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Recent news in LDS Church historyNovember 2006
Foundation to honor 2 LDS historians 
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November 4, 2006 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"The Mormon Historic Sites Foundation will honor two LDS historians tonight for their devotion to documenting the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The foundation's annual Junius F. Wells Award will go to Karl Ricks Anderson and his brother, Richard Lloyd Anderson. Karl Anderson has become known as..."
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Brigham Young's chair returned to Utah
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November 4, 2006 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Two great-great-great-grandsons of Brigham Young presented to the Mormon church an heirloom rocking chair that one of Young's many wives likely sat in to soothe their children. Brothers Bob and Skip Young say the chair has been cherished by their family, but its historical value would be better appreciated by the church and the residents of the city founded by..."
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Family donates Brigham Young's chair to LDS Church
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November 4, 2006 - ABC 4
"Two brothers who are descendants of Brigham Young donated a wonderful gift to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Friday: A rocking chair once owned by Brigham Young..."
October 2006
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Music, spoken word to mark 150 years since handcart trek
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October 27, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"To mark a 150-year milestone, the story of a group of Mormon pioneers on their way to Utah will be told through orchestral music and spoken word. The 1856 journey of the Edward Martin and James Willie pioneer handcart companies will be showcased through a newly composed orchestral chorus, written by a Utah composer and sung and played by Utah Valley State College Symphony Orchestra and A Cappella Choir this..."
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1867 Mormon Tabernacle Pews Are Casualties of a Face-Lift
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October 26, 2006 - New York Times
"When the historic Tabernacle, the egg-shaped building that is home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, reopens next year after a lengthy face-lift and seismic retrofit, visitors will find something new: the pews. The loss of the original, and uncomfortable, pine pews, handmade in 1867 and meticulously etched and painted to look like oak, angers many..."
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LDS historical group names new president
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October 23, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"The John Whitmer Historical Association recently appointed Alexander L. Baugh, Brigham Young University associate professor of church history and doctrine, to be its president for 2006-07. The announcement was made during the annual conference held in Independence, Mo., Sept. 28-Oct. 1. The John Whitmer Historical Association was founded in 1973 to study the..."
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Missouri's Mormon past
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October 17, 2006 - Columbia Missiourian
"If it wasn't for the Mormon War of the late-1830s, Missouri, and not Utah, would probably be the Mormon capital of the world. In 1838 and 1839, following an 'extermination' order issued by Gov. Lilburn Boggs, 8,000 to 10,000 Mormons were driven out of Missouri. Boggs had declared Mormons in 'open and avowed defiance' of the state's laws and..."
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150 years later, historians remember Willie and Martin handcart companies
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October 9, 2006 - ABC 4 News
"October 5, 1856. Conference weekend. Thousands of Mormons had gathered on Temple Square. Brigham Young was supposed to give a sermon. Instead, he put out an urgent call for volunteers to mount a rescue. Two handcart companies were still out on the trail - hundreds of miles from their destination in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Brigham Young had been over that trail himself. He knew the danger..."
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A Look Back at the History of Main Street
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October 4, 2006 - KSL.com
"Latter-day Saints, under the leadership of Brigham Young settled the Salt Lake Valley. They designed the layout of the streets and the architecture of buildings that exist today. There really was very little separation between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the city in those early days. So, church leaders have..."
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A family history overhaul
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October 2, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"Whether your LDS ancestors pulled a handcart across the Plains or you have no affiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there's a wealth of information being processed for placement on the Internet beginning next year that can tie you to your family tree - free. Visitors to Temple Square walk past the LDS temple before conference weekend begins. Thousands of Latter-day Saints in town for the church's 176th Semi-annual General Conference, which begins at 10 a.m. today, know something about their ancestry because they've long been..."
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Church's Family History Center open to public for research
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October 2, 2006 - Vinton Messenger
"Karen Kappesser calls the kin people she located in Kent, England, 'my real cousins,' even though they grew up an ocean away from each other. 'The beauty of it is making the connection with people you've never heard of,' said Kappesser, who has visited her newly-found cousins in England three times and corresponds with them regularly. The Blue Ridge resident knew her great-grandmother had come from England, but had little else to..."
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New LDS Church History museum exhibit honors handcart pioneers
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October 2, 2006 - ABC4 News
"Saturday is a big day at the LDS Museum of Church History and Art as a powerful new exhibit opens. The exhibit honors the 150th anniversary of the Willie and Martin handcart companies. In 1856, Mormon handcart pioneers were making the trek from the midwest to Utah when hit by a sudden snowstorm. Although hundreds died, the rest were rescued and eventually made it to Utah..."
September 2006
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Most pews in Tabernacle will be history
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September 29, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"The historic Salt Lake Tabernacle will be missing pieces of its pioneer craftsmanship when it reopens next year. White pine benches painted to resemble oak will not be set back in the renovated building. Though uncomfortable, the pews were among the 139-year-old hall's signature features. 'Some of the original benches are being placed back into the building; others will be replaced with oak replicas to maintain historicity...'"
