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Pioneer Women Of Arizona, Hannah Charlesworth
Pioneer Women Of Arizona, Hannah Charlesworth
BYU Studies Quarterly
Pioneer Women of Arizona, by Roberta Flake Clayton, Catherine H. Ellis, and David F. Boone, 2d ed. (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017)
Far Away In The West: Reflections On The Mormon Pioneer Trail, Veronica J. Anderson
Far Away In The West: Reflections On The Mormon Pioneer Trail, Veronica J. Anderson
BYU Studies Quarterly
Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail, edited by Scott C. Esplin, Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Craig K. Manscill (Provo, Utah: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2015)
Violence And Disruptive Behavior On The Difficult Trail To Utah, 1847–1868, David L. Clark
Violence And Disruptive Behavior On The Difficult Trail To Utah, 1847–1868, David L. Clark
BYU Studies Quarterly
One aspect of the Mormon pioneer experience has not been studied: violence. Did the pioneers have problems with fighting and other aggressive behavior? How did company leaders prevent problems and handle disputes when they inevitably arose? This article reports pioneer records mentioning arguments, punishments, and other violent actions. The stories range from a threatened whipping for children who dallied behind their group to the heartbreaking tale of handcart pioneers being whipped to keep them moving along a frozen trail. While sickness, hunger, accidents, and weather took their toll on the Mormon pioneers, violence was not a major issue. Although records …
Mortality On The Mormon Trail, 1847–1868, Melvin L. Bashore, Byu Pioneer Mortality Team, H. Dennis Tolley
Mortality On The Mormon Trail, 1847–1868, Melvin L. Bashore, Byu Pioneer Mortality Team, H. Dennis Tolley
BYU Studies Quarterly
Over two decades, staff and volunteers at the Church History Department compiled a database of thousands of pioneer records, now available at http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels(link is external), containing diaries and company reports of known Mormon pioneers from 1847 to 1868 (56,042 of them). Data were then compiled in tabular format in an Excel file, available at http://statistics.byu.edu/news(link is external). Researchers working with BYU actuarial students analyzed these data and report their findings: Slightly more males than females made the journey. Fully 45% of the immigrants were under age twenty. For about 25% of known pioneers, no death date is available, …
"The Redemption Of Zion Must Needs Come By Power": Insights Into The Camp Of Israel Expedition, 1834, Matthew C. Godfrey
"The Redemption Of Zion Must Needs Come By Power": Insights Into The Camp Of Israel Expedition, 1834, Matthew C. Godfrey
BYU Studies Quarterly
The story of the Camp of Israel, better known as Zion's Camp, has been told many times. The tale of Joseph Smith leading a group of over two hundred individuals to Missouri to reclaim Mormon lands lost after Jackson County mobs forced the Saints from the county has assumed almost mythical status. Yet details about some aspects of the camp are still somewhat murky, especially in terms of its membership, its funding, its provisioning, and its intentions. Those of us working on the Joseph Smith Papers have discovered many new insights as we have examined documents pertaining to the camp. …
"As A Bird Sings": Hannah Tapfield King, Poetess And Pioneer, Leonard Reed
"As A Bird Sings": Hannah Tapfield King, Poetess And Pioneer, Leonard Reed
BYU Studies Quarterly
Hannah Tapfield King (1807-1886), converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850 in Cambridge, England, and emigrated with her family to Utah. She was a prolific and popular writer of poetry, essays, and educational pieces for Utah's newspapers, and she had a reputation as a woman of refinement. From her autobiography one can see her complete devotion to the Church. She and her family sacrificed a comfortable middle class life in England running the family farm, and they suffered considerably in Utah's desert. Her husband, Thomas King, eventually joined the Church but was never active or …
The Martin Handcart Company At The Sweetwater: Another Look, Chad M. Orton
The Martin Handcart Company At The Sweetwater: Another Look, Chad M. Orton
BYU Studies Quarterly
This article looks at an oft-told story of Mormon pioneers who suffered on the trail in a severe early winter storm. Most Mormons have heard of three brave eighteen-year-old men who helped the stranded handcart pioneers across the icy Sweetwater River in the winter of 1856, carrying almost everyone in the company across and eventually dying from the effects of exposure. Chad M. Orton explores various accounts of the event to determine what is verifiable and what has evolved into Mormon folklore. For example, there is evidence that there were more than three rescuers; the three rescuers traditionally named lived …
Francis Webster: The Unique Story Of One Handcart Pioneer's Faith And Sacrifice, Chad M. Orton
Francis Webster: The Unique Story Of One Handcart Pioneer's Faith And Sacrifice, Chad M. Orton
BYU Studies Quarterly
Francis Webster was a member of a group of Mormon pioneers who in 1856 encountered severe early winter weather and suffered many casualties. Webster is remembered among Mormons as the man who stopped a Sunday School class from criticizing leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for allowing the two ill-fated handcart companies to begin their journey so late in the summer. Webster's paraphrased statement, recorded by a member of the Sunday School class, has come to represent the sentiments of all handcart pioneers in most Mormons' minds, but Chad Orton refutes the idea that the whole …
“All Hail To Christmas”: Mormon Pioneer Holiday Celebrations, Richard Ian Kimball
“All Hail To Christmas”: Mormon Pioneer Holiday Celebrations, Richard Ian Kimball
BYU Studies Quarterly
To Mormon historians and members of the Church generally, Christmas is not a particularly "Mormon" holiday. Though contemporary Latter-day Saints throughout the world embrace a variety of traditions that commemorate the holiday, no major body of distinctively Mormon tradition surrounds the day in December traditionally reserved for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Mormons celebrate the holiday like most other Christians—reading from the nativity account in Luke, exchanging presents, and spending time with family and friends. Santa Claus, decorated trees, and the redemptive story of Ebenezer Scrooge all are staples of the winter holiday for Mormons in the …
Environmental Lessons From Our Pioneer Heritage, Terry B. Ball, Jack D. Brotherson
Environmental Lessons From Our Pioneer Heritage, Terry B. Ball, Jack D. Brotherson
BYU Studies Quarterly
The efforts of the pioneers and their posterity to correct their mistakes in agricultural and ranching practices set an example for us today.
