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Homeward to Zion: The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia

Book by William Mulder; University of Minnesota Press, 2000

Subjects:

Mormons--Utah--History--19th Century, Scandinavian Americans--Utah--History--19th Century, Utah--Emigration And Immigration--History--19th Century

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...ZION HOMEWARD TO ZION The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia WILLIAM...and most numerous, in the Mormon migration the Danes were first and predom...occupation in the United States. Mormon migration from Scandinavia was a planned...
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Prelude to the Kingdom: Mormon Desert Conquest, a Chapter in American Cooperative Experience

Book by Gustive O. Larson; M. Jones Co., 1947

Subjects:

Mormon Church--History, Utah--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...government in their western migration but organization of the "Mormon Battalion" cost them a...factor in the strength of Mormon migrations -- both immediate and...Colonizer, that future Mormon migrations were patterned. In detail...
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The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848

Book by Norma Baldwin Ricketts; Utah State University Press, 1996

Subjects:

California--History, Military, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--California, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Southwest, New, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Participation, Mormon, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Regimental Histories, Mormons--Southwest, New--History, Southwest, New--History, Military, United States--Army--Mormon Battalion--History, United States--Army--Mormon Battalion--Registers

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Mormon Battalion enlistees participated in numerous historic events in the 1846-1848 Far West, from the Mexican War to the discovery of California gold. Ricketts tells the full story of this wide-ranging but little-known army unit's complicated and dramatic experiences.
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In Mormon Circles: Gentiles, Jack Mormons, and Latter-Day Saints

Book by James Coates; Addison-Wesley, 1991

Subjects:

Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints--Doctrines, Mormon Church--Doctrines, Mormons

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...fact, the great misfortune of Mormondom in Ohio proved to be that...Saints were part of a westward migration during which the frontier...outsider might assume that the migration of Saints to Independence...citys merchants, in fact, the Mormons traded exclusively with stores...
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Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847-1896

Book by David L. Bigler; Utah State University Press, 1998

Subjects:

Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints--West (U.S.)--History--19th Century, Mormon Church--West (U.S.)--History--19th Century, West (U.S.)--Church History--19th Century

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

This volume tells of the Mormon church leaders' struggle to establish in Utah an independent, theocratic Kingdom of God.

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Mormon and Nonmormon Migration in and out of Utah

Journal article; Review of Religious Research, Vol. 25, 1983

Subjects:

Mormons--Utah

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...differentially attract Mormons and non-Mormons. The migration of Mormons to Utah, itself...Young who actually led the Mormon migration into Utah. His remark that...understanding of Mormon-non- Mormon migration would be increased by an investigation...
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Jewish Life in the American West: Perspectives on Migration, Settlement, and Community

Journal article by Elizabeth Reis; American Jewish History, Vol. 90, 2002

Subjects:

Jewish Life in the American West: Perspectives on Migration, Settlement, and Community (Book)

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...American Jewish history but argues that the migration of Jews out of New York deserves study on...Lake City who negotiated permission for Mormons to rent property from non-Mormon "gentiles" (a Mormon category that included Jews), celebrates...
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From the Old Country: An Oral History of European Migration to America

Journal article by Robert M. Zecker; The Oral History Review, Vol. 28, 2001

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, From The Old Country: An Oral History Of European Migration to America (Book)--Reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of belonging that developed only decades after the initial migration. In this respect, the Bieters tell a story of a paradigmatic...Greeks and Italians were discriminated against in Anglo- and Mormon-dominated Utah. As southern European miners discovered to their...
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Mormon Forestdale

Journal article by Andrea Smith; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 47, 2005

Subjects:

Arizona--Demographic aspects, Arizona--Natural history, Mormons--Analysis, Mormons--Natural history, Mormons--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...more than a dozen Mormon families settled...today. Another migration path took some...mental maps of Mormon migration history. People...familys subsequent migration route but did not...histories of the early Mormon "pioneers"--Willow...
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Body and Soul: the Record of Mormon Religious Philanthropy

Journal article by Dean L. May; Church History, Vol. 57, 1988

Subjects:

Church History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...perfectly when he chose to title his study of Mormon Scandinavian migration to Utah Homeward to Zion . 18 With the skill...18 William Mulder, Homeward to Zion: The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia (Minneapolis, 1957 ). their...

