Historic Events
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Bear Flag Revolt
Alta California was without a strong presence of Mexican authority in 1846. Instead, power was welded…
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Donner Party
The story of the Donner Party is well known. What is not as well known is the “Mormon Connection” to this…
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Mormon Battalion
In June of 1846, there were approximately 15,000 Latter-day Saints strung out across Iowa in about a half…
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Ship Brooklyn
In 1845 it had become evident that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ….
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So. Cal. Settlers
The Spirit of True Community – The Story of the Southern California Pioneers by Marilyn Mills….