May Queen Listing

Queen Olive Sorensen (center seated) and Her 1906 Court
Olive Sorensen and 1906 Court

The Queen's of May Day Past… Bright blue skies, dew covered grass and snow capped mountains are among a few of the hallmark traditions of our Mendon May Day. Our springtime celebration is now held on the first Saturday in May each year, it is sure to stir your soul as well as delight your springtimes senses.

This is the earliest Mendon May Day photograph that we currently have. It was taken in 1906 by Mathew A. Forster, one of Mendon's first early photographers. A very young Olive Sorensen is shown surrounded by her maids on the front lawn of her father's home at 96 South Main Street. Those shown in the photo besides the queen are: May Baker, Marvel Hancock, Amy Bird, Gladys Hughes and Melvina Baker. I suppose the named are left to right, but I am not be sure. May Queen's in this list that have an *Asterisk by the name, are thought to be the Queen for the year listed. They may well be, but I've not been able to 'prove' the name nor date from any published newspapers or from journal entries, etc. It is what the old timers left us with, and is good enough for me until the time comes when we can perhaps do better. ~Rod

Come to the Woodland

Come to the woodland away away! Gathering flow’rs for the Queen of May. Ev’rything lovely and bright and rare, Weaving a garland for one so fair. Sing with the wild birds a song today! _____, our _____, is Queen of May, Oh! _____, our _____, is Queen of May!

Isaac Sorensen

The key to the Queen listing below is: Left to Right, the May Day year number; the calander year of the Queen; and the Queen's maiden name.