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Mormons on a Mission: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Is One of the Most Powerful Forces Working to Defeat Gay Equality. and Openly Gay and Lesbian Mormons Are the Most Powerful Force Working to Change Their Church

Magazine article by Lisa Neff; The Advocate, April 12, 2005

Subjects:

Gay and lesbian rights--Religious aspects, Gays--Religious aspects, Mormon Church--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Mormons--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the leadership of Brigham Young. It was a disciplined mass migration by wagon, handcart, and horseback, with the adherents eventually...I have relatives who came across the plains," says lesbian Mormon Sara Jordan, 42, a writer and documentary film-maker from Salt...
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The New Map of American Politics

Magazine article by Jonathan Tilove; The American Prospect, May 1999

Subjects:

Idaho--Politics and government, Rankin, Ron--Influence, Republican Party--Influence

Collections: Entire Library

...of them white) through out-migration to other states. The result...his perch as the clerk of his Mormon church in Idaho, Rankin could...to Idaho and leaving behind Mormon wards (collections of congregations...immigration and domestic out-migration? Does the experience of California...
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Jim Shaw

Magazine article by Gregory Williams; Artforum International, Vol. 41, December 2002

Subjects:

Artists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Painting--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Shaw, Jim--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...invented his own religion, O-ism, and dated its origin to the mid-nineteenth century, around the time of the Mormon westward migration. In The Goodman Image File and Study, 2002, Shaw locates the birth of this denomination in the Finger Lakes...
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The Spread of Natural Decrease

Magazine article by Richard L. Morrill; Focus, Vol. 43, Winter 1993

Subjects:

Population geography--Analysis, United States--Demographic aspects, Zero population growth--Forecasts and trends

Collections: Entire Library

...unequal economic opportunities and resulting age-selective migration, as well as of differential fertility and mortality. A second...example, areas dominated by those of Mexican origin or by the Mormon religion continue to have higher fertility. Third, location...
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Local Color: American Religion, Region by Region

Magazine article by Nancy Ammerman; The Christian Century, Vol. 122, November 1, 2005

Subjects:

Religion and state--Analysis, Religion--Social aspects, United States--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...governance, and the geography and history of Mormon settlement have created a combination...experienced by any of the participants prior to migration and more diverse than anywhere outside...congressional delegation except one are both Mormon and Republican. The lone Democrat is considered...

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Mormons Follow 150-Year-Old Footsteps: Hundreds Return to Pioneer Ways for 1,000-Mile Mission

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, June 12, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Republican. The great migrations of the mid-1800s, quests...the Oregon, California and Mormon trails. In Guernsey, Wyo...by covered wagons. The Mormon journey sought a "place of safety." The great migration left 6,000 "in shallow graves...
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This Is the Place for a Holiday; Chloe Griffiths Is Bowled over by Stunning Landscapes in Utah

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), August 18, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...30 years he supervised the migration of thousands of believers by...Fast forward 160 years and the Mormon church, the railroad and that...Dusky skyscrapers jostle with Mormon churches. Locals are keen to...spot where Brigham ended the Mormons 1,300-trail to find their new...
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A Look at U.S. Religious State of Mind

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, June 18, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...benchmark exhibit at the Library of Congress, which surveys the migration of religious dissenters and British royalists to American shores...violence - which continued as late as 1844 with the mob killing of Mormon founder Joseph Smith - was that the Colonists hailed from Europe...
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Baby Names May Reflect Grace; Nothing Ordinary Will Do

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 11, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...names around the world and message boards to discuss ideas. * At the Utah Baby Namer (www.wesclark.com/ubn), a site run by Springfield residents Cari and Wes Clark, visitors can see ideas for unique spellings and pronunciations of Mormon names.
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The Rise of Islam: Its Now Our Third Biggest Religion; Religion: Huge Changes since Pope John Paul IIs Visit

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 30, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...diverse religions reflects a growingpopulation and an increase in migration. Muslims take the place o f Presbyterians as the third biggest...were atheists increased by more than 85 per cent to 929. The Mormon populationincreased by almost 50 per cent to 1,237. The number...

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Young, Brigham

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...maintaining the unity of the church in the Council of Twelve. From that time forward, he served as the Mormons spiritual leader. He led the great migration west in 1846 47 and was the director of the settlement at Salt Lake City. He exercised supreme...
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Overland Trail

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

OVERLAND TRAIL any of several trails of westward migration in the United States. The term is sometimes used to mean...Bridger to the Great Salt Lake (thus duplicating in part the Mormon Trail), then on to Sutters Fort in California; it was much...
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Omaha , City, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...settlement in 1854, it grew as a supply point for westward migration and became a thriving transportation and industrial center...interest are the Joslyn Art Museum, an aerospace museum, a Mormon cemetery, and Fontenelle Forest. Fort Omaha (built 1868) serves...
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National Parks and Monuments

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to Calif. and Oreg. 1992 Former migration route extending 5,600 mi (9,010 km) from...the Lewis and Clark expedition . Mormon Pioneer HT Ill., Mo., Kans., Colo...trail commemorates the routes of forced migration of more than 15,000 Cherokee from their...
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Wyoming , State, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...trade and the great westward migrations. French trappers and explorers...sold the following year. Mormons trekking to Utah (Brigham...of Wyoming. A number of Mormons settled for a time in W Wyoming. The death of Mormon pioneers in a blizzard...

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