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	The Mormon Trail in Kansas Territory: Pioneer Trails in KS: Kansas Heritage Group
		The size of the Mormon migration of 1854 is conjectural.
		Mormon convert from Switzerland who emigrated to Utah in 1854, renounced Mormon religion and returned to Kansas.
		These Mormons came across Kansas from Kansas City to the site of Ft. Riley, then, turning abruptly to the northwest, crossed what is now the military reservation and traveled on to reach the great main trail across Nebraska to Utah.
	www.kansasheritage.org /werner/mormroad.html (1813 words)

	The gathering to Zion - Mormon emigration from Norway
		Despite such assistance, the Mormons often had to endure the effects of protest and mob violence by non-Mormons as they gathered to depart from the quayside in Norway or Copenhagen.
		When the emigrating Saints left Copenhagen [on] April 30th the weather was fine, and a great number of people congregated on the wharf to see the Saints leave, but there were no disturbances, as a number of police had been detailed on special duty to keep order.
		After 1884 the Norwegian Mormon emigrants increasingly travelled to Hull direct from Christiania, on board the steamships of the Wilson Line of Hull.
	www.norwayheritage.com /ships/mormon.htm (1664 words)

	Genealogy Pages Isle of Man - Mormon Emigration
		The sect was born during the religious fervour that struck the USA in the 1820's - some hint of which may be found in the various letters of the early Manx settlers referring to nightly religious meetings.
		Probably 1851 (the year of the religious census) was a high point of the Mormon church in Britain; certainly the numbers of meeting places and adherents surprised everyone; Horace Mann included a good summary of the Mormons in his introduction to the report on the census.
		The Tyranny of Mormonism or An Englishwoman in Utah
	www.isle-of-man.com /manxnotebook/famhist/genealgy/mormon.htm (2751 words)

	William Alexander Linn: Story of the Mormons - mormonikirkko - mormonit
		When the Mormons began their departure westward from Nauvoo, the immigration of converts from Europe was suspended because of the uncertainty about the location of the next settlement, and the difficulty of transporting the existing population.
		It was characteristic of Mormon duplicity to find their representatives in Great Britain appealing to Queen Victoria on the ground of self-interest, while their chiefs in the United States were pointing to the organization of the Battalion as a proof of their fidelity to the home government.
		The Mormons thought that it was the intention of the government to divide the land into townships and sections, and to ignore their claim to title by occupation.
	www.mormonismi.net /kirjallisuus/linn/6a.shtml (14396 words)

	The Danish Emigration Archives
		The Danish Emigration Archives in Aalborg, Denmark was established in 1932 to record the history of the Danes who emigrated and to maintain cultural bonds to those who have their roots in Denmark.
		Following a number of scandals in which unsuspecting emigrants were conned by Danish emigration agents, The Danish parliament passed more stringent regulations on May 1, 1868.
		According to the new law, The Copenhagen Chief of Police was to approve and monitor all emigration agents in Denmark and authorize all overseas tickets made out in Denmark.
	www.emiarch.dk /info.php3?l=en (922 words)

	09 John Fremont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Original consideration of the West as a future location for the Saints came early in the history of the Mormons.
		Several contemporaries of Joseph Smith claim he made statements as early as 1834 that the Saints "would go to the Rocky Mountains." By 1844, Joseph and other church leaders were openly discussing the prospects of moving the church to the Oregon country or somewhere in the West.
		He also had lengthy discussions with several Congressmen regarding the opening of the Oregon Territory for emigration and presented a bill drafted to the "Committee on the Judiciary from the Senate" asking for an appropriation of funds for relief of the Mormon people.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~imaging/into/lvnauvoo/09fremd.html (429 words)

	MyAncestry.org
		The Mormons were given in addition, 2 ½ lbs sugar, 3 lbs butter, 2 lbs cheese, 1 pint vinegar for each adult weekly and half that amount for each 1 to 14 year old.
		According to Piercy, Mormon emigrants were cautioned against eating meat and vegetables after the long sea voyage in New Orleans (33).
		Mormons installed a toll ferry of two 30-foot long dugout canoes lashed together then added planks to make a bed onto which a yoke of oxen, still attached to a wagon, could be coaxed aboard then rowed across the river.
	myancestry.org /emigration/shelley.htm (9021 words)

	Walker, Whittaker, and Allen/Mormon History. Appendix B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another useful measure of Mormon bibliography as the new professionalism was emerging was William V. Nash, "Library Resources for the Study of Mormons and Mormonism" (Urbana: Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois, 1960, typescript, copy in BYU Library).
		As Mormonism expanded to become a worldwide, multicultural church during the last half of the twentieth century, scholars began to study the role of ethnic groups in the church's history.
		Mormon proselytizing is the subject of David J. Whittaker's bibliographic essay, "Mormon Missiology: An Introduction and Guide to the Sources," in The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, ed.
	www.press.uillinois.edu /epub/books/walker/appendix_b.html (8706 words)

