The Belnap Family Organization has a remarkable history that has been relatively well-documented over the years. Records go back to the very first reunion, which was held on Wednesday, 5 October 1904 in Hooper, Utah. Up until 1980, most Belnap Family Organizations minutes were kept in a large leather-bound minute book (the “BFO Minute Book”) on legal-size paper. The BFO Minute Book also served as a sort of scrapbook for reunion announcements and programs, reports, and important correspondence.
Below are links to important historical information on the Belnap Family Organization (except for some BFO Reunion records, which are more fully available here, and Belnap Family Criers, which are available here), including minutes of family organization meetings, reunion minutes/reports, and other notable correspondence and materials:
Official BFO Minutes and Reports
- Belnap Family Organization Minute Book, 1904-1980 (PDF; full version; individual meeting minutes are itemized separately below)
- “Belnap Family Reunion Programe,” 5 Oct 1904
- BFO Reunion Report (taken from newspaper account, 13 Sep 1925; version 1)
- BFO Reunion Report (taken from newspaper account, 13 Sep 1925; version 2)
- BFO Reunion Report, 6 Sep 1927
- BFO Reunion Report, 6 Aug 1932
- BFO Reunion Report, 6 Aug 1932 (second version)
- BFO Reunion Report, 1 Jul 1939
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Oct 1939
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Apr 1940
- BFO Reunion Report, 31 Aug 1940
- BFO Reunion Report, 30 Aug 1941
- BFO Officers Meeting, 30 Aug 1941
- BFO Reunion Report, 26 Aug 1946; Newspaper Article
- BFO Officers Meeting, 18 Apr 1947
- BFO Officers Meeting, 20 Mar 1948
- BFO Reunion Report, 11 Sep 1948
- BFO Reunion Report, 12 Aug 1950
- BFO Officers Meeting, 14 Apr 1952
- BFO Officers Meeting, 17 May 1952
- BFO Reunion Report, 23 Aug 1952
- BFO Officers Meeting, 1 Feb 1953
- BFO Officers Meeting, 25 Sep 1953
- BFO Officers Meeting, 6 May 1954
- BFO Officers Meeting, 17 Jul 1954
- BFO Reunion Report, 21 Aug 1954; Financial Report
- BFO Officers Meeting, 28 Apr 1955
- BFO Officers Meeting, 12 Mar 1956
- BFO Officers Meeting, 6 Aug 1956
- BFO Reunion Report, 18 Aug 1956
- BFO Financial Report, 1 Sep 1956
- BFO Officers Meeting, 13 Oct 1956
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Aug 1957
- BFO Officers Meeting, 7 Jun 1958
- BFO Communication: “A Special Message From The President,” 1958
- BFO Reunion Report, 23 Aug 1958
- BFO Treasurer’s Report through 15 Aug 1958 by Arias G. Belnap
- BFO Treasurer’s Report as of 23 Aug 1958 by Arias G. Belnap
- BFO Officers Meeting, 15 Aug 1959
- BFO Officers Meeting, 21 Nov 1959
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 16 Jul 1960
- BFO Communication: “A Special Message From The President,” 1960
- BFO Treasurer’s Report as of 16 Aug 1960 by Arias G. Belnap
- BFO Reunion Report, 19-20 Aug 1960
- BFO Officers Meeting, 29 Apr 1962
- BFO Officers Meeting, 3 Jul 1962
- BFO Officers Meeting, 31 Jul 1962
- BFO Reunion Report, 25 Aug 1962; Resolution by Wilford Belnap; Treasurer’s Report as of 20 Aug 1962 by Arias G. Belnap
- BFO Officers Meeting, 2 Feb 1963
- BFO Officers Meeting, 2 Mar 1963
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Jun 1963
- BFO Officers Meeting, 14 Sep 1963
- BFO Officers Meeting, 25 Jan 1964
- BFO Officers Meeting, 27 Mar 1964
- BFO Officers Meeting, 3 Apr 1964
- BFO Officers Meeting, 27 Jun 1964
- BFO Financial Report, 18 Aug 1964
- BFO Reunion Report, 22 Aug 1964
- BFO Financial Report, after 22 Aug 1964
- Letter from Gordon L. Belnap to Lorenzo Belnap, Hooper, UT, 20 Sep 1964 (added to BFO Minute Book on 26 Sep 1964)
- BFO Officers Meeting, 26 Sep 1964
- BFO Officers Meeting, 24 Oct 1964
- BFO Report of Income and Expense as of 1 Jan 1965
- BFO Officers Meeting, 3 Jan 1965
- Letter from Gilbert E. Marriott, Ogden Utah, to Lorenzo Belnap, 7 Jan 1965, regarding BFO inventory of files
- Letter from Lorenzo Belnap to LaRue B. Willis, 4 Mar 1965
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Apr 1965
- BFO Letter to Family Representatives, 1 May 1965
- Dream of President Lorenzo Belnap, 19 May 1965
- BFO Officers Meeting, 15 Jul 1965; Letter from unknown, 16 Jul 1965; Research Organization Chart [ADD MISSING FILES LINKS FROM HERE FORWARD]
- BFO Officers Meeting, 5 Nov 1965
- BFO Officers Meeting, _____ [no date]
