Gone But Not Forgotten, Pioneers & Mormons
Brigham Young University conducted excavation work at the Mormon historical site of Adam-ondi-Ahman near Jameson, MO, during the summer of 1979. University personnel including archeologists, historians and graduate students spent over 8 weeks conducting a historical...
Military & Wars, People You Should Know, Pioneers & Mormons
Years after the Mormon War forced Latter-day Saints from Missouri, troubles followed the Mormons as they settled in Utah Territory. The U.S. Army played a role in keeping track of Mormon activities as the Civil War was about to split the country apart. Samuel Cox of...
Military & Wars, Pioneers & Mormons
John D. Lee, once a pioneer living in Daviess County, MO, was convicted for leading Mormon militia in the murderous “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” where at least 120 people from Arkansas en route to California were killed Sept. 7-11, 1857, in the Utah...