	The Secret History Of The LDS Church
		Mormons can be justifiably proud of this enormous effort, for it is truly one of the great emigrations of American history that was marked by great sacrifice, courage and visionary zeal.
		As the Mormon Church began to develop, it was not long until the controversial practice of plural marriages or polygamy was adopted, around 1835.
		Mormon militia disguised themselves as Indians during the abortive siege of the wagon train.
	www.spiritwatch.org /mosechist.htm (1853 words)

	Excerpt: Audacious Women
		Her statistics, she claimed, proved that Mormon elders got no response in "the slums of the larger cities" but instead drew from "the great middle-classes, farmers and skilled tradesmen." She went on: "Even though many [converts] did not have enough money to carry them across the ocean, they were far from poverty.
		Earlier Mormons than Carter were unashamed of poverty and unhesitant to blame it on godless and inhumane government—the society of David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
		Margaret McNeil Ballard, who emigrated with her family when she was ten, remembered in later years not hunger or drudgery but "the beautiful scenes of grasses and waters" of the coal mining village of Tranent, Heddingtonshire, Scotland.
	www.signaturebooks.com /excerpts/audaciou.htm (9480 words)

	Brigham Young (DesertUSA)
		Brigham Young, as leader of the Mormon Church and architect of the Mormon colonization of Utah, was one of the most influential figures in shaping the American West.
		To strengthen the church and its authority within Utah, Young established Mormon colonies throughout the state and in the neighboring territories of Arizona, California, Nevada and Idaho.
		Federal authorities continued their assault against Mormon theocracy and marriage practices, until in 1890, the Mormon church relinquished the practice of polygamy.
	www.desertusa.com /mag98/nov/papr/brighamyoung.html (901 words)

	Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Contains a variety of maps relating to Mormon migration; especially valuable is Map #37: "Mormon Settlements in the Middle Missouri River Valley" prepared from research by Gail G. Holmes.
		Mormons on the High Seas: Ocean Voyage Narratives to America (1840-1890): Guide to Sources in the Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Other Utah Repositories (Salt Lake City: Historical Department, LDS Church, 1990).
		On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844-1861 2 vols., Juanita Brooks, ed.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~imaging/into/biblio/biblio.html (3074 words)

	Mormon Miscellaneous
		This is the story of the forensic document examiner who demostrated that Mark Hofmann's famous Mormon documents were, in fact, forgies.
		On this date some 120 immigrants on their way to California were massacred by some Mormons and Indians near Cedar City, Utah.
		Brother Brigham when speaking of the cutting of the throats of women and children as the Indians done South Said that it was heart rending that Emigration must stop as he had before said.
	www.mormonmiscellaneous.com (671 words)

	Mormon Trail Text
		The Mormons (or Saints as they referred to themselves) struggled to create an ideal society where there was temperance, literacy and lack of poverty through communal economic practices.
		Because the Mormons were highly disciplined and organized, the government asked them to supply 500 men to the army.
		All he could say was, "This is the place." The Mormons had found their remote settlement away from the Gentiles, one they could create into a thriving community.
	www.esu3.org /districts/elkhorn/ms/curriculum/text.html (1152 words)

	The European Mormon Studies Association ›
		The European Mormon Studies Association (EMSA) is an independent scholarly organisation that supports the academic study of Mormonism in Europe, both European scholars interested in studying Mormonism in general - from various perspectives - and any scholars interested in studying the European manifestation of Mormonism in particular.
		The conference theme is, âPeriphery and Centre: European Mormons and their Relationship with North America, 1837-2007.” Papers are invited that represent a wide range of research topics relating to the experience of Mormonism within Europe and of Mormon Europeans.
		European Mormons in this Mormon periphery have had a changing relationship with the American centre, from the 19th century when emigration to the centre was encouraged, to the 20th century when emigration was no longer church policy.
	www.euromormonstudies.com (1307 words)

	emigration
		Emigration Port Hamburg Based on an exhibition in the German port of Hamburg.
		The Tide of Emigration to The United States And to The British Colonies Extracts from an article printed in the Illustrated London News on Saturday July 6th 1850.
		A comparative study of emigration to the United States from Ireland and Poland An odd comparison at first glance, but their are economic and political parallels in this article.
	www.casahistoria.net /emigration.htm (2439 words)

	Trails of Hope: Mormon Trail Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For Mormons, Salt Lake Valley and the settlements that the faithful colonized in the Rocky Mountain West became more than just protected places where they could live in peace. From the very beginning, members were commanded to gather to the place where the church was established.
		In 1848, the second year of Mormon emigration to Utah, the leaders again displayed caution in their organization. They banded together in three large companies with Brigham Young's company numbering over twelve hundred people. This was done to "awe the Indians."
		At times, Indians were noble and kind, offering to help push a handcart or to help Mormons across rivers. At a Sioux encampment at Skunk Creek, an Indian on horseback saw the women "wading the river with some difficulty." Using sign language, he sought permission of the company captain to carry them over.
	overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu /mtrail.htm (3336 words)