- Letter from Della A. Belnap to Artella Luthy, 7 Jan 1966
- BFO Officers Meeting, 15 Jan 1966
- BFO Officers Meeting, 2 Apr 1966
- Letter from Della A. Belnap to unnamed cousin regarding coordination of research through W. Dean Belnap, 12 Jun 1966
- BFO President’s Letter to Officers and Family Representatives, 19 Jul 1966
- BFO Reunion Report, 20 Aug 1966
- BFO Special Officers Meeting, 20 Aug 1966
- BFO Officers Meeting, 5 Nov 1966
- BFO Officers Meeting, 14 Jan 1967
- BFO Letter to Officers, 15 May 1967
- BFO Officers Meeting, 22 Oct 1967
- BFO Officers Meeting, 19 May 1968
- BFO Officers Meeting, 29 Jun 1968
- BFO Reunion Report, 20 Jul 1968
- BFO Officers Meeting, 29 Nov 1969
- BFO Officers Meeting, 17 Jan 1970
- BFO Officers Meeting, 4 Mar 1970; Letter from W. Dean Belnap, London, England, to Richard D. Belnap, 25 Feb 1970; Financial Report
- BFO Officers Meeting, 22 Apr 1970
- BFO Officers Meeting, 27 May 1970
- BFO Officers Meeting, 17 Jun 1970
- BFO Reunion Report, 27 Jun 1970; Genealogy Research and Financial Reports
- BFO Officers Meeting, 30 Sep 1970; Financial Report
- BFO Officers Meeting, 30 Nov 1970
- BFO Officers Meeting, 20 May 1971
- BFO Officers Meeting, 3 May 1972
- BFO Officers Meeting, 9 Aug 1972
- BFO Reunion Report, 19 Aug 1972; 1972 Reunion Ballot; Financial Report
- BFO Officers Meeting, 2 Dec 1972
- BFO Officers Meeting, 28 Feb 1973
- BFO Officers Meeting, 3 Nov 1973
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 1 Dec 1973
- BFO Officers Meeting, 26 Jan 1974
- BFO Officers Meeting, 16 May 1974
- BFO Officers Meeting, 19 Jun 1974
- BFO Reunion Report, 29 Jun 1974
- BFO 1974 Reunion Ballot
- BFO Officers Meeting, 15 Nov 1974
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 22 Feb 1975
- BFO Officers Meeting, 28 Jul 1976
- BFO Reunion Report, 6-7 Aug 1976
- BFO Officers Meeting, 11 Sep 1976
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Oct 1976
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 6 Nov 1976
- BFO Officers Meeting, 14 Oct 1977
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 7 Jan 1978
- BFO Reunion Report, 12 Aug 1978
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 11 Nov 1978
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 5 Jan 1979
- BFO Officers Meeting, 12 Jan 1980
- BFO Officers Meeting, 6 Jun 1980
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 19 Feb 1994
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 17 Feb 1996
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 10 Mar 1996
- BFO Memorandum to Officers and Family Representatives, 9 Aug 1997
- BFO Reunion Report, 8 Aug 1998
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 19 Feb 2000
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 18 Aug 2001
- BFO Reunion Report, 14 Aug 2004
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 14 Aug 2004
- BFO Memorandum to Officers and Family Representatives, 1 Sep 2004
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 1 Oct 2004
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 20 Feb 2005
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 10 Apr 2005
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 5 Jun 2005
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Jun 2006
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Aug 2006
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 10 Oct 2006
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 28 Nov 2006
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 23 Jan 2007
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Feb 2007
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Mar 2007
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 22 May 2007
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 28 Aug 2007
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 23 Oct 2007
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 22 Jan 2008
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 26 Feb 2008
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 22 Jul 2008
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 21 Oct 2008
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 18 Nov 2008
