Linnie Taylor Marchant Findlay (April 22, 1919 – January 10, 2009) was a writer-historian based in

Ephraim, Utah Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 5,611 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the largest city in Sanpete County. It is the location of Snow College and is located ...

. A native of

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, she is cited as a founding editor of the ''

Saga of the Sanpitch The Saga of the Sanpitch was a collection of biographical short stories, published annually from 1969 to 1998, about early Scandinavian immigrants to the Sanpete Valley Sanpete County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 U ...

'', an annually-published collection of historical short-stories about

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n immigrants and their descendants in Utah's

Sanpete Valley Sanpete County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 27,822. Its county seat is Manti, and its largest city is Ephraim. The county was created in 1850. History The Sanpete Valley may ...

. She and her husband, a professor at

Snow College Snow College is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is part ...

, were among the original organizers of the

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.Chantry, Judy. "Getting the Word Out: Ross and Linnie Findlay". ''Sanpete Messenger''. June 20, 2005. . Findlay was a Latter Day Saint.

Publications

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References

External links

Saga of the Sanpitch

Obituary of Ross Findlay, Linnie's husband
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