  • 159 2021
  • 158 2020 Alisabeth Apedaile
  • 157 2019 Sierra Porter
  • 156 2018 Kaylee Lott
  • 155 2017 Olivia Keller
  • 154 2016 Katelyn Buist
  • 153 2015 Adeline Apedaile
  • 152 2014 Jacey Jensen
  • 151 2013 Krystal Macdonald
  • 150 2012 Madison Collins
  • 149 2011 Kelsi Christensen
  • 148 2010 Taunie Rasmussen
  • 147 2009 Ashlyn Ferguson
  • 146 2008 Lindsey Larson
  • 145 2007 Brandy DeBruin
  • 144 2006 Cheryl Black
  • 143 2005 Stephanie Maughan
  • 142 2004 Alyssa Shelton
  • 141 2003 Tiffany Peters
  • 140 2002 Lisa Ann Ferrara
  • 139 2001 Heidi Lynn Bowen
  • 138 2000 Melissa Ann Taylor
  • 137 1999 Emily Rose Brandley
  • 136 1998 Traci Woodbrey
  • 135 1997 Andrea Clemensen
  • 134 1996 Melanie Seamons
  • 133 1995 Angela Hofler
  • 132 1994 Hannah Walbridge
  • 131 1993 Anna Watkins
  • 130 1992 Katie Krebs
  • 129 1991 Alison Clemensen
  • 128 1990 Loni Bird
  • 127 1989 Penny Woodbrey
  • 126 1988 Marcianne Hart
  • 125 1987 Amy Watkins
  • 124 1986 Valerie Kay Hudson
  • 123 1985 Leisa Thompson
  • 122 1984 Joan Johnson
  • 121 1983 Kelleen Ann Hansen
  • 120 1982 Laura Lloyd
  • 119 1981 Carol Croft
  • 118 1980 Marciea Barrett
  • 117 1979 Stephanie Muir
  • 116 1978 Tresa Quinlan
  • 115 1977 Lisa Bird
  • 114 1976 Jenae Baker
  • 113 1975 Karla Diane James
  • 112 1974 Debra Porath
  • 111 1973 Julie Ann Muir
  • 110 1972 Linda Sorensen
  • 109 1971 Cindy Larsen
  • 108 1970 Karine Ladle
  • 107 1969 Koya Baker
  • 106 1968 Karen Hiibner
  • 105 1967 Rebecca Blanche Yonk
  • 104 1966 Kristine Sorensen
  • 103 1965 Lela Kidman
  • 102 1964 Mary Jean Willie
  • 101 1963 Coy Andersen
  • 100 1962 Eva Longstroth
  • 099 1961 Carolyn Louise Larsen
  • 098 1960 Bonnie Peterson
  • 097 1959 Verna Larsen
  • 096 1958 Pauline Sorensen
  • 095 1957 Vonda Richards
  • 094 1956 Shirley Bingham
  • 093 1955 Kohnie Muir
  • 092 1954 Marilyn Hiibner
  • 091 1953 Harriet Muir
  • 090 1952 Georgia Kidman
  • 089 1951 Glenda Longstroth
  • 088 1950 LaPriel Heninger
  • 087 1949 Enid Ellen Bird
  • 086 1948 Louise Muir
  • 085 1947 Naomi Walker
  • 084 1946 Betty Lou Yonk
  • 083 1945 Geneil Hughes
  • 082 1944 Bonnie Shelton
  • 081 1943 Renee Bird
  • 080 1942 Marie Walker
  • 079 1941 Margaret Rae Sorensen
  • 078 1940 Juanita Wood
  • 077 1939 Doris Baker
  • 076 1938 Clara Larsen
  • 075 1937 Imogene Sorensen
  • 074 1936 Marie Stauffer
  • 073 1935 Madall Hancock
  • 072 1934 Lois Hardman
  • 071 1933 Helen Walker
  • 070 1932 Verral Kidman
  • 069 1931 Faye Hancock
  • 068 1930 Edna Marcia Darley
  • 067 1929 Cleo Richards
  • 066 1928 Vira Hiibner
  • 065 1927 Lea Ann Wood
  • 064 1926 Mozelle Barrett
  • 063 1925
  • 062 1924 Leona Jane Baker
  • 061 1923 LaVon Ahrens
  • 060 1922 Melba Hughes Sorensen
  • 059 1921 Lucille Larsen
  • 058 1920 Violet Bird
  • 057 1919 Laura Richards Hughes
  • 056 1918 Juanita Christensen (Buist)
  • 055 1917
  • 054 1916 Rhoda Louise Sorensen
  • 053 1915 Arzella Bird
  • 052 1914 Nora Ahrens
  • 051 1913 Hazel Muir
  • 050 1912 Ethel Ladle
  • 049 1911 Orpha Larsen
  • 048 1910 Mary Baker (May)
  • 047 1909 Theta Maud Whitney
  • 046 1908 Eliza Pearl George*
  • 045 1907 Therese Lallis Bird*
  • 044 1906 Olive Sorensen
  • 043 1905 Hazel Bird
  • 042 1904 Adelia Pearl Bird*
  • 041 1903 Ethel Maud Sorensen
  • 040 1902 Annie Laurie Richardss*
  • 039 1901 Charlotte Barrett
  • 038 1900
  • 037 1899 Lavinia Hughes* (Louis)
  • 036 1898 Rachel Marilla Richard
  • 035 1897 Mary Elizabeth Wood*
  • 034 1896 Laura Baker*
  • 033 1895 Mary Ann Hughes
  • 032 1894 Jane Richards*
  • 031 1893
  • 030 1892 Hannah Sophia Sorensen
  • 029 1891
  • 028 1890
  • 027 1889
  • 026 1888
  • 025 1887 Martha Emma Sweeten*
  • 024 1886 Mary Elizabeth Findley*
  • 023 1885
  • 022 1884
  • 021 1883
  • 020 1882
  • 019 1881 Martha Elizabeth Graham*
  • 018 1880 Mary Tamer Lemmon
  • 017 1879 Elizabeth Ann Forster*
  • 016 1878
  • 015 1877
  • 014 1876 Sarah Lavinia Walker
  • 013 1875
  • 012 1874 Hannah Leavitt Baker
  • 011 1873
  • 010 1872
  • 009 1871 Annie Elizabeth Paul*
  • 008 1870
  • 007 1869 Margaret M. Forster*
  • 006 1868
  • 005 1867
  • 004 1866
  • 003 1865 Elizabeth Hopkins Walker
  • 002 1864 Susan Hancock
  • 001 1863 Larsine Sorensen (Seny)
    • Notes…

    I have worked on this Mendon May Queen listing for over forty years now. I took it on as it was printed up in the 1964 May Day Program, the one that T. Kay Sorensen and the Mendon May Day Committee worked on so hard that year. From this humble beginning I have hunted and searched the archives of U.S.U., the Logan Library, other old newspapers and personal collections, for the queens added here. In 2018 I found another "New" queen for the year 1905, and then moved the old one in this place up a couple of rungs. Slowly but surely the old list is being worked on.

    This is my current listing as best as can be determined at this present point in time. The names with an *Asterisk by them are thought to have been the Queen of May for that year as noted. Since I can not better them and or the year they are placed in, I have thought it best to just leave the work done prior alone. At least T. Kay Sorensen and Mendon May Day Committee at the time knew someone, who knew of these people. We just do not have as of yet, what I term, the proof positive from a newspaper clipping and or a journal entry as we do for the others. I suppose we may never get them all, but I hope to be able to find a "few" more before I am through. With so many things coming online these days (2020) I might yet find more~ or perhaps you will bump into one. ~Rod