1905 farmstead on its way to becoming living-history site

SOUTH JORDAN (Deseret News) — Ask Bruce Newbold about his aunt's farmstead, and he'll get a nostalgic, far-off tone in his voice.

He remembers roasting hot dogs for Grandpa Holt's birthday, visiting at the annual Easter family reunion in the grove and passing out 150 bags of popcorn at Halloween.

Newbold happily shares memories of one of South Jordan's original homes that many residents know as the Popcorn Lady's place or Aunt Mame's.

"She treated everyone that came down there as her family," Newbold said of his aunt, Mabel Holt Nelson. "It didn't matter if it was close relatives or people in the community, everyone called her Aunt Mame."

South Jordan is working on restoring and preserving Aunt Mame's home at approximately 10300 S. 1300 West. Called the Samuel E. Holt Farmstead (after Aunt Mame's father and Newbold's grandfather), the spot will eventually be turned into a 3-acre park and living-history site. A ribbon-cutting ceremony on the first part of the three-phase project is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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