We'll Find The Place: The Mormon Exodus, 1846-1848 Richard E. Bennett, William G. Hartley
We'll Find The Place: The Mormon Exodus, 1846-1848 Richard E. Bennett, William G. Hartley
BYU Studies Quarterly
Richard E. Bennett. We'll Find the Place: The Mormon Exodus, 1846-1848. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1997. 428 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. $19.95.
A Touch Of Refinement: Pioneer Graining, Doris R. Dant
A Touch Of Refinement: Pioneer Graining, Doris R. Dant
BYU Studies Quarterly
Visitors to the Salt Lake Tabernacle are often stunned to learn that the pillars supporting the gallery are not marble but are pine painted to look like marble and that the "oak" benches and organ case are also pine with simulated oak graining. The Tabernacle woodwork and furniture are the most visible reminders of the practice of graining, a technique widely used in Utah Territory's furniture to imitate the look of marble, hardwood, and even leather.
Golden Memories: Remembering Life In A Mormon Village, Ronald W. Walker
Golden Memories: Remembering Life In A Mormon Village, Ronald W. Walker
BYU Studies Quarterly
Personal accounts from early Saints give a colorful glimpse into everyday home and community life in frontier Mormon settlements.
Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway
Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway
BYU Studies Quarterly
Endorsed by Mormon leaders as a healthy and uplifting activity, dancing served the important functions of revitalizing the pioneers' spirits and nurturing their sense of community.
Weather, Disaster, And Responsibility: An Essay On The Willie And Martin Handcart Story, Howard A. Christy
Weather, Disaster, And Responsibility: An Essay On The Willie And Martin Handcart Story, Howard A. Christy
BYU Studies Quarterly
Arguably the most heroic and the most tragic episode of the westering experience, the handcart trek of late 1856 is a magnificent story of individual faith in the midst of serious mistakes.
The Mormon Pioneer Odometers, Norman Edward Wright
The Mormon Pioneer Odometers, Norman Edward Wright
BYU Studies Quarterly
This full account of the wooden machines that measured distances along the Mormon Trail documents interesting details and corrects old misconceptions.
Sail And Rail Pioneers Before 1869, Stanley B. Kimball
Sail And Rail Pioneers Before 1869, Stanley B. Kimball
BYU Studies Quarterly
LDS immigrants trekking west by boat and train endured harassment filthy accommodations hunger and accidents before even starting their wagon journeys.
“Tryed And Purified As Gold”: Mormon Women's “Lives”, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher
“Tryed And Purified As Gold”: Mormon Women's “Lives”, Maureen Ursenbach Beecher
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Wyoming, Kathryn R. Ashworth
Samuel Claridge: Pioneering The Outposts Of Zion S. George Ellsworth, Kenneth W. Godfrey
Samuel Claridge: Pioneering The Outposts Of Zion S. George Ellsworth, Kenneth W. Godfrey
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Mormons At The Missouri, 1846-1852: “And Should We Die” Richard E. Bennett, Gail Geo. Holmes
Mormons At The Missouri, 1846-1852: “And Should We Die” Richard E. Bennett, Gail Geo. Holmes
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
The John Taylor Papers, Records Of The Last Utah Pioneer, Vol. 1, The Apostle And Vol. 2, The President By Samuel W. Taylor And Raymond W. Taylor, Mark R. Grandstaff
The John Taylor Papers, Records Of The Last Utah Pioneer, Vol. 1, The Apostle And Vol. 2, The President By Samuel W. Taylor And Raymond W. Taylor, Mark R. Grandstaff
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Covered Wagon Women: Diaries And Letters From The Western Trails, 1840-1890, Vol 1., 1840-1849 Kenneth L. Holmes, Ed. And Comp., Roger D. Launius
Covered Wagon Women: Diaries And Letters From The Western Trails, 1840-1890, Vol 1., 1840-1849 Kenneth L. Holmes, Ed. And Comp., Roger D. Launius
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Not In Vain: The Inspiring Story Of Ellis Shipp, Pioneer Woman Doctor Susan Evans Mccloud, Jessie L. Embry
Not In Vain: The Inspiring Story Of Ellis Shipp, Pioneer Woman Doctor Susan Evans Mccloud, Jessie L. Embry
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Guest's Editor Prologue, Lamar C. Berrett
Pioneer Stoicism, Sally T. Taylor
One Of The Martin Company, Dian Saderup
The Pioneer Dulcimer, Sally T. Taylor
Pioneers– The Lace-Maker, Sally T. Taylor
Handcarts To Zion Leroy R. Hafen And Ann W. Hafen, S. Lyman Tyler
Handcarts To Zion Leroy R. Hafen And Ann W. Hafen, S. Lyman Tyler
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.