Homestead Creations

While on a family history kick I began to remember how much I loved a pioneer doll I made one year in my primary class and decided my girls should have one. Then, while on vacation, I found a kit that came with everything to make one. I made a handful of adjustments to it and decided to put it out there so others can make the same memories of honoring their ancestors. I hope these help kids realize just how blessed they are, inspire them to learn more about their family history, and help them see that sometimes simplicity is still pretty awesome!

If you go to my Etsy shop linked HERE, and at the top of my blog’s home page, you can get a pioneer doll kit that will come with everything you need to make your own doll. I will say, some sewing experience is needed. Not by your child per say, but if you, or whoever is going to help them, knows some basics about hand sewing it would be beneficial for them. The kit comes with a needle, all the material needed, thread, stuffing, string, yarn hair to braid, a needle, instructions, and a family history “journal” encouraging your child to learn more about their family history.

So once you go to Etsy, you’ll choose a hair color, skin color, and dress/bonnet combo.

Then your child, or you, get to make this adorable pioneer doll for them to play with.

If you want to learn more about what inspired me to put these doll kits out…keep reading!

This spring we went on a long road trip and it ended with us stopping at Martin’s Cove outside of Casper, WY. What an experience! To see my family’s names there in person and stand where they passed through and suffered so much was more moving than I thought it would be.

After learning more about their experiences I decided to go back and read their personal accounts we have. This lead to reading more about all of my ancestors and feeling a real pull to better understand all they went through and make sure my kids understand just how much we have to learn from their examples.

We stood on this river looking one way and seeing Devil’s Gate and turning the opposite direction and seeing Martin’s Cove, and then we went to our family history pics and found the above picture. It was so cool to see! So grateful for all my ancestors who have kept great records and taken the time to record as much as possible and collect information!

Those 4 Ormes listed are my ancestors! They all made it to Salt Lake City, UT. What a blessing! The pioneer packet that comes with the kit has some more information on how they made it.

My great great great grandma Amy Kirby Orme

My great great grandpa Samuel Washington Orme with his wife and children.

This is my great grandpa Lafayette. As you can see, he visited his father’s childhood home while serving his mission in England. Lafayette would go on to marry and have a family and his youngest would be Grandpa Verl Warren Orme, who would have my father, John Warren Orme!

I have loved re-reading all of my family history books put together by my Aunt Nancy and teaching my children their stories. What inspiration they all were! These stories are just the tip of the ice berg of our family history that inspires me! So grateful for my ancestors. Grateful for modern day technology that allows us to easily record our history and share it with others!

What a woman, right?!

I hope if nothing else, you are inspired to go learn more about your family history. Re-read all the stories, tell them over and over again, share them with others! Coming soon: a list of questions you can make sure to have recorded in your journal for your posterity!