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Some facts you may not have known about Brigham Young, handcarts and the Mormon pioneers’ trek

July 24th is Utah’s unique holiday. It commemorates the arrival of religious pioneers fleeing persecution in the Midwest. For many in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their arrival ...
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This Day in History - August 8: 2,500 Mormon pioneers settled near Omaha

2,500 Mormons created a settlement called “Cutler’s Park” in August 1846 in what is now Omaha. The settlement is considered Nebraska’s first town. The settlers got permission from a U.S. Indian Agent ...
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Pioneer descendants reflect on faith, sacrifice and legacy

For many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pioneer Day is more than just a historical remembrance, it’s personal. Descendants of early church pioneers carry stories of ...
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‘They didn’t discover this land, there were people that lived here,’: Shoshone Tribal Elder tells the untold side of the Pioneer Day story

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — As Pioneer Day celebrations take place across the Beehive State, a Shoshone Tribe elder spoke out about the untold history of pioneers settling in native lands in Utah. Darren ...
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Eli McCann: Why the Mormon legend (or myth) of the ‘Lone Cedar Tree’ matters

The year is 1847. Mormon pioneers are trekking toward the deserts of the Mountain West. Their new leader, Brigham Young, is on a quest to find a new plot of Earth, far away from an unfriendly federal ...