JAR
(Grandpa)
(Grandpa)
REFR (Grandma)
JPR
(Uncle Pete)
(Uncle Pete)
ALR
(Uncle Adam)
(Uncle Adam)
AMRA
(Aunt Annie)
(Aunt Annie)
ECRS (Aunt Ellie)
Family
History
History
Early
Years
Years
Later
Years
Years
Miscellanous
100
Name Grandpa John's Father and Mother.
Grandpa Lavern (Alma Lavern Riggs Jr.)
Grandma Gladys (Gladys Farrell Riggs)
100
Name Grandma Ruth's Father and mother.
Grandpa Marvin (Marvin Varge Fairbanks)
Grandma Emma (Emma Hansen Fairbanks)
100
True or False? Peter is Uncle Pete's first name?
False- his full name is John Peter Riggs.
100
True or False? Uncle Adam had glasses all through elementary school.
True- to correct his cross-eyes
100
True or False- Annie was the first Riggs child to get married?
True- Annie married Uncle Ryan a little earlier in August than Uncle Pete and Aunt Amanda.
100
True or False? Ellie was born in Utah.
False- All of her siblings were born in Utah, but Ellie was born in Idaho
100
Name at least 5 people in this picture
Grandpa Marvin- Grandma Emma, Grandma Ruth
Grandpa John, Darrell Wyatt
Front 2- Aunt Emma Lee (Meyer), Aunt Karen (Hammerquist)
100
Where did Grandpa John and Grandma Ruth go on their honeymoon?
Craters of the Moon- Idaho
Glacier National Park and Canada
100
Who helped build Grandpa's and Grandma's house?
Grandpa John, Grandma Ruth, Aunt Annie, Aunt Ellie
100
What was the name of the "Pirate cat" that we had as kids in Boise and Payette?
Smosey
200
What high school did Grandpa John attend and which year did he graduate?
Skyview High School in 1969
200
True or False? Grandma Ruth was born in Washington.
False- She was born in Moscow, Idaho
200
What was the first college that Uncle Pete attended?
TVCC (Treasure Valley Community College)
200
List at least 3 colleges that Uncle Adam attended
Boise State University
Utah State University
University of North Texas
Stanford University
200
What instrument did Aunt Annie play as a child?
violin
200
What major did Ellie graduate in from Utah State?
Journalism
200
Who are these two lovebirds?
Grandma Gladys and Grandpa Lavern
200
Where was Grandpa John's and Grandma Ruth's first house?
The USU trailer park
200
What crop did Grandpa John grow on the farm in the summer of 1994?
Amaranth
200
Name our 2 dogs
Wiggles and Freya
300
What instrument did Grandpa learn to play as a young man?
Guitar
300
What high school did Grandma Ruth graduate from and in what year?
Pullman High School in 1972.
300
Where did Uncle Pete serve his mission?
Uruguay Montevideo
300
Where did Uncle Adam serve his mission?
Buenos Aires Argentina South Mission
300
What high school and year did Aunt Annie graduated?
Mountain Crest High School in 1995
300
Name at least 3 States that Aunt Ellie has lived in.
Idaho
Utah
Washington
Indiana
New York
300
Which 2 ancestors served missions in England?
George Lionel Farrell
Alma Lavern Riggs Sr.
300
What city did the family move to in 1978?
Kennewick Washington
300
How many grandkids do Grandma Ruth and Grandpa John have?
17
300
Where did Grandpa John serve his mission?
Bonn Germany Mission
400
True or False? Grandpa John was the sterling scholar for Skyview high school in the category of science.
True
400
Name at least 5 of Grandma Ruth's siblings
Jean, Leslie, Bertha, Jim, Marva, Willard, Fred, Alice
Joe, Kathy, Jon, Mary, Charlotte, (Grandma Ruth),
Tom, Karen
400
What sport was Uncle Pete's favorite at first?
Baseball- then basketball- now tennis and pickleball
400
What country did Uncle Adam and his family live in during 2013-14?
Ecuador
400
What was Aunt Annie's first college that she attended?
Snow College
400
What kind of business does Aunt Ellie have?
Cookie shop- Classic City Cookies
400
Whose house was this?
Jonathan Fairbanks- constructed between 1638 and 1641 it is the oldest wood framed house in the US.
400
What town did the family live in from 1978-1990?
Boise- Meridian, Idaho
400
List at least 2 jobs/careers Grandma Ruth held since moving back to Cache Valley.
Laundry worker
School Cook
Massage Therapist
400
Who was Grandma Ruth a driver for in her late teens and where did he fly her to on a vacation?
She drove for her Uncle Peter Hansen, because he was such a crazy driver and he took her to Hawaii.
500
Name at least 2 companies that Grandpa John worked for as a draftsman...
Hesston Cabintry
Huico
Yanke Energy
Spectrum Steel
S & S worldwide
500
Which sports is Grandma Ruth dominate in high school?
Badminton
Ping-Pong
500
Name at least 3 factories that Uncle Pete worked
Appleton (Onion factory- uggh!)
Woodgrain (Wood veneer)
Icon (treadmills)
Weather shield (Windows)
Schreibers (cheese)
500
Name at least 5 countries Uncle Adam has been to during his time in the army.
USA,
Iraq
Kuwait
Germany
Ecuador
Chile
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
500
Which college did Aunt Annie attend and graduate from along with her mom and sister in law?
Utah College of Massage Therapy
500
What band was Aunt Ellie's favorite during high school?
The Beatles
500
Who is this?
Peder Mortensen- He and his family converted to the church in the early 1850's. He rode across the plains in a handcart pulled by his sons, Hans and Lars and others in the Willie Handcart company.
500
Where did the family go camping most during the years in Boise/Meridian?
Redfish Lake
500
What kind of things did Grandpa John design for S&S ?
Rollercoasters
500
What was Uncle Pete's name original choice of name for the new elementary school?
Scooby Doo Elementary