by tcomeford | Aug 22, 2019 | USA, Utah, World
WWII may have been fought on foreign soil, but blood was ran on the grounds of Utah too. ttps://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/items/show/15 https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/53...
by tcomeford | Jul 24, 2019 | Utah
It is the 172nd anniversary of the Mormon Pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24th, 1847. This episode consists of three interesting journal entries from three pioneers. I Walked to Zion: True Stories of Young Pioneers on he Mormon Trail by Susan...
by tcomeford | Jun 27, 2019 | USA, Utah
The western territories in the United States led the charge for gender equality. Kanab’s All Women City Council ttps://www.deseretnews.com/article/900013673/how-kanab-s-1911-all-women-town-council-went-from-disgusted-to-making-history.html...
by tcomeford | Jun 16, 2019 | Utah
The Settlement of Fort Harmony is a testament to the hardships of early Mormon settlers and the conflicting ideas of settlement between LDS Leaders. https://www.fortharmony.org/History.htm https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/fortharmony.html A History of Washington...
by tcomeford | May 19, 2019 | Utah
The mining industry was the beginning of the diversity in Utah. Many mining towns went from boom to bust, and Frisco Utah became one of the roughest towns in the West. Frisco – A Ten Year High http://www.miningutah.com/id66.html...
by tcomeford | Mar 24, 2019 | Utah
The Bloodiest conflict between the LDS and Native American people in Utah History. A History of Millard County by Edward Leo Lyman and Linda King Newell...