Researching the Mormon Trail, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the Graham family's arrival in Utah
In which I relate more Mormon history, describe the Mormon Trail and the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and discuss the Graham family’s arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the 1880’s.
Researching the Oregon Trail - The Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838
In which I relate some little known Mormon history, especially as it relates to Independence, Missouri - which at one point Joseph Smith proclaimed the “New Jerusalem,” claimed was the original Garden of Eden and the site of the construction of Noah’s Ark, and where he said the Second Coming of Christ would take place.