20 2022 June
We’re going on a TREASURE HUNT:Wyoming
We’re going on a Treasure Hunt…..”I’m not afraid.” That was exactly what hundreds of our ancestors felt while immigrating, pulling, pushing, walking side by side...
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The Nauvoo Nest Gets A New Roof
It is March in Nauvoo, Illinois, and the Nauvoo Nest received a new ROOF! The conditions were not ideal, but the belief that it could...
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05 2022 February
January Gathering at the Nauvoo Nest
It began with one man’s daring decision. The soundscape sang of exploration. The winds of change began to blow a new direction, stirring up the...
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27 2021 July
Map My Ancestors: Searching for Safety
In the evening’s darkness, children are automatically drawn to the harbor of light offered by a lantern. A sailor is guided to safety by a...
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13 2021 July
Map My Ancestors: Heart’s Home
“Home is where the heart is.” Although home does not mean the same thing to every person, it’s symbolism causes our hearts to swell with...
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11 2021 July
Map My Ancestors: Merge
Right lane closed is information commonly encountered by every traveler. The answer is acting to merge two lanes of traffic into one while maintaining a...
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03 2021 July
Map My Ancestors: Life Changes
Life changes our dreams. In the pages of our past we find sorrow mixed with unexpected events. Amid the chirping birds and church chimes of...
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29 2021 June
Map My Ancestors: Time Travels
Time travels in a line. It worked for sculptors Gutzo and Lincoln Borglum when creating Mount Rushmore. The Presidents do not travel in order of...
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24 2021 June
Map My Ancestors: Mysteries of the Handcart
Dedicated to all graduates I did not know what to give as a graduation present, and then I heard Grandmother Mary Rogerson’s footsteps in that...
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