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 15 Jan 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Feb 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Mar 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 9 Apr 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 14 May 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 11 Jun 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 9 Jul 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 6 Aug 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 8 Oct 2009
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Nov 2009
- BFO President’s Letter to Officers and Family Representatives, 1 Feb 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 16 Feb 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 16 Mar 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 20 Apr 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 18 May 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 8 Jun 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 14 Aug 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Oct 2010
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Jan 2011
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Apr 2011
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 24 Aug 2011
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 29 Feb 2012
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 25 Apr 2012
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 30 May 2012
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Jun 2012
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 4 Apr 2014
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 9 May 2014
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 13 Jun 2014
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 9 Jul 2014
- BFO Reunion Report, 9 Aug 2014
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 9 Aug 2014
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 16 Mar 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 13 Apr 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 4 May 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 25 May 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 15 Jun 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 13 Jul 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Jul 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 10 Aug 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 20 Oct 2016
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 23 Feb 2017
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 20 Apr 2017
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 25 May 2017
- BFO Officers Meeting, 1 Feb 2018
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Feb 2018
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 22 Feb 2018
- BFO Officers Meeting, 8 Mar 2018
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 29 Mar 2018
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 3 May 2018
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 12 Jul 2018
- BFO Officers Meeting, 31 Aug 2019
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 21 Sep 2019
- BFO Officers Meeting, 5 Jul 2020
- BFO Officers Meeting, 9 Aug 2020
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 23 Aug 2020
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 13 Sep 2020
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 27 Sep 2020
- BFO Officers Meeting, 22 Nov 2020
- BFO Officers Meeting, 24 Jan 2021
- BFO Officers Meeting, 28 Feb 2021
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 25 Apr 2021
- BFO Officers Meeting, 11 Jul 2021
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 8 Aug 2021
- BFO Officers Meeting, 17 Oct 2021 (no minutes kept)
- BFO Officers Meeting, 7 Nov 2021 (no minutes kept)
- BFO Officers Meeting, 27 Mar 2022
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 24 Apr 2022
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 5 Jun 2022
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 26 Jun 2022
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 24 Jul 2022
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 21 Aug 2022 (minutes kept?)
- BFO Officers Meeting, 30 Apr 2023
- BFO Officers Meeting, 21 May 2023
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 25 Jun 2023 (no minutes kept)
- BFO Officers Meeting, 21 Jan 2024
- BFO Officers Meeting, 4 Feb 2024
- BFO Officers Meeting, 18 Feb 2024
- BFO Officers Meeting, 3 Mar 2024
- BFO Officers and Family Representatives Meeting, 24 Mar 2024
BFO Reunion Records (not otherwise listed above)
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Last update: 25 Mar 2024