THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN MARY HURRAN Mary Hurren left England at the age of seven, accompanied by her grandfather, David Reeder; his children, Caroline and Robert Reeder; her parents, James and Eliza Reeder Hurren; and two little sisters, Emma and Sarah. A third...
The Protecting Hand of the Lord Agnes Caldwell and Mary Hurren VISIT THE ARTWORK Some emigrant children made friend during the western migrations. Children played, explored, and often engaged in mischief. Two handcart pioneers, Mary Hurren (7) and Agnes Caldwell (9)...
THE NURTURER Ann Malin (age 24) was employed as a cook on board the ship Horizon and also for the teamsters of the Hunt Wagon Company after reaching America. After a time, the food was nearly exhausted. The men cut the rawhide strips from the rims of the wagon wheels...
THE LIGHT THAT COMPREHENDETH 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...
TEARS Brigham Young’s 1856 call for rescue included the request for the Saints in Utah to open their hearts and homes to the suffering Saints upon their arrival in the Valley. He took some of the most needy to his own home, stating: “I will take in all...
SUSTENANCE Captain Willie and Joseph Elder went searching for rescue wagons that they hoped were near by. With “not a morsel of food in camp” while they were gone, Robert Reeder scavenged for whatever he could find: I myself have sat by the fireside with...
