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 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 family) died that...
