Photos
Ardyth’s early life and family
Novelist career: 1940s and 1950s
Later life
Places and people in Ardyth’s novels
The Peaceable Kingdom and Up Home
The following photos were taken in 1953, when Ardyth and her teenage nephews visited Salt Lake City, as she explained on the outside of the envelope holding the photos: “Sentimental Journey with Michael & Timothy. Most of these pictures Michael took. The houses & landmarks are all places that were important to MOTHER—for Peaceable Kingdom, Up Home, etc.” Ardyth based many of the people and incidents in these books on stories she heard from her mother, Lulu (Olsen) Kennelly.
Good Morning, Young Lady
Two other entries on Ardyth’s list of places in her Salt Lake City neighborhood are “Schooner Jim” (“Schooner Bill” in the book; see #26 on her map) and “Dr. Ferdon’s Famous Show” (where Dorney Leaf and Butch Cassidy first meet; see #15).