FOUR YOUNG MEN sat in an Indian hogan wondering why the old chief had insisted that they come to his home. Earlier that evening, as Mormon missionaries, they had held a meeting on a street corner in a little Oklahoma Indian village. As a part of the meeting they had just started to sing “Come, […]
from Utah As It Is by S.A. Kenner, published in 1904 Editors Note: This article contains a perspective that we believe is accurate for the period. We recognize that the language used in this article might be uncomfortable and not be considered appropriate today. Nevertheless, we believe there is much to be learned by acknowledging […]
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John Colter’s horse was stolen by some Teton Sioux indians, this could have been the end of the expedition. Chief Black Buffalo demanded more gifts, so a visit to the indian village and a few “carrots” of tobacco and the expedition was able to continue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A 9 year old indian boy taken from his family by Geronimo. Tried by fire, walking on embers, he became a blood brother. He lived his life as an Apache warrior and rode with Geronimo. He eventually returned to his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Baptism of American indians at Dimick B. Huntington’s Property This article originally appeared in Vol.66, No.1 (2019) of Pioneer Magazine. Compiled by R. Devan Jensen March 15, 1875: ‘Went to D. B. Huntingtons to select a place for the Baptising of the Lamanites which he wants near his Dwelling[.] there seems to be quite a […]
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IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE At age 18, young Utah pioneer Jane Grover experienced a miracle when her life was threatened and in peril. Jane was the eldest daughter of prominent Utah pioneer, Thomas Grover who was born July 22, 1807 in Whitehall, New York. In her own words, Jane tells the remarkable story of what […]
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LUCINDA CATHERINE HAGGERTY AYERS PETTY Compiled by Lila B. Badger, a great granddaughter. Great grandma, Lucinda Catherine Haggerty, and her twin sister Malinda were born 29 Jan 1816 in Branchville, Sussex, New Jersey. They were the 6th and 7th children born to John S. Haggerty and his wife, Catherine Welch. One little sister, Mary […]
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Almost a Life-Long Indian Interpreter This article originally appeared in Vol.58 N.2 (2011) issue of Pioneer Magazine Excerpt from the journal of George W. Bean: Early in the spring of 1849 a move was made to commence a settlement at Provo, among the powerful tribe of Timpanodes (Timpanogos). John S and Isaac Higbee and Alex […]
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Submitted by Keith Lawrence Santaquin, first settled in 1851, was originally called Summit City because it was laid out near the crest of the mountain divide between Utah and Juab valleys. Its name was changed to Summit Creek in 1853. With its plentiful water, fertile land for farming, and abundant groves of trees for firewood, […]
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Submitted by Keith Lawrence The site the pioneer settlers eventually named Salem was known to local Timpanogos indians as “Summer Spring,” which referred to a clear spring which flowed to the surface in a sandy hollow and drained through marshlands toward Utah Lake. The first Saints to discover this natural spring were David Fairbanks and […]
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This article originally appeared in Vol.58 No.2 2011 issue of Pioneer Magazine From Whitney’s History of Utah: Trouble at fort utah It was with reluctance that the Timpanogos indians who met the Higbee colony in March, 1848, permitted the first white settlement on Provo River and that, too, in spite of the invitation previously extended […]
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Submitted by Tony Tidwell, Great-Grandson, From Histories by Bertha Pratt and Janae Olson Helaman Pratt, was born May 31, 1846 at Mount Pisgah, Iowa, the oldest child of Parley P. Pratt and Mary Wood Pratt. The Pratt family spent the summer and winter of 1846-47 in Winter Quarters. In the summer of 1847 they left for […]
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Featuring: Utah’s First Citizen peter skene ogden A History of weber County lorin farr, First Mayor of Weber County Indian Troubles of 1850-1854 The Transcontinental & Utah Central Railroads
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[On arriving at the South Fork of the Platte River, they decided to follow along the bank, and passed an old deserted Indian village. An east wind blasted their faces, and the temperature plummeted. They were forced to take shelter under the bank of the river, where they slept on the ice. The weather was so cold that six inches of the tail of one of their mules was frozen.]
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