E56: Just One Beautiful Thing
From NOT FORGOTTEN: Stories of Utah's Dixie by Lyman Hafen
March 23, 2026 · 49 min
About this episode
Lyman Hafen discusses the impact of the sego lily on the lives of David and Wilhelmina Cannon with guests Dr. Richard Whitehead and Jerry Anderson.
Dr. Richard Whitehead and the renown sculptor Jerry Anderson sit down with Lyman to talk about the classic Dixie story of David and Wilhelmina Cannon, and how the intricate beauty of a sego lily changed their lives in early St. George. Jerry Anderson has sculpted a monument honoring these two pioneer settlers of Utah's Dixie.
People in this episode
Host: Lyman Hafen
Guests: Dr. Richard Whitehead, Jerry Anderson
Topics covered
- history
- sculpture
- pioneers
- Utah's Dixie
- David and Wilhelmina Cannon
- sego lily
Keywords
- Dixie
- sculptor
- monument
- pioneer settlers
- Utah history
- sego lily
- David Cannon
- Wilhelmina Cannon
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: sego lily
Places: St. George, Utah
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