by Plait Marketing | Apr 20, 2021 | Stories
RIDE TO ZION Agnes Caldwell said: Only the infirm and aged were allowed to ride in the wagons, but all able-bodied continued to walk. When the wagons started out, a number of us children decided to see how long we could keep up with the wagons in hopes of being asked...
by Plait Marketing | Apr 20, 2021 | Stories
REVERENCE AT ROCK CREEK Four children from the Willie Handcart Company died and are buried in a common grave at Rock Creek Hollow, near South Pass, Wyoming. They were children of faith, courage and service to others. This painting honors all these children who...
by Plait Marketing | Apr 20, 2021 | Stories
RESCUE ME (ROBERT TAYLOR BURTON) Describing the events of the 26th of November 1856, John Jacques of the Martin Handcart Company wrote: “The next camp . . . was in a small canyon running out of the north side of Echo canyon, a few miles above the mouth of the...
by Plait Marketing | Apr 20, 2021 | Stories
OUR JOURNEY HOME Archibald McPhail emigrated from Scotland to America with his wife and two daughters in 1856. Their overland travel with the Willie Handcart Company also meant sharing a tent which housed about 20 fellow emigrants. Archibald was the captain of this...
by Plait Marketing | Apr 20, 2021 | Stories
MY ONLY SON VISIT THE ARTWORK On October 23 was a day of heartbreak for Jens and Elsie Nielson. A blizzard and the long trek over Rocky Ridge challenged them every step of the way. Tragically, both young Niels Nielson and Bodil Mortensen (a friend traveling with the...
