Links to Other Great Sites
Here are some links to other sites pertaining to family members,
or sites that family members may be interested in.
If you have a link you would like to add, let us know!
Family History Archives at BYU - Do a search for 'Fairbanks' and one of the results is the book "Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633 - 1897" by Lorenzo Sayles. This is the huge book of the Fairbanks Family in the East and has been scanned in its entirety. It is in PDF format and can be searched.
Tapistree.com - Family member Carolyn Barrani (daughter of John B Fairbanks Jr, grand-daughter of John B Fairbanks, Sr, John Boylston Fairbanks line) has studied needlework at the Elsa Williams' School of Needlework in Massachusetts and the Royal School of Needlework in London, and has designed crewel and needlepoint for over 30 years, creating designs for major manufacturers in the industry as well as manufacturing her own kits. View and buy some of her stunning creations here!
Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts. Believed to be the oldest surviving timber frame house in North America. Eight generations of the family lived in the house. The Fairbanks Family in America organization now owns it. Additions over the centuries have expanded it, but it is still in a relatively unspoiled original condition. It is now an historic house museum, open from May 1 until October 31.
This Is The Place Heritage Park - the Pioneer Village at Heritage Park, of course, is where the Fairbanks Family Home is located in Salt Lake City. They have numerous events during the year that offer fun for the entire family, such as Memorial Day, Liberty Days, Pioneer Festival, First Harvest, Pumpkin Patch, Haunted Deseret, Ghost Tales, Candlelight Christmas, and many more! Get together a group of 10 or more and receive a discount on admission.
Ginger Fairbanks' CD "Sabbath Impressions" - Twenty-one year-old pianist, Ginger Fairbanks (daughter of Craig and Mary Fairbanks, grand-daughter of Richard and Fonda Fairbanks) has been performing for small and large audiences alike for more than a decade. In 2004, Ginger released her debut album, Sabbath Impressions, which features inspiring medleys and arrangements of 17 favorite hymns and primary songs. Ginger's visionary arrangements awaken and revitalize these age-old songs, while capturing the beauty and simplicity of beloved hymns.
NEW! Ginger Fairbanks now has a new CD available called "Solace". Click the link to hear clips from her album. Includes "Press Forward Saints", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and "Consider the Lilies", among others.
Fairbanks Art & Books - features books about the sculptures made by Avard T. Fairbanks, along with books on sculpting technique, available for purchase. Avard's son, Eugene, either wrote or co-authored the books.
Fairbanks Art - An online gallery featuring the artwork of Avard T. Fairbanks; includes selected major works and locations and selected museums, sites, and gardens. Features a slideshow gallery of fantasy sculpture, historical sculpture, and sacred sculpture and ordering information.
Avard Fairbanks, the Sculptor - a tribute to the sculptor Avard Fairbanks, his life and his art. Avard T. Fairbanks, Ph.D. (1897-1987) was America's distinguished Sculptor, Anatomist, and Educator of the 20th Century. In his career he created over 100 public monuments to great characters and events in history (four are found in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.).
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. - Read the story behind the famous actor. He isn't really a Fairbanks, either! In a nutshell, his mother Ella's first husband was a John Fairbanks who died leaving her a widow with one son. She married a second time, got divorced, then married a third time to H. Charles Ulman, and had two more sons, one of whom was Douglas. Charles proved to be a scoundrel who abandoned this family (he had previously abandoned his first family!) when Douglas was only five years old. Infuriated with Charles, Ella had the names of her two sons changed to Fairbanks, wishing to associate them with the prestigious Fairbanks name, the same as her oldest son.
Winter Quarters Project - BYU - The Winter Quarters Project is based at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. This is an ongoing effort to gather information about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in the Winter Quarters area between the years of 1846 and 1853. They are also researching the settlements created by the pioneers and the causes of death among the Saints at that time. Because this project is continually expanding, they welcome input and the contribution of information by the public. Several of our Fairbanks relatives are listed on this site.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 - The Mormon Overland Travel, 1847-1868, is the most complete listing of individuals and companies in which Mormon pioneer emigrants traveled west to Utah from 1847 through 1868. It is an incomplete listing, as rosters have not been found for all companies. It also identifies sources to learn more about the experiences of each company. You can search for a specific individual, among whom are many Fairbanks family members.
Early Latter-day Saints - A Mormon Trail Pioneer Database. In this database we have endeavored to recognize these Latter-day Saints giving information about their lives and families, when and where their settlements were established and who lived and died in these then remote places. You will find individual and family information in family group, pedigree and descendant reports some with photographs as well as biographies, settlement histories, maps, cemeteries, and timelines that will help you understand their lives and times. Several Fairbanks family members are listed here.
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