece and Soren Poul Reece. They were later divorced.
    Cal was very involved in the Payson community for many years, including the Chamber of Commerce and also owning and running a small business on Main Street: C. Reece & Sons.
    In 1980, he married Ruby Ith, and they together raised her two daughters: Marcii Ith Palmer and Megan Ith Hansen. They later divorced.
    Cal was preceded in death by his parents and his only brother, Jim Reece. Survivors include his two sons, Pete and Soren; stepdaughters and their children; sister-in-law Julie Reece; Nieces, Nephew, Great, and Great-Greats as well.
    Also, many many, lifelong friends, whom he loved and all held their own special place in his heart.
    In ways he may have been a private man, but his sense of humor and character were not. He will be missed by so many that knew and loved him. May the good karma he spread on earth be his legacy we can all carry on.
Godspeed and rest in peace, Good Friend, until we meet again.
 

Graveside Services will be Thursday, January 12, 2016, 12:00 noon, at the Payson City Cemetery, 805 East 400 North. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Thursday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Military Rites will be accorded by the American Legion, Dist. #4.