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Trek salutes handcart pioneers
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September 28, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"Wiping the sweat from beneath their sunbonnets didn't wipe the smiles off the faces of a giggling group of fourth-grade girls who were among hundreds of handcart "trekkers" who made their way through Salt Lake City streets Tuesday, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first LDS handcart pioneers to reach the valley. Their three-mile trek from This Is the Place Heritage Park to the historic LDS 10th Ward, and then on to the Conference Center, brought both..."
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Beehive House is Salt Lake fixture
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September 27, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"People who lived in Salt Lake City 150 years ago would hardly recognize the town. So much has changed. Even the streets wide enough to turn around a team of oxen have been narrowed for sidewalks, light rail and outdoor cafe seating, and there are a lot fewer oxen. People who lived in Salt Lake City 25 years ago, for that matter, would hardly recognize the town. So much has changed. The downtown malls are..."
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Management Hopes to Improve This is the Place Park
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September 25, 2006 - BYU NewsNet
"Visitors to This Is The Place Heritage Park will welcome next spring will ride trains around the park, and will be able to entertain their children at a new playground and petting zoo. Additionally, a new visitor's center will open during the 2007 season. The park, which began as only a wooden marker..."
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Mormons will celebrate bicentennial of a founder
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September 20, 2006 - Rutland Herald
"Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will gather on the town green at 11 a.m. Saturday to celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the church's founders. Oliver Cowdery, born in Wells in October 1806, was the first "second elder" of the Mormon church at the time subordinate only to its Vermont-born founder..."
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Mormons reflect on rocky past
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September 16, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
"In 1838, Missouri Gov. Liburn Boggs issued an extermination order expelling Mormons from the state. Misunderstandings surrounding that order have, in the interim, contributed to an already painful episode in Mormon history. In an effort to heal those past wounds and facilitate future dialogue between Mormons and non-Mormons, a historical conference last weekend addressed..."
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Tuning up old faithful
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September 16, 2006 - Salt Lake Tribune
" The entertainment technology that lets Cirque du Soleil performers float on trapezes in Las Vegas shows might seem out of place in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. It isn't. But should you see a daring young man suspended from the Tabernacle rafters, he's probably dangling there to clean the pipes of the mighty Tabernacle organ, and it's unlikely he'll perform any breathtaking somersaults. As a corollary to the seismic..."
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Historian to speak at USU for Mormon History Lecture
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September 16, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"The 12th annual Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture at Utah State University will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, 50 N. Main. Historian Thomas G. Alexander will present this ..."
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Should Brigham Young share blame for Utah War?
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September 16, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"The "Utah War" of 1857-58 was not caused solely by anti-Mormon bigotry or false reports from disgruntled federal officials. Some historians now say Brigham Young and the Mormons should share more blame for the standoff between Utah Territory and the federal government. Papers asserting that opinion were..."
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Barlow monument to be dedicated Wednesday in Nauvoo
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September 11, 2006 - Quincy Herald-Whig
"Descendants of Israel Barlow will celebrate his 200th birthday Wednesday by dedicating a monument in Nauvoo. A meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Joseph Smith Academy Building in Nauvoo prior to the dedicatory service. Barlow was the first Mormon exile to meet with Dr. Isaac Galland, who owned property and lived in Commerce, the community known today as Nauvoo..."
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Mormon conference to honor Sen. Bond
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September 8, 2006 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"On Oct. 27, 1838, Missouri Gov. Lilburn W. Boggs issued Executive Order 44 - what Mormons now refer to as the "Extermination Order" - in effect running members of that church out of the state. For Boggs, the issue was the so-called Mormon Wars - a decade of conflict between Missouri settlers and members of the fledgling religion. In his orders to Maj. Gen. John Clark, who..."
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Historical marker will be placed at long-lost cemetery
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September 5, 2006 - Quincy Herald-Whig
"At the age of 10, Ken Crossley heard the story of his ancestor William Taylor and how the location of his grave was unknown. "I thought to myself someday I'll find his grave," Crossley said. "I did." Crossley's detective work into his family's past led to a new historical marker, set to be dedicated at 11 a.m. Saturday, the 167th anniversary of..."
August 2006
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Brochure Highlights Latter-day Saint History in California
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August 28, 2006 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"As Church members commemorate the 150th anniversary of the handcart pioneers who moved west to the Salt Lake Valley, Saints in California are remembering the sacrifice of Latter-day Saint pioneers who journeyed to California, blazing trails of faith as some moved east to the Salt Lake Valley while others stayed and influenced the establishment of California. The California Pioneer Heritage Foundation produced a..."
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Church Members Celebrate Centennial in Spokane
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August 28, 2006 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"More than 5,000 members of the Church of the Inland Northwest area gathered in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday, August 12, 2006, to celebrate 100 years of Latter-day Saint heritage in the area. Activities, which were hosted at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, included games for children, a film documenting Church history in the Inland Northwest, and a live..."
