With 4 ounces of flour and the name of a church pioneer hanging around their necks, area Mormon youths recently walked in the footsteps of their faith. In July, 65 teenagers and 25 adults from the ...
KEARNEY - What better way to understand the trials of pioneers than by trying it out ourselves, asks an organizer of the 150th Anniversary of the Handcart Pioneers.Anyone who wants to learn what it ...
KEARNEY - The story of "Uncle Charlie," who led the rescue party that saved many Mormon handcart pioneers stranded in a snowstorm, will be told June 2 and 3 at the Great Platte River Road Archway ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Amy Dawson knows it's impossible to appreciate the difficulty, risks and sacrifice her Mormon ancestors made 150 years ago when they hiked 1,300 miles across the Great Plains ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Amy Dawson knows it's impossible to appreciate the difficulty, risks and sacrifice her Mormon ancestors made 150 years ago when they hiked 1,300 miles across the Great Plains to ...