Welcome!
The grandchildren of Dr. Edmund Francis Noyes and Savilla O’Connie Garrish Noyes – Tracy, Edmund, Linda and Lisa are proud to continue the legacy of our beloved “Grand Doctor” by making Dr. Noyes’ Soothing Salve available to you.
We began production of the salve at the request of the physician assistant at the Noyes Healthcare Clinic in Baggs, Wyo., in 2003. It seems the town and surrounding area had finally run out of the last batch, which was made in 1981 by our Grandma Noyes. We remember fondly making the salve with her and when she passed away in 1983, we inherited not only the recipe, but the rich history of our grandparents and their rural community that we are now proud to share with you.
A Country Doctor
Dr. Noyes was very much "a country doctor" and rural life in the Wyoming frontier was not for the faint of heart. Wyoming was acquired by the United States from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and became a ranching center after the Union Pacific Railroad was established (1868). Wyoming was admitted as the 44th state in 1890, which was just before Dr. Noyes’ arrival.
Wyoming is bordered by Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and Idaho. Its vast landscape includes part of the Great Plains and the Black Hills and includes the Bighorn, Tetons and Wind River ranges of the Rocky Mountains. European explorers in the 1700s discovered Wyoming was already inhabited by Plains Indians, which included the Shoshone Tribe. Both the Oregon and Overland trails crossed through Wyoming. Even though the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition did not venture into the territory, a member of their group, John Coulter, did spend time in Wyoming. It was also first state to include the right of woman suffrage in 1889 in its constitution. Wyoming elected the first U.S. woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, in 1924, and pioneering women like Savilla earned respect alongside the men in their community for their hard work and dedication.
It was indeed a hard life for Dr. Noyes and Savilla. Grandma often told us stories of the hardships they would endure, but her tales were also filled with hope, inspiration and pride at overcoming the obstacles to raise our family. We hope you enjoy their stories as much as we do.