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Mormons in Peru Celebrate 50 Years
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August 28, 2006 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru have celebrated the Church's 50-year anniversary by participating in a countrywide day of service. Mormons across the country worked together to serve their local communities by cleaning up streets, cemeteries, stadiums and plazas. In the cities Lima and Callao, more than 6,200 members participated in the..."
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Mormon temple a tourism draw for tiny Nauvoo
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August 21, 2006 - The Courier News
"Chandler Whipple recently logged his third 1,000-mile drive from Salt Lake City to this tiny, out-of-the-way town overlooking the Mississippi River, where history and faith have forged one of Illinois' hottest tourism draws. Fellow Mormons Mark and Holly Gold also made the long drive from Utah to western Illinois again this summer to revisit what they consider sacred ground, built by church founders who were chased west more than a century-and-a-half ago amid waves of..."
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Artists depict tragic handcart story
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August 17, 2006 - Deseret Morning News
"Artists, authors and at least one documentary filmmaker are slated to release their interpretations of events surrounding the Willie and Martin Handcart Co. disaster, in which scores of Latter-day Saint converts died of starvation and exposure on the high plains of Wyoming 150 years ago in..."
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Youth, adults to recreate Mormon trek
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August 17, 2006 - The Eureka Reporter
"Michael Davenport may never have thought of himself as a pioneer. That is, until he started hearing stories of other pioneers, particularly those children who were part of what's called The American Exodus. So, when the invitation came, the 14-year-old from Eureka responded without blinking an eye. Davenport will be among about a hundred individuals participating in..."
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'The man who knew'
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August 16, 2006 - The Harold Journal
"When it was first performed as a community musical in 1983, few here might have guessed that "Martin Harris: The Man Who Knew" would one day draw crowds of almost 50 times the town's population each August. Around 30,000 people from near and far are expected to have visited the western Cache Valley town by the end of..."
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Eagle Gate to Overlook 'This is the Place' Park
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August 14, 2006 - KSL
"Utahns will soon be able to see another historical bronze Eagle overlooking the city. Grant Fairbanks, M.D.: 'This is a miniature eagle gate with a miniature eagle for a pioneer village.' This is the Place Heritage Park now has its own Eagle Gate. Brigham Young originally built an..."
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Youth leader learns much on trek
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August 14, 2006 - Los Alamos Monitor
"Last month, 17-year-old Aubrey Forsyth donned her best hiking shoes, a long skirt and a bonnet, and pulled a handcart across 30 miles of the Wyoming countryside. It didn't seem unusual..."
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Handcart Trek recalls pioneer heritage of members of Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
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August 14, 2006 - The Evening Telegram
"Youth from the Utica and Albany Stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have a unique opportunity to learn about their pioneer heritage. They kicked off a three-day, 10-mile Handcart Trek from the Erie Canal Village Thursday. The Trek experience provides a connection to the past that few other experiences can..."
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In Their Footsteps
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August 10, 2006 - The Connection
"Teenagers from Fairfax County traveled to the Marriott Ranch in Hume, Va. to participate in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint's Mormon Youth Trek. Drawing youth from McLean, Great Falls, Vienna, Arlington, and Falls Church, the trek, which..."
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Story of Ide, Bear Flag revolt on display
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August 9, 2006 - Red Bluffs Daily News
"Those visiting the open house of the new Sacramento California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also get a healthy dose of California history, which includes a part Red Bluff's past. Included in the "Significant Mormon Contribution to Early California History" display was the story of..."
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Quests for family roots draw history detectives to Marietta
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August 8, 2006 - Marietta Times
"When she was a young woman living with her grandfather and studying nursing in Pennsylvania, Ellinor Scott Wallace, 75, of Lowell, would accompany the elderly man to local cemeteries, listening for hours to stories about her ancestors. The two stopped at one grave site after another, and what might seem boring or even ghoulish to some, became fascinating and..."
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Stretch of Hwy 89 Designated as Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area
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August 7, 2006 - KSL
"A bill has passed Congress, designating a 250-mile stretch of Highway 89 in Central and Southern Utah as the National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area. The designation comes after more than six years of work, lobbying Congress, but it will mean up to ten million dollars over the next ten years to..."
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Trek recalls journey of Mormon pioneers
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August 5, 2006 - Albany Times Union
"In 1856, Mormon pioneers left Iowa City and traveled across the Great Plains to what is today Salt Lake City, hauling their possessions in handcarts for 1,300 miles. They walked for months to join the growing Mormon community in Utah. Many died of..."
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Mormon pioneers celebrate in the Gila Valley
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August 4, 2006 - East Arizona Courier
"In the mid- to late 1800s, the Mormon pioneers traveled about 1,000 miles from Illinois to reach the Salt Lake Valley in Utah to escape angry mobs and religious persecution. Many of the mobs and attackers were uneasy about some of the beliefs of the Mormons, such as a visitation to Joseph Smith from..."
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Rock Church a Piece of Cedar City History
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August 2, 2006 - Cedar City Review
"Anyone interested in how Cedar City was born can just take a tour of the Rock Church on Center Street. This historic building holds many memories and interesting stories. It also houses some of the area's..."
