Author Archives: Jay G. Burrup

About Jay G. Burrup

Jay G. Burrup grew up in Downey and graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in history and a masters in library and information science. A certified archivist at the LDS Church History Library in Salt Lake City, he and wife Dorothy are the parents of four daughters and have a grandchild, with another on the way. Jay is an avid collector of Idahoiana, especially antique postcards. He contributed numerous articles to a recently published history of Downey and administers the Downey-Marsh Valley Facebook page, which just welcomed its two thousandth member. He and brother Roger own their great-grandparents’ 1895 dry farm homestead near Downey.

Downey—Spotlight

Where Heaven and Earth Meet By Jay G. Burrup I remember Downey’s small but impressive Marsh Valley Hospital of orange brick. It was built on North Main Street in the late 1940s by energetic civic leaders, including my grandfather, William … Continue reading →

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