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The Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database is one of the most comprehensive and amazing genealogical resources available anywhere. It is ...

The 1940 Census was released recently and quickly indexed. It is available at FamilySearch.org (free) and Ancestry.com (for a fee). Her...

Marsdens in the 1841 England census. The 1841 census shows the Marsden family living in England, in the county of Derbyshire , the civ...

Compiling the records of the Marsden family on Ancestry is an ongoing effort. Ancestry includes a series of "hints" of historical...

This is a very occasional series about notable descendants of some of the people featured on this blog. Willard Mitt Romney, currently sl...

The Mormon Migration database is a project of Brigham Young University professor Fred E. Woods , compiled with the help of many resear...

Pioneer Day has always meant a lot to me. For most of my childhood, we went to a family reunion with my paternal grandparents and our aunts...

Snowflake . Celebrating the 24th of July in Snowflake started weeks in advance. The bishop notified the congregation that the time fo...

St. Joseph, Arizona Salute of guns, serenades, parades and programs made our Pioneer Day complete. Orations were the order of the day. ...

With Pioneer Day approaching, here are a few resources. First, a map of the pioneer trail. This isn't exceedingly beautiful, but it is ...