	The gathering to Zion - Mormon emigration from Norway
		Nicholas J. Evans is a Lecturer in Slavery Studies at the Wilbeforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) at the University of Hull.
		He is currently engaged in a project that examines aspects of voluntary and coerced Jewish emigration to South Africa between 1890 and 1960.
		The Scottish Emigration database also provides information on transmigrants leaving Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960.
	www.norwayheritage.com /articles/templates/voyages.asp?articleid=29&zoneid=6 (2064 words)

	Mormon History and Heritage \| Utah.com
		In 1847, the first party of Mormon emigrants, led by Brigham Young, reached the Salt Lake Valley.
		This story of the thousand-mile Mormon exodus from the midwest to Salt Lake has become well-known as a tale of remarkable hard work, faith, and dedication.
		The world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir is popularly known as "America's Choir." Weekly concerts and rehearsals are open to the public.
	www.utah.com /mormon (244 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		Swedish Mormon emigration declined gradually every decade from the 1890s until after World War II, revived modestly for a half dozen years after that war, and remained minimal thereafter.
		Hilda Erickson (1859-1968), who crossed the plains by foot and ox cart in 1866, became midwife, doctor, and dentist among the Indians of Utah and Nevada, and before her death was noted as the oldest Swede in the world.
		He became a central figure in the community of former Scandinavian Mormons in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, whose ranks grew as they dissuaded new immigrants from continuing the trek to Utah.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/s/SWEDES.html (1351 words)

	Tracing Mormon Pioneers-Emigration Resources by Region/Country
		If your ancestor joined the LDS church in England and you would like to learn more about their membership in England along with some possible emigration information you will want to use the Minnie Margetts File, which indexes most early English branch records.
		If you believe your ancestor emigrated from the Australian Mission from 1853-1868 then jump to the LDS Emigration from Australia (1853-1868) page.
		If your pioneer ancestry is from Sweden refer to Swedish Mormon Pioneers and you can quickly learn about their emigration from Europe.
	www.xmission.com /~nelsonb/emig_resources.htm (240 words)

	BBC - Legacies - Immigration and Emigration - England - South Yorkshire - Mormon emigration from Sheffield - Article ...
		Concomitant with the industrial expansion experienced by Sheffield in the 19th Century was an increase in Sheffield's population.
		This high level of support for a political movement which landed many of its campaigners, including George Harney, the organiser for Sheffield, in prison, goes some way to depicting how terrible the conditions for the poor and working class were.
		Into this grim world appeared Mormon missionaries, offering people the chance to start a new life in America as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	www.bbc.co.uk /legacies/immig_emig/england/south_yorkshire/article_1.shtml (750 words)

	Mormon Trails Association - Home Page
		The Mormon Trails Association (MTA) is a non-profit [501(c)(3)] association dedicated to:
		Identifying and preserving Mormon historical sites, including trails and locations where historical events occurred.
		Provide a forum for organizations and individuals interested in Mormon trails to speak and be heard on trails matters.
	www.mormontrails.org (144 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Mormonism
		The Church is centred on Christ, but has substantial differences in belief to the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian Churches.
		Mormons believe that human beings can become like gods.
		But they remain subordinate to God even when they become exalted and like God.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/mormon (125 words)

	Mormon News for WE 23 March 2001: Churchwide News
		CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- The planned commemoration of the Mormon emigration by sea to the US this summer caught the attention of the Chicago Tribune.
		SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- The story of a Utah doctor and his colleagues who studied Mormon family histories up to eight generations in the past to discover the key gene responsible for a rare form of the disease will be told in a web broadcast from DNA Sciences tomorrow.
		Since the concert is to be held in the same park, organizers of the re-enactment have decided to postpone the trip, originally scheduled for April 24 to June 28th for Labor day through October 25th.
	www.mormonstoday.com /010323/NGeneral.shtml (1066 words)

	Drinking, Smoking, Chewing Prophets
		The traders and passing emigration have sold TONS OF TOBACCO, besides what is sold here regularly.
		Joseph F. Smith justifies the sale of coffee, tea, and liquor at the Mormon store ZCMI (He was president of ZCMI when he said this).
		And who else is? No one, except those pious Mormons (?) who in open day or under the cover of night would go into the drug store and buy liquor to drink....
	www.realmormonhistory.com /smoking,.htm (1998 words)

	AMERICAN CHURCHES: MORMON, 17th-19TH C (U.S. HISTORY) (e-Book, e-Books, eBook, eBooks) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Autobiography and diary, 1864-1865 [mormon pioneer; journey to Nebraska to gather the poor to Utah]
		Diaries, 1853-1857 [Mormon missionary to Engl, pioneer; Iowa to Neb. to Utah; disease and deaths; disputes]
		Life among the Mormons, and a march to their Zion: w/chapter on Indians of the plains and mtns
	www.digitalbookindex.com /_search/search010histuschmormona.asp (